Get your motions running… 
By Peter Vieth
Published: August 23, 2012
Tags: Judge H. Vincent Conway, Justice Donald W. Lemons, Virginia Court of Appeals News
Fifteen motorcyclists rode out of the southeast into downtown Richmond. Their goal? To fight convictions under Virginia’s motorcycle helmet law. Represented by a lawyer from “a motorcycle law group,” an even dozen of the bikers came away from the Court of Appeals with a win. The ruling from a three-judge panel in Bennett v. Commonwealth [...]
Case settles, major sanctions award lifted by judge
By Peter Vieth
Published: July 19, 2012
Tags: Judge H. Vincent Conway, Newport News Circuit Court, Sanctions, Workers' Comp
By Peter Vieth A Newport News judge agreed to drop heavy sanctions against a major railroad in a recent employee injury lawsuit after the railroad settled the worker’s claim. The case highlights conflicting public policy issues involved when litigants contend that peace on the battlefield justifies undoing a court-ordered penalty. The judge’s decision reversed a [...]
Recount Petition Came Too Late
By Deborah Elkins
Published: January 11, 2012
Tags: Civil Rights, Goochland County Circuit Court, Judge H. Vincent Conway, Judge John G. Berry, Judge Randall D. Smith, Virginia Circuit Courts
A Goochland County Circuit Court dismisses a petition for recount as petitioner did not cause the petition to be served on respondent within 10 days after certification of the election results as required by Va. Code § 24.2-801. The court grants the Special Appearance Motion to Dismiss. It is ordered that the petition filed herein [...]
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