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Opinion Digests
- Sanctions – Court vacates order suspending attorney’s admission to bar
- Criminal – Defendant fails to show alleged sentencing error was plainly wrong
- Tort – Dutch company accused of stealing American intellectual property
- Criminal – Court upholds manual cell phone searches at border
- Criminal – Court didn’t err in allowing attorney to represent himself
- Immigration – Immigration court violated man’s due process rights
News in Brief
- Lawyer referral service waives record-sealing referral fees
- Virginia Law Foundation awards $753K in grants
- Slander lawsuit ends with both sides claiming wins
- Joe Morrissey withdraws slander suit after heated two-day trial
- In slander trial, Joe Morrissey questions man he’s suing
- Virginia man charged after Milwaukee teen held for four years
Legal Tech
- AI in practice: How new technology is affecting litigation practice
- Experts foresee legal malpractice risk for those who eschew AI
- Legal Decoder launches AI-powered billing analytics interface
- How large language models are leveling the personal injury playing field
- Attorney Share, Lawmatics integrate to automate law firm referrals
- How ransomware tactics against law firms are changing
- A NOTE FROM THE EDITOR : New dedicated coverage of tech challenges facing law firms and legal departments
Verdicts & Settlements
- Negligence and Tort – E-bike collision leads to neck injury, psoriasis flare
- Motor Vehicle Negligence – ‘Daydreaming’ driver hit plaintiff walking by road
- Motor Vehicle Negligence 92-year-old dies after being hit by vehicle
- Motor Vehicle Negligence – Motorcyclist suffers severe injuries in vehicle accident
- Medical Malpractice – Patient dies after alleged improper medicine admin
- Workers’ Compensation-Vehicle accident paralyzes Brazilian cement worker
- Medical Malpractice – Death from cancer followed stomach pain misdiagnosis
EVENTS
In-House Counsel Awards
September 17th, 2026 | 11:30 AM
Leaders in the Law/ Up and Coming Lawyers
October 29th, 2026 | 5:30 PM
Influential Women of Law
Details coming soon!
Hall of Fame
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