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		<title>‘Turner’ case on lawyer testimony is remanded&#160;</title>
		<link>http://valawyersweekly.com/2012/06/08/turner-case-on-lawyer-testimony-is-remanded/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2012 10:13:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A closely watched case about a lawyer who testified against his ex-client has been remanded – but not on the grounds that observers were expecting. In Turner v. Commonwealth (VLW 012-6-089), the high court said that a trial judge in Newport News failed to use the right test to determine whether a witness was “unavailable” [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Appeal examines lawyer testimony against client&#160;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 14:59:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Vieth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Virginia Supreme Court panel is considering whether to allow an appeal in a case where a Newport News man was convicted of a shooting based largely on the testimony of his former defense attorney. If interest by a justice at a writ panel hearing is any indication, Mario Turner should get a hearing by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Judge sets aside $5.225M verdict in Best Buy case&#160;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 10:22:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Rodriguez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Newport News judge has set aside a multimillion dollar personal injury award against electronics retailer Best Buy on the grounds the verdict was excessive. In August, a seven-member jury awarded $5,225,000 to Michael Chavis, who was injured after a forklift ran over his foot at a Best Buy store in Newport News. During post-trial [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Plaintiff with neck injury gets almost 4 times his last demand &#8211; $210,000 Verdict&#160;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 10:09:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Aug. 17, 2008, a John Doe defendant sideswiped the plaintiff&#8217;s vehicle, causing him to crash into a concrete Jersey wall on I-64 in Newport News. John Doe did not stop and was never identified. Plaintiff was 57 years old and retired at the time of the incident. He declined medical attention at the scene, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Best Buy is hit with $5.225M verdict in NN&#160;</title>
		<link>http://valawyersweekly.com/2011/09/12/best-buy-is-hit-with-5-225m-verdict-in-nn/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 10:41:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Rodriguez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Newport News jury has awarded $5,225,000 to a 53-year-old man who was injured after a retailer’s forklift ran over his foot. On July 22, 2006, Michael Chavis was at a Best Buy store in Newport News looking at a television. In the same aisle, in front of the TV display, was a forklift that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lawyers question logic of attorney testimony case&#160;</title>
		<link>http://valawyersweekly.com/2011/08/15/lawyers-question-logic-of-attorney-testimony-case/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 15:57:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Vieth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a case that surprised some criminal defense lawyers, the Virginia Court of Appeals approved the use of a lawyer’s testimony against his former client in a decision released earlier this month. In a malicious wounding trial in Newport News, a key witness suddenly became forgetful about whether he saw defendant Mario Turner shoot the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vehicle blocking lane causes abrupt move by tractor-trailer &#8211; $200,000 Verdict&#160;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 14:11:49 +0000</pubDate>
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