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Virginia Lawyers Weekly is pleased to announce to Class of 2020 in the “Unsung Legal Heroes” awards. Now in its fourth year, this program recognizes ...
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‘Unsung Legal Heroes’ for 2020 are named
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Unlinked: Prosecutors renounce funding incentives to pile on charges
November 30, 2020 Comments Off on Unlinked: Prosecutors renounce funding incentives to pile on charges
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Wife avoids liability in molestation suit
November 30, 2020 Comments Off on Wife avoids liability in molestation suit
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Virginia comp bar won’t apply to Maryland employees
November 30, 2020 Comments Off on Virginia comp bar won’t apply to Maryland employees
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Suit after failure to give COVID info nixed
November 30, 2020 Comments Off on Suit after failure to give COVID info nixed
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Fairfax judge: Bail was unconstitutional for indigent defendant
November 23, 2020 Comments Off on Fairfax judge: Bail was unconstitutional for indigent defendant
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‘Wife’ of 18 years barred from getting pension
November 23, 2020 Comments Off on ‘Wife’ of 18 years barred from getting pension
News in Brief
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US Senate confirms top state regulator to federal role
(AP) A member of the State Corporation Commission has been confirmed to a spot on a federal energy regulatory panel, creating a vacancy for the ...
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Ex-prosecutor disbarred after admitting sex with clients
December 1, 2020 Comments Off on Ex-prosecutor disbarred after admitting sex with clients
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Study: Virginia lags on compensation for wrongly imprisoned
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Applications sought for federal judgeship
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State honors reformer of juvenile justice system
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Hulu series on opioid addiction set to film in Virginia
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Supreme Court banishes ‘shall’ from rules, almost
November 24, 2020 Comments Off on Supreme Court banishes ‘shall’ from rules, almost
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Court proposes relaxed military spouse rule
Opinion Digests
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Immigration attorney convicted for distracting court conduct
November 30, 2020 Comments Off on Immigration attorney convicted for distracting court conduct
Where an immigration attorney raised multiple challenges to her conviction for refusing to comply with directions from an immigration judge and a courtroom bailiff to ...
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Written threats sufficient for obstruction convictions
November 30, 2020 Comments Off on Written threats sufficient for obstruction convictions
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Missing signature was reason to vacate award
November 30, 2020 Comments Off on Missing signature was reason to vacate award
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Dual convictions did not violate double jeopardy
November 30, 2020 Comments Off on Dual convictions did not violate double jeopardy
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Applicants can challenge appointment of ALJs
November 30, 2020 Comments Off on Applicants can challenge appointment of ALJs
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Mail carrier convicted of obstructing delivery of mail
November 30, 2020 Comments Off on Mail carrier convicted of obstructing delivery of mail
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Party enjoined from further breaches of agreement
November 30, 2020 Comments Off on Party enjoined from further breaches of agreement
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Employee could not perform even with reasonable accommodation
November 30, 2020 Comments Off on Employee could not perform even with reasonable accommodation
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Firearm convictions affirmed
November 30, 2020 Comments Off on Firearm convictions affirmed
Verdicts & Settlements
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Pedestrian struck by delivery truck in marked crosswalk
November 30, 2020 Comments Off on Pedestrian struck by delivery truck in marked crosswalk
In February, 2017, the plaintiff, a 52-year-old woman, was in a crosswalk walking northbound across a street in Old Town Alexandria in the late morning ...
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Passenger in tractor-trailer wreck rendered quadriplegic
November 30, 2020 Comments Off on Passenger in tractor-trailer wreck rendered quadriplegic
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60-year-old pedestrian struck by SUV while crossing street in Fairfax — $310,825 settlement
November 30, 2020 Comments Off on 60-year-old pedestrian struck by SUV while crossing street in Fairfax — $310,825 settlement
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Student crushed by motorized partition — $3,500,000 settlement
November 2, 2020 Comments Off on Student crushed by motorized partition — $3,500,000 settlement
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Four hurt when car made left turn without yielding — $1.19 million settlement
November 2, 2020 Comments Off on Four hurt when car made left turn without yielding — $1.19 million settlement
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Carrier tendered limits for woman struck by car — $300,000 settlement
November 2, 2020 Comments Off on Carrier tendered limits for woman struck by car — $300,000 settlement
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Case settled after bad-faith letter sent to carrier — $250,000 settlement
October 26, 2020 Comments Off on Case settled after bad-faith letter sent to carrier — $250,000 settlement
Viewpoint
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Technology 2020: It’s (the) Zoom where it happens
November 23, 2020 Comments Off on Technology 2020: It’s (the) Zoom where it happens
It’s March 2020, and at first, I thought – we all thought – mediations will have to be put on hold until we can do ...
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Listening to others during a videoconference
November 9, 2020 Comments Off on Listening to others during a videoconference
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Work-from-home creates new cybersecurity risk
October 12, 2020 Comments Off on Work-from-home creates new cybersecurity risk
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Nine passive-aggressive email phrases you are probably using
September 14, 2020 Comments Off on Nine passive-aggressive email phrases you are probably using
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Security clearance concerns amid a recession and pandemic
August 24, 2020 Comments Off on Security clearance concerns amid a recession and pandemic
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What happened to the public trial and public access to courts?
August 3, 2020 Comments Off on What happened to the public trial and public access to courts?
