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Sanctions for adultery pleading

March 18th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Benitez, Fairfax Circuit Court, adultery, sanctions

When it comes to pleading adultery, a lawyer can’t use a claim of smoke to ferret out a fire.
In a Keeler v. Keeler, a new divorce case from Fairfax, the wife suspected adultery. In her divorce complaint, her lawyer cited the husband’s alleged use of Craigslist to solicit sexual partners and a computer forensic report [...]

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Benitez business at Henrico Bench-Bar

February 1st, 2008 · No Comments · Benitez, Civil Remedial Fees, Henrico County, sanctions

Handed down a year ago, the decision in Ford Motor Co. v. Benitez was one of the top legal news stories in 2007. In Benitez, the Supreme Court of Virginia upheld a $2,000 sanction against a defense attorney who, after discovery and a nonsuit in a products liability case, continued to press affirmative defenses with [...]

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