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A trial court’s award of a preserved pre-embryo to a wife with no compensation to the husband for his share of the marital property has ...
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Parental property? Court adopts balancing test to award viable pre-embryo
January 18, 2022 Comments Off on Parental property? Court adopts balancing test to award viable pre-embryo
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Teacher’s claim survives motion to dismiss
January 18, 2022 Comments Off on Teacher’s claim survives motion to dismiss
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Movers escape liability for allegedly stolen goods
January 18, 2022 Comments Off on Movers escape liability for allegedly stolen goods
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Nominations for ‘Go To’ business lawyers open
January 18, 2022 Comments Off on Nominations for ‘Go To’ business lawyers open
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Judge under scrutiny for alleged financial conflicts
January 18, 2022 Comments Off on Judge under scrutiny for alleged financial conflicts
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Judge pokes holes in cheesemakers’ legal arguments
January 18, 2022 Comments Off on Judge pokes holes in cheesemakers’ legal arguments
News in Brief
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Virginia governor seeks dismissal of suit over school masks
(AP) Gov. Glenn Youngkin has asked the Supreme Court of Virginia to dismiss a lawsuit challenging his executive order allowing parents to opt out of ...
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U.S. Supreme Court asked to hear Confederate statue case
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Virginia ex-sheriff’s lawyer seeks competency evaluation
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Confusion, lawsuit follow Virginia governor’s order on masks
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Judge to decide lawsuit alleging admissions discrimination
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Order to end school mask mandates gets pushback in Virginia
Opinion Digests
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Reasonable efforts required to transfer COVID-19 patient
January 19, 2022 Comments Off on Reasonable efforts required to transfer COVID-19 patient
Where a respondent hospital is unwilling to treat a COVID-19 patient with the medication she has requested, the respondent is ordered to make reasonable efforts ...
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Minor is returned to Canada over mother’s objection
January 18, 2022 Comments Off on Minor is returned to Canada over mother’s objection
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‘Prosecution witnesses’ is not a particular social group
January 18, 2022 Comments Off on ‘Prosecution witnesses’ is not a particular social group
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Bid for overtime ‘gap pay’ revived
January 18, 2022 Comments Off on Bid for overtime ‘gap pay’ revived
Verdicts & Settlements
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Lynchburg jury returns verdict in man’s drunken driving case — $1M verdict
January 18, 2022 Comments Off on Lynchburg jury returns verdict in man’s drunken driving case — $1M verdict
Type of action: Personal injury, auto accident Injuries alleged: Crushed urethra; bulbar urethral stricture Name of case: Perkins v. Brown Court: Lynchburg Circuit Court Case ...
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Care facility failed to take man to rescheduled dialysis appointment — $2M verdict
January 18, 2022 Comments Off on Care facility failed to take man to rescheduled dialysis appointment — $2M verdict
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Multiple mediations resolve claims of manipulated accounts, embezzlement — $18.7M settlement
January 18, 2022 Comments Off on Multiple mediations resolve claims of manipulated accounts, embezzlement — $18.7M settlement
Viewpoint
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Expungement, reexamination proceedings begin at USPTO
January 18, 2022 Comments Off on Expungement, reexamination proceedings begin at USPTO
On Dec. 18, expungement and reexamination proceedings were set to begin at the Trademark Office. How these new proceedings will affect trademark practice remains to ...
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The challenge of the closing argument – a perspective
January 10, 2022 Comments Off on The challenge of the closing argument – a perspective
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Law firm planning: Get ready for 2022
January 10, 2022 Comments Off on Law firm planning: Get ready for 2022
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Hate the dreaded employee reviews? Give ‘quarterly conversations’ a try
January 3, 2022 Comments Off on Hate the dreaded employee reviews? Give ‘quarterly conversations’ a try
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Giving ourselves productive space: 12 five-minute, value-added habits
January 3, 2022 Comments Off on Giving ourselves productive space: 12 five-minute, value-added habits
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Make the most of charitable giving with your IRA
December 26, 2021 Comments Off on Make the most of charitable giving with your IRA
