State Supreme Court to hear Centreville family’s lawsuit against Virginia Tech
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On Sept. 12, the Virginia Supreme Court will hear arguments in the wrongful death suit brought against the commonwealth by the parents of the late Julia Pryde and Erin Peterson, according to a docket on the court’s website.
Celeste and Grafton Peterson of Centerville, along with Harry and Karen Pryde of New Jersey, filed the original lawsuits in 2009. The Peterson’s daughter, Erin — a 2006 graduate of Westfield High School — was one of the 32 people killed by fellow Westfield graduate Seung-Hui Cho in the rampage.
The two families were originally awarded $4 million by a Montgomery County, Va., jury, but the jury awards were eventually reduced to $100,000 for each plaintiff under the Virginia Tort Claims Act, which caps civil damages against the commonwealth. The case was later appealed.
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On Sept. 12, the Virginia Supreme Court will hear arguments in the wrongful death suit brought against the commonwealth by the parents of the late Julia Pryde and Erin Peterson, according to a docket on the court’s website.
Celeste and Grafton Peterson of Centerville, along with Harry and Karen Pryde of New Jersey, filed the original lawsuits in 2009. The Peterson’s daughter, Erin — a 2006 graduate of Westfield High School — was one of the 32 people killed by fellow Westfield graduate Seung-Hui Cho in the rampage.
The two families were originally awarded $4 million by a Montgomery County, Va., jury, but the jury awards were eventually reduced to $100,000 for each plaintiff under the Virginia Tort Claims Act, which caps civil damages against the commonwealth. The case was later appealed.