By Verdict Order entered June 6, 2019, Chesterfield Circuit Court awarded $7,566.65 for expert and other costs associated with appeal pursuant to Va. Code §16.1-113, plus $109.00 taxable costs, on a jury trial award of $45,000.00, in Elephant Insurance’s appeal of a $25,000.00 award at bench trial in General District Court. The vehicle accident case in Molina v. Goode, No. CL18000917-00. This appeal costs award should discourage dilatory defense appeals of GDC verdicts designed to delay and frustrate successful personal injury victim litigants.
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