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Editors' Picks
- Million Dollar Plus Settlements of 2025
- Goochland supervisors OK $250K to fight lawsuit over potential data centers
- Important opinions published in Virginia Lawyers Weekly
- Paid sick leave bill ‘likely’ to pass, attorneys say
- Agency board member shielded by sovereign immunity
- Much-anticipated report issued on legal deserts, drop in lawyers
News in Brief
- February bar exam pass rate over 62%
- In Petersburg case, court clarifies skipping probation counts as ‘absconding’
- Supreme Court of Virginia blocks redistricting election certification
- Rocky Mount mayor faces Virginia State Bar suspension
- US Supreme Court weighs lawfulness of ‘geofence’ warrants in crime probes
- Junius P. Fulton sworn in to Supreme Court of Virginia
Opinion Digests
- Criminal – Man convicted for role in robbery that ends in murder
- Search & Seizure – Search of defendant’s backpack was not unlawful
- Criminal – Man convicted of strangling, assaulting and abducting his romantic partner
- Criminal – Woman ordered to pay victim $4,359.28 for vehicle damage
- Evidence – Court didn’t err in admitting unavailable witness’s testimony
- Criminal – Sexually violent predator recommitted to Commonwealth’s custody
- Criminal – Felon is convicted for unlawful possession of firearm
Verdicts & Settlements
- Motor Vehicle Negligence- Motorcyclist hit by car suffers two broken wrists
- Medical Malpractice – Young patient commits suicide while on psychoactive drugs
- Motor Vehicle Negligence- Art teacher’s hand injured in collision
- Premises Liability- Gas grill explosion left mom with severe burn injuries
- Motor Vehicle Negligence – Crash video showed force of Tesla rear-end collision
- Motor Vehicle Negligence – 74-year-old injured in two-vehicle crash
- Medical Malpractice- Gallbladder removal surgery results in reparative procedure
EVENTS
Cybersecurity & Data Privacy: How Law Firms Can Navigate Risk?
May 27th, 2026 | 1:00 PM
AI Governance and Regulatory Readiness for Law Firms: Policies, Controls, and Best Practices
May 27th, 2026 | 10:00 AM
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