NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Lawyers sparred in a Virginia courtroom Friday over whether a teacher who was shot by her 6-year-old student should get only workers' compensation for her serious injuries.

Corey Pollard is an experienced workers’ compensation and personal injury lawyer serving clients across Virginia, including Richmond, Newport News, Norfolk, Roanoke, and Northern Virginia. Super ...

Where the record showed the claimant’s transportation to and from the jobsite was essentially part of the contract of ...

She faces an uphill legal battle under Virginia’s uncommonly strict workers’ compensation law, said J. H. Verkerke, a University of Virginia law professor. Provided to WTVR.

FILE - Signs stand outside Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Va., on Jan. 25, 2023. The mother a 6-year-old who shot his teacher in Virginia is expected to plead guilty Tuesday, Aug. 15 ...

A heated debate has emerged about the once-unimaginable shooting of a teacher by her 6-year-old student: How should the school district take care of the teacher?

Lawyers for Newport News Public Schools had tried to block the lawsuit, arguing that Zwerner was eligible only for workers compensation. It provides up to nearly 10 years pay and lifetime medical ...

The Virginia school district where a 6-year-old shot his teacher argues that her injuries fall under the state's workers compensation act and can't be addressed through her $40 million lawsuit ...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — Lawyers sparred in a Virginia courtroom Friday over whether a teacher who was shot by her 6-year-old student should get only workers' compensation for her serious injuries.

Lawyers sparred in a Virginia courtroom over whether a teacher who was shot by her 6-year-old student should get only workers’ compensation. Abby Zwerner is suing Newport News Public Schools for ...

She faces an uphill legal battle under Virginia’s uncommonly strict workers’ compensation law, said J. H. Verkerke, a University of Virginia law professor.