Hobson v. Francisco

By Judge Robert P. Doherty, Jr.

The Plaintiff has filed a motion for judgment pursuant to the Virginia Tort Claims Act, codified at §§ 8.01-195.1 to 8.01-195.9 of the Code of Virginia (1950), as amended, seeking damages for injuries to her decedent arising from a motor vehicle accident allegedly caused by the Defendant driver while serving in his capacity as an employee of the Defendant Virginia Department of Transportation (“ VDOT” ). In response, VDOT has filed a motion to quash service of process, a motion to dismiss, and a special plea in bar alleging sovereign immunity on the basis that…