The estate of a man who died in a nursing home in Sussex County can keep its wrongful death suit in Norfolk Circuit Court, a ...
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Pandemic rationale for transfer sidestepped
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No-contact rule: Court rejects proposed looser standard for talking to adversary’s employees
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Proposal could remove bar to mandatory IOLTA
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Charge dismissed for inadvertent ‘Brady’ violation
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Dealership whacked $213K in sanctions
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Justice reform 2021: Assembly poised to erase mandatory minimums
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Kevin Hart not liable to game developer
News in Brief
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Former music teacher loses appeal in child sex case
HANOVER (AP) The Virginia Court of Appeals has rejected the appeal of a former school music teacher who is serving a 7-year prison sentence for ...
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AG Herring authorizes probe of statue-removal contract
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Supreme Court approves changes to outsourcing guidance
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Northam outlines priorities to lawmakers as session begins
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Judge Perdue steps down for health reasons
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Trial unlikely for man accused of killing parents
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School board member sues police after being pepper-sprayed
Opinion Digests
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Ferry operator breached licensing agreement
Real Estate Where defendant ferry service breached a license agreement by relocating a retaining wall without the required permission from plaintiff landowner, the court awards ...
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Demurrers sustained in real estate contract case
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JDR court’s dismissal on merits was final order
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Some counterclaims survive demurrer in defamation case
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Lifetime sex offender registration order bars gun ownership
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Venue transfer denied in med-mal case
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Attorney’s fees sanctions awarded to defendant
Verdicts & Settlements
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Woman killed crossing road at night in Newport News — $110,000 settlement
Type of action: Wrongful death Injuries alleged: Wrongful death – motor vehicle accident Court: Newport News Circuit Court Name of judge or mediator: Judge Charles ...
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Woman, 82, hurt when truck turned left in front of vehicle — $450,000 settlement
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Stockholder sued for dissolution of restaurant business — $177,530 verdict
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3-year-old special needs child died on school bus — $1 million verdict
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Man suffered spinal injury as result of rearend auto collision — $645,000 settlement
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Passenger lost part of colon after suffering hematoma from wreck — $533.094.55 settlement
Viewpoint
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Takeaways from 2020 to carry into 2021
While many of us would love to say goodbye and good riddance to 2020 and all of its challenges, we’ve all learned a few valuable ...
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The top 10 intellectual property cases of 2020
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10 tips when considering a mandatory workplace COVID-19 vaccination policy
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Can the pandemic provide an excuse for sanctionable conduct?
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Marketing during COVID: Leverage LinkedIn
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Office holiday parties — 2020 style
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Technology 2020: It’s (the) Zoom where it happens