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A Manassas lawyer’s fast ways with money cost him a license suspension of a year and a day after his partner turned him into the ...
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Financial misdeeds prompt 1-year suspension of lawyer
May 21, 2019 Comments Off on Financial misdeeds prompt 1-year suspension of lawyer
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Two sides to pro se litigation: Helping those who need assistance, curbing ‘frequent filers’
May 20, 2019 Comments Off on Two sides to pro se litigation: Helping those who need assistance, curbing ‘frequent filers’
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Prosecutor reprimanded for listening to lawyer call
May 20, 2019 Comments Off on Prosecutor reprimanded for listening to lawyer call
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Judge rejects challenges to federal Riot Act
May 20, 2019 Comments Off on Judge rejects challenges to federal Riot Act
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Drug testing backlog delays cases, defendants linger in jail
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22 elected to Bar Counsel after record turnout
May 15, 2019 Comments Off on 22 elected to Bar Counsel after record turnout
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Court splits on battery damages
May 14, 2019 Comments Off on Court splits on battery damages
News in Brief
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Court approves sale of Montana mansion
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) A Wyoming company has been cleared to sell a nearly $11 million Montana mansion once owned by a Virginia businessman now convicted ...
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SEAL sentenced in hazing death of Green Beret
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Chelsea Manning sent back to jail for refusing to testify
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Medical practice pays $3.3M for alleged unnecessary tests
May 16, 2019 Comments Off on Medical practice pays $3.3M for alleged unnecessary tests
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VSB’s Young Lawyers Conference awarded for diversity program
May 16, 2019 Comments Off on VSB’s Young Lawyers Conference awarded for diversity program
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Carilion plans $300M hospital expansion
Opinion Digests
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Lee and Jackson statues are monuments and memorials
May 13, 2019 Comments Off on Lee and Jackson statues are monuments and memorials
Statues erected in the city of Charlottesville of Civil War General Robert E. Lee and Lt. General Thomas Jonathon Jackson are “monuments or memorials,” as ...
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Motion to set aside sex crime verdicts denied
May 13, 2019 Comments Off on Motion to set aside sex crime verdicts denied
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Commonwealth can sue lender despite arbitration clause
May 13, 2019 Comments Off on Commonwealth can sue lender despite arbitration clause
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Husband’s stock sale could not be traced to purchase of marital property
May 13, 2019 Comments Off on Husband’s stock sale could not be traced to purchase of marital property
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Guilty plea could not be withdrawn to explore potential defense
May 13, 2019 Comments Off on Guilty plea could not be withdrawn to explore potential defense
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Folded lottery tickets did not supply probable cause for search
May 13, 2019 Comments Off on Folded lottery tickets did not supply probable cause for search
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Failure to mention prior license under different name was not forgery
May 13, 2019 Comments Off on Failure to mention prior license under different name was not forgery
Verdicts & Settlements
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Woman’s throat problem led to staph infection – $375,000 Settlement
May 16, 2019 Comments Off on Woman’s throat problem led to staph infection – $375,000 Settlement
In this medical malpractice case, a patient sued an emergency room physician and a radiologist for their substandard evaluation and treatment of supraglottitis, an infection ...
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Woman died after fall at nursing home – $290,000 Settlement
May 16, 2019 Comments Off on Woman died after fall at nursing home – $290,000 Settlement
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Law student on motorcycle collides with SUV – $259,000 Settlement
May 16, 2019 Comments Off on Law student on motorcycle collides with SUV – $259,000 Settlement
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After crush death, car maker argued lock connectors altered – Defense Verdict
May 13, 2019 Comments Off on After crush death, car maker argued lock connectors altered – Defense Verdict
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Man hit from behind by boom left quadriplegic – $2.6 Million Settlement
May 2, 2019 Comments Off on Man hit from behind by boom left quadriplegic – $2.6 Million Settlement
Practice Areas
Personal Injury
Va. Cir.: Judgment final as to co-defendant who didn’t appeal
4th Cir.: Homestead had no notice of ice near walkway fountain
SCV: Expert necessary to support legal malpractice claim
Va. Cir.: Family members can recover for wrongful fetal death
Va. Cir.: Carrier has no lien on claimant’s third-party settlement
