Another circuit judge rejects ‘Spear’ rationale

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: May 10, 2010

Tags: Judge James V. Lane, Judge Robert E. Payne, Judge William N. Alexander II

Denounced by plaintiffs’ lawyers, the groundbreaking decision in Spear v. Washington Metropolitan Airports Authority has found few friends in the Virginia judiciary. The latest judge to reject the “once-and-for-all ad damnum” rule of Spear is Franklin County Circuit Judge William Alexander. Roanoke lawyer Pete Katt reports Alexander last week rejected a defense motion to dismiss his ...

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