Lawyers in the News
Published: November 3, 2008
Janie L. Rhodes has joined the Alexandria office of MercerTrigiani, where she will focus her practice on representing common interest communities and real estate developers in transactions and developments. Rhodes was previously an associate with Reed Smith LLP. She earned her undergraduate degree from Virginia Commonwealth University in 1998 and her law degree from George [...]
Man indicted for selling bear to undercover agent
Published: November 3, 2008
STAUNTON—A grand jury has indicted a Churchville man on a charge of selling a mounted black bear to an undercover agent.
According to an indictment returned last week by an Augusta County grand jury, Jonathan T. Goble accepted a $200 deposit from the undercover officer on Aug. 28. The agent said Goble completed the sale on [...]
UVa researchers to review effect of domestic violence on kids
Published: November 3, 2008
CHARLOTTESVILLE—Three University of Virginia researchers will look at the often-overlooked victims of deadly domestic violence: the children.
The researchers have received a $275,000 grant from the National Institute for Mental Health to examine resources for children who are often alone when one parent kills another.
The study will look for 100 adults nationwide who have become guardians [...]
McDonnell: Count federal absentee ballots
Published: November 3, 2008
Virginia’s attorney general told state election officials last week that they must count perhaps hundreds of federal absentee ballots despite a state law ordering some of them to be cast aside.
A dispute arose last week after Fairfax County’s registrar said state law bars him from counting dozens of federal absentee ballots because the witnesses failed [...]
NAACP files suit against Kaine over election preparation
Published: November 3, 2008
The Virginia NAACP sued Gov. Tim Kaine last week, arguing that the state has failed to prepare for an unprecedented voter turnout in next week’s presidential election.
The complaint, filed late Monday in U.S. District Court in Richmond, alleges that with record increases in voter registration, the state has failed to provide enough polling places.
It asks [...]
Mathews elected to lead American Bar endowment
Published: November 3, 2008
Richmond lawyer Roderick B. Mathews has been elected to serve as president of the American Bar Endowment, a charitable affiliate of the 400,000-member American Bar Association. The election took place at the August annual meeting of the association in New York City. Mathews is the first Virginian to serve as president of the Endowment.
The [...]
Tort - Defamation - Blog Postings 
Published: November 3, 2008
A developer’s defamation suit against a defendant who posted comments critical of the developer to a Web site called “thinkchristiansburg.com” is dismissed by a Montgomery County Circuit Court.
Plaintiff developer brings this action alleging the Web site and an unnamed local newspaper, not a party defendant, have been used as a conduit by defendants for false [...]
Civil Procedure - Collateral Estoppel - Injured Passengers - Contribution Claim
Published: November 3, 2008
Where a jury found both Driver D and Driver C jointly and severally liable to an injured passenger from Driver C’s car, and Driver C later settled a separate suit filed by an injured passenger from Driver D’s car, Driver C is not collaterally estopped from seeking contribution from Driver D, an Arlington Circuit Court [...]
Domestic Relations - Show Cause Petition - Real Estate Sale
Published: November 3, 2008
A Fauquier County Circuit will hold a show cause on husband’s petition alleging wife has sold real estate to a third party in violation of the final divorce decree, and the court also has referred this matter to the commonwealth’s attorney.
The court has concluded that should the allegations prove correct, then wife could be held [...]
Domestic Relations - Equitable Distribution - Valuation - Dental Practice
Published: November 3, 2008
A wife who previously owned and managed a dental practice and who helped husband build his dental practice into a clinic with revenues of over $5 million and valued at $1.7 million, but who also engaged in unethical business practices that led to fines and disciplinary actions against husband, gets a marital award of $850,000, [...]
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