The latest news and cases from the Supreme Court of Virginia
">Writs granted in family disputes Posted in Writs Granted on Jun 30th, 2011
A couple of family disputes are among the cases the Supreme Court of Virginia agreed to hear after its latest writ panel session. One, Russell Realty Associates v. C. Edward Russell Jr., Record No. 110380, might be in the category of “Dad loved you best.” It involves a successful real estate partnership a father set [...]
">Supreme Court grants writ in verdict against ex-judge Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 20th, 2011
The Supreme Court of Virginia has agreed to hear a former Newport News circuit judge’s appeal of a $456,000 jury award in a defamation and contract case filed by her former colleague at the city’s drug court. Brenda Collins worked as administrator of the regional Hampton/Newport News Drug Court. She alleged that between 2001 and [...]
">Court upholds suspension of lawyer’s license Posted in Attorneys, Unpublished Orders on Jun 10th, 2011
The Supreme Court of Virginia upheld yesterday the 60-day suspension of a Virginia Beach lawyer for a lack of diligence in attending to the affairs of an incarcerated client. A three-judge panel imposed the suspension on Charles L. Pincus III after hearing testimony from Pincus and the client. She said she expected Pincus to investigate [...]
">A 3-2 decision? Posted in Justices on Jun 6th, 2011
Only five justices will hear many, if not most, of the cases during this week’s arguments before the Supreme Court of Virginia. The decision to hear the cases without the addition of one or two senior justices appears to be based on two factors: concern about 3-3 splits by an evenly divided court and a [...]
">Court rules in wrongful attachment case Posted in Unpublished Orders on Jun 3rd, 2011
An Augusta County judge properly calculated the measure of damages to construction materials for horse stalls that had been wrongly attached for eight years, the Supreme Court of Virginia said today in an unpublished order. Kenneth D. Pittkin posted a $100,000 bond in July 1996 to attach the steel and wood components, and the attachment [...]
