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Editors' Picks
- Virginia Supreme Court overturns redistricting referendum vote in 4-3 ruling
- Million Dollar Plus Settlements of 2025
- Goochland supervisors OK $250K to fight lawsuit over potential data centers
- Important opinions published in Virginia Lawyers Weekly
- Paid sick leave bill ‘likely’ to pass, attorneys say
- Agency board member shielded by sovereign immunity
News in Brief
- Anthropic expands Claude’s AI tools for law firms, lawyers
- Democrats say Republican lawmaker must resign for agreeing with ‘cotton-picking’ remark
- Virginia Democrats ask Supreme Court to revive their US House voting map
- ‘Beltway sniper’ bid to be resentenced sooner in MD rejected by appeals court
- Rountree to take leave of absence as VSB executive director
- FBI raids business of Democratic Virginia state Sen. L. Louise Lucas
Opinion Digests
- Criminal – Sentence for ‘unusually heinous’ conduct is affirmed
- Criminal – Sentence wasn’t unreasonable despite deportation consequences
- Appeals – Waiver in plea agreement forecloses most arguments on appeal
- Appeals – Appellant’s informal brief forfeited appellate review
- Employment – Failure to exhaust administrative remedies dooms Title VII suit
- Jurors – Dishonest juror didn’t violate defendant’s Sixth Amendment rights
- Criminal – Motion to suppress backpack denied where defendant abandoned item
Verdicts & Settlements
- Motor Vehicle Negligence Rear-seat passenger injured when car hits telephone pole
- Motor Vehicle Negligence- Car crash after back surgery causes additional injuries
- Medical Malpractice Jurors side with cardiologist over treatment of strokes
- Negligence and Tort- Ice pack use during tattoo removal causes frostbite
- Workers’ Compensation Struck by metal door at workplace, plaintiff sustains subdural hematoma
- Motor Vehicle Negligence Woman struck by vehicle loses senses of taste, smell
- Motor Vehicle Negligence – Pedestrian struck by car while in parking lot
EVENTS
AI Governance and Regulatory Readiness for Law Firms: Policies, Controls, and Best Practices
May 27th, 2026 | 10:00 AM
Cybersecurity & Data Privacy: How Law Firms Can Navigate Risk?
May 27th, 2026 | 1:00 PM
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