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The Virginia State Bar is asking a circuit court for swift sanctions against a lawyer who admitted that he concealed missed deadlines and other lapses ...
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VSB seeks prompt action on lawyer for repeated lies
December 11, 2018 Comments Off on VSB seeks prompt action on lawyer for repeated lies
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A new hammer
December 10, 2018 Comments Off on A new hammer
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Virginia’s Unsung Legal Heroes of 2018
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Arbitration jurisdictional question answered
December 10, 2018 Comments Off on Arbitration jurisdictional question answered
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Suit: Rehab group hijacked competitor’s phone listing
December 10, 2018 Comments Off on Suit: Rehab group hijacked competitor’s phone listing
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Decker to lead appeals court, four in line for judgeships
December 10, 2018 Comments Off on Decker to lead appeals court, four in line for judgeships
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Facebook drug offer admissible at sentencing
December 10, 2018 Comments Off on Facebook drug offer admissible at sentencing
News in Brief
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Drug courts split on approach to opioid addiction
December 12, 2018 Comments Off on Drug courts split on approach to opioid addiction
Judges and court officials in Western Virginia are taking different tacks on their approach to drug court participants addicted to opioids. A state court drug treatment ...
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Bar fund spends nearly $44k to reimburse clients
December 11, 2018 Comments Off on Bar fund spends nearly $44k to reimburse clients
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Study: Virginia poorly supervises its foster care programs
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Priest accused of ‘inappropriate contact’ with minor, adults
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Man gets life for injecting former girlfriend with cyanide
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Docs: Crew used encrypted comms to orchestrate robberies
Opinion Digests
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Zoning Board failed to follow its own rules
December 7, 2018 Comments Off on Zoning Board failed to follow its own rules
Where the Board of Zoning Appeals granted reconsideration of its original decision beyond the seven-day deadline set by its by-laws, its subsequent decision was void. ...
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Special commissioners denied windfall
December 7, 2018 Comments Off on Special commissioners denied windfall
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Festival immune from personal injury claim
December 7, 2018 Comments Off on Festival immune from personal injury claim
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Lenders enjoined from charging usurious interest
December 7, 2018 Comments Off on Lenders enjoined from charging usurious interest
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Defaulting party strikes out in claims against lender
December 7, 2018 Comments Off on Defaulting party strikes out in claims against lender
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Parties cannot interfere with own contracts
December 7, 2018 Comments Off on Parties cannot interfere with own contracts
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Deliberate indifference claim arising from overdose dismissed
December 7, 2018 Comments Off on Deliberate indifference claim arising from overdose dismissed
Verdicts & Settlements
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Crash injury settles for limits, carrier loses lien over paperwork – $300,000 Settlement
December 7, 2018 Comments Off on Crash injury settles for limits, carrier loses lien over paperwork – $300,000 Settlement
This case arose from a car crash that occurred on Jan. 3, 2017, at the intersection of Richmond Road and Forge Road in James City ...
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Man who lost house in fire prevails in suit against carrier over application – $211,700 Verdict
December 7, 2018 Comments Off on Man who lost house in fire prevails in suit against carrier over application – $211,700 Verdict
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Man went to ER for kidney stone, had gangrene in bowels – $1,450,000 Settlement
December 7, 2018 Comments Off on Man went to ER for kidney stone, had gangrene in bowels – $1,450,000 Settlement
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Artist blinded during retinal detachment surgery – $1 Million Settlement
December 1, 2018 Comments Off on Artist blinded during retinal detachment surgery – $1 Million Settlement
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Man settles back injury case without filing – $500,000 Settlement
December 1, 2018 Comments Off on Man settles back injury case without filing – $500,000 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
