Verdict slashed, lawyer referred for discipline

By Peter Vieth
Published: September 12, 2011

Tags: Charlottesville Circuit Court, Judge Edward Hogshire, Law Firms, Lawyer Discipline, Million-Dollar Verdicts, Sanctions, Wrongful Death

A Charlottesville judge slashed a record wrongful death verdict by two-thirds and ordered sanctions against the plaintiff and his lawyer in the aftermath of a hotly contested trial. Circuit Court Judge Edward L. Hogshire also referred Charlottesville lawyer Matthew B. Murray to the Virginia State Bar on three separate findings of wrongdoing, and referred Murray’s client ...

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