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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
- King Charles, Queen Camilla cap US tour with Front Royal visit
- 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
Opinion Digests
- Labor- Bonus plan is exempt from ERIA
- Civil rights – Officer denied immunity in fatal shooting case
- Criminal – Defendant granted resentencing for violation of supervised release
- Habeas Corpus – Military courts had jurisdiction over Navy Captain’s offenses
- Criminal – Claimed sentencing error deemed harmless
- Civil Practice – District court didn’t abuse discretion in refusing to extend expert deadline
- Criminal – Man convicted for role in robbery that ends in murder
Verdicts & Settlements
- Workers’ Compensation Struck by metal door at workplace, plaintiff sustains subdural hematoma
- Motor Vehicle Negligence Woman struck by vehicle loses senses of taste, smell
- Motor Vehicle Negligence – Pedestrian struck by car while in parking lot
- Motor Vehicle Negligence- Driver fractures right leg in tractor-trailer collision
- 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
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May 27th, 2026 | 1:00 PM
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May 27th, 2026 | 5:30 PM
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