This page within Virginia Tort Case Law is a compilation of cases reported by the Virginia Supreme Court and summarized by Brien Roche dealing with the topic of Costs and the related topic of personal injury.
1998 Advanced Marine Enters. v. PRC, Inc., 256 Va. 106, 501 S.E.2d 148.Trial court awarded cost for expert witness fees, express mail service, messengers, meals, law clerk temporaries, legal research, photo copies, parking, telephone calls, and transcripts. Unless otherwise specified by statute, trial court’s discretion to award costs is limited to those costs essential for prosecution of suit such as filing fees and charges for service of process.
