Sister wins $1.4M in suit against brother over mom’s estate – $1,422,523 Verdict 
By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: August 13, 2012
Tags: Fairfax County Circuit Court, Judge Brett A. Kassabian, Million-Dollar Verdicts, Wills & Trusts
Plaintiff filed suit naming three defendants: 1) plaintiff’s brother in his capacity as the administrator of their mother’s estate, 2) plaintiff’s brother individually, and 3) plaintiff’s sister-in-law. The case involved the defendant brother/son obtaining funds from his parents’ trusts in violation of the terms of the trusts. The court entered judgment in favor of the [...]
A different kind of moving violation…
By Paul Fletcher
Published: June 27, 2011
Tags: Fairfax Circuit Court, Judge Brett A. Kassabian, Judge Michael F. Devine, Personal Injury, Traffic Offenses
A 2010 car crash case on the Beltway in Fairfax County lit up the Internet in Northern Virginia last week when some of the allegations against the defendant were publicized. The plaintiff claimed that the defendant was drunk, speeding at 85 mph and having sex at the time of the crash. Just when most readers [...]
Lawyer beats pro se malpractice lawsuit
By Peter Vieth
Published: February 21, 2011
Tags: Fairfax County Circuit Court, Judge Brett A. Kassabian, Judge David Stanford Schell, Judge Dennis J. Smith, Judge Gerald Bruce Lee, Judge Jan L. Brodie, Judge R. Terrence Ney, Legal Malpractice
The slightly built woman stands, apparently alone, on a busy corner in bustling Tysons Corner, Virginia. In the video she posted on YouTube, she is dwarfed by the office buildings behind her and appears in danger of being blown over by the rush of traffic. The woman carries a battery of signs – two sandwich-style [...]
Pro se plaintiff gets jury trial in legal malpractice case – Defense Verdict
By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: February 21, 2011
Tags: Fairfax County Circuit Court, Judge Brett A. Kassabian, Legal Malpractice
The plaintiff initially retained the defendant attorney and his law firm in April 2005 in connection with an insurance fraud cause of action against New York Life Insurance Company and its agent, Suk-Ku Lim. The plaintiff alleged that Lim fraudulently sold her a financial instrument which would pay her $3 million dollars when, in fact, [...]
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