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Editors' Picks
- Virginia Supreme Court overturns redistricting referendum vote in 4-3 ruling
- 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
News in Brief
- DC sniper, Bobbitt prosecutor Paul Ebert dies at 88
- Virginia court upholds rape conviction despite juror bias claims
- Richmond chief judge orders increased security at courthouse
- SCOTUS News: ‘State-court loser’ can’t seek relief in federal court
- Thalhimer files response to Flying Squirrels owner’s defamation lawsuit
- Justice Department sues Virginia over mask ban, limits to federal agents
Opinion Digests
- Insurance – Two carriers disagree over duty-to-defend responsibility
- Criminal – Inmate denied certificate of appealability on § 2254 petition
- Tort – Defamation suit reinstated against employer
- Criminal – Clothed grab-and-shake of genital area wasn’t obscene sexual display
- Criminal – Witness describe how defendant shot victim
- Wills and trusts – Trial court violated administrator’s due process rights
- Criminal – Evidence supported joint possession of firearm jury instruction
Verdicts & Settlements
- Workers’ Compensation – Struck in face by forklift, woman suffers brain injury
- Negligence and Tort – Group home resident falls, sustaining femur fracture
- Medical Malpractice – Nursing facility patient dies after fracturing ankle in fall
- Medical Malpractice- Patient has bladder injury during colostomy reversal
- Premises Liability- Apartment guest burned by gas grill spewing fire
- Motor Vehicle Negligence – Physician sustained hand injuries in crash
- Premises Liability- Dog bite injury nets settlement
EVENTS
Legal Innovation Summit
June 24th, 2026 | 5:30 PM
Special Auto Cases presented by John Baker – Cooper Hurley
July 21st, 2026 | 10:00 AM
In-House Counsel Awards
September 17th, 2026 | 11:30 AM
Leaders in the Law/ Up and Coming Lawyers
October 22nd, 2026 | 5:30 PM
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