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Criminal justice reforms being hammered out – and sometimes beaten down – at the midyear General Assembly session have the potential to affect criminal law ...
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Assembly struggles with crim reform
September 28, 2020 Comments Off on Assembly struggles with crim reform
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Back in business: Jury trials resume in state, federal courts
September 28, 2020 Comments Off on Back in business: Jury trials resume in state, federal courts
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Fairfax cruelty prosecutions questioned
September 28, 2020 Comments Off on Fairfax cruelty prosecutions questioned
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Need for deterrence cited in plea deal rejection
September 28, 2020 Comments Off on Need for deterrence cited in plea deal rejection
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Legal Food Frenzy continues through COVID-19 for month-long event
September 28, 2020 Comments Off on Legal Food Frenzy continues through COVID-19 for month-long event
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Tenants file Fair Debt class action against law firm
September 21, 2020 Comments Off on Tenants file Fair Debt class action against law firm
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Title VII gay bias claim goes forward
September 21, 2020 Comments Off on Title VII gay bias claim goes forward
News in Brief
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House approves budget focused on police reforms
(AP) The Virginia House of Delegates has approved a budget that includes funding for a host of criminal justice and police reforms amid national unrest ...
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Judge allows US suit against Libyan commander to move ahead
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Senate confirms US judge, one of Trump’s few Black judicial nominees
September 28, 2020 Comments Off on Senate confirms US judge, one of Trump’s few Black judicial nominees
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Federal courts seek comment on rule barring recordings in court
September 28, 2020 Comments Off on Federal courts seek comment on rule barring recordings in court
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Remote filing allowed by fax or email, Supreme Court says
September 28, 2020 Comments Off on Remote filing allowed by fax or email, Supreme Court says
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Settlement agent sentenced to 5 years for $8M embezzlement
September 28, 2020 Comments Off on Settlement agent sentenced to 5 years for $8M embezzlement
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Lawyer gets added penalty for unheeded suspension
September 27, 2020 Comments Off on Lawyer gets added penalty for unheeded suspension
Opinion Digests
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Threats and physical violence supported sex trafficking verdict
September 28, 2020 Comments Off on Threats and physical violence supported sex trafficking verdict
Where one woman testified the defendant kept her under constant supervision and she was fearful of the consequences of trying to leave and another woman ...
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Injured party did not reject UIM coverage for motorcycle
September 28, 2020 Comments Off on Injured party did not reject UIM coverage for motorcycle
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Police reasonably ordered mental health evaluation
September 28, 2020 Comments Off on Police reasonably ordered mental health evaluation
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Multiple incidents provide causal connection for claim
September 28, 2020 Comments Off on Multiple incidents provide causal connection for claim
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Clown’s actions toward Busch Gardens visitor not assault
September 28, 2020 Comments Off on Clown’s actions toward Busch Gardens visitor not assault
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Child born during deployment is beneficiary of settlement
September 28, 2020 Comments Off on Child born during deployment is beneficiary of settlement
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Debt collector violated FDCPA
September 28, 2020 Comments Off on Debt collector violated FDCPA
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No UM coverage for gas station assault
September 28, 2020 Comments Off on No UM coverage for gas station assault
Verdicts & Settlements
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Defense claimed that John Doe, who fled scene, caused wreck — $325,000 settlement
September 28, 2020 Comments Off on Defense claimed that John Doe, who fled scene, caused wreck — $325,000 settlement
Plaintiff was stopped in traffic on Newtown Road in Virginia Beach when he was rear-ended by an elderly man. The elderly man claimed to responding ...
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Portsmouth officer shot at man fleeing alleged burglary — $200,000 settlement
September 28, 2020 Comments Off on Portsmouth officer shot at man fleeing alleged burglary — $200,000 settlement
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Doctors misdiagnosed man with high risks for heart attack — $1.7 million settlement
September 21, 2020 Comments Off on Doctors misdiagnosed man with high risks for heart attack — $1.7 million settlement
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Plaintiff underwent three surgeries following complications of hip replacement — $1.05 million settlement
September 21, 2020 Comments Off on Plaintiff underwent three surgeries following complications of hip replacement — $1.05 million settlement
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Woman’s scalp dislodged by machine lacking safety panels — $8 million settlement
September 14, 2020 Comments Off on Woman’s scalp dislodged by machine lacking safety panels — $8 million settlement
Viewpoint
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Nine passive-aggressive email phrases you are probably using
September 14, 2020 Comments Off on Nine passive-aggressive email phrases you are probably using
You might have noticed some of your bosses and colleagues and friends getting somewhat, well, downright testy during this coronavirus time. No wonder! Huge changes, ...
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Security clearance concerns amid a recession and pandemic
August 24, 2020 Comments Off on Security clearance concerns amid a recession and pandemic
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What happened to the public trial and public access to courts?
August 3, 2020 Comments Off on What happened to the public trial and public access to courts?
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Time to end lifetime federal appointments
July 27, 2020 Comments Off on Time to end lifetime federal appointments
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What comes after the Great Pause?
June 22, 2020 Comments Off on What comes after the Great Pause?
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Pro bono: A call to service
June 15, 2020 Comments Off on Pro bono: A call to service
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Statement of the Old Dominion Bar Association
