The VLW Blog

Here’s a case where a driver distracted by a cell-phone call could show that the resulting accident was covered by workers’ comp. Hospice nurse Donna Turpin sought medical payments for whiplash she suffered when she went off the road after glancing down at her ringing cell phone. Turpin testified that at the time of the [...]

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LeClairRyan has added 16 intellectual property lawyers, a dozen of whom will open an office in Rochester, N.Y., from the international law firm of Nixon Peabody. The other four lawyers will join LeClairRyan offices in Washington, Alexandria, Chicago and San Francisco. Gary LeClair, chairman and CEO of LeClairRyan, said the additions will give the firm [...]

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We tracked recent developments in canine case law in our “dog days” special in August. Here’s a new divorce case out of Roanoke in which Judge Robert P. Doherty Jr. made a solomonic decision to let a divorcing couple bid to buy their beloved dog, “Gracie.” Gracie is a cocker spaniel, according to Roanoke lawyer [...]

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So many ways to say it, so many meanings. The “Dude” salutation started with surfers, skaters and stoners, according to urban lore. Bud Light beer’s “Dude” commercials, starting in 2007, highlighted the many subtle shadings of the word. But you know “Dude” has become a universal form of address when a law firm associate uses [...]

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