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Lawyers must refrain from paying themselves from trust account funds when there is a good faith dispute about someone else’s interest in the money, the ...
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Lawyer can’t take a fee from money under dispute
September 19, 2018 Comments Off on Lawyer can’t take a fee from money under dispute
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No intoxication defense outside of ‘insanity’
September 18, 2018 Comments Off on No intoxication defense outside of ‘insanity’
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Lessons from Florence: Disaster planning for law firms
September 17, 2018 Comments Off on Lessons from Florence: Disaster planning for law firms
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Davis to retire as VSB’s top prosecutor
September 17, 2018 Comments Off on Davis to retire as VSB’s top prosecutor
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High court continues rule clarification project
September 17, 2018 Comments Off on High court continues rule clarification project
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Maryland judge can’t be sued for ordering defendant shocked
September 17, 2018 Comments Off on Maryland judge can’t be sued for ordering defendant shocked
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Supreme Court expands its rules on finality
September 13, 2018 Comments Off on Supreme Court expands its rules on finality
News in Brief
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EEOC: Offensive behavior ‘rife’ in Homeland Security office
NORFOLK (AP) The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says the Department of Homeland Security’s investigative office in Virginia is “rife with offensive and racially hostile behavior.” ...
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Robelen named as Supreme Court clerk
September 19, 2018 Comments Off on Robelen named as Supreme Court clerk
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Home detention for woman who faked will
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Opinion testimony excluded in capital murder trial
September 19, 2018 Comments Off on Opinion testimony excluded in capital murder trial
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Teen gets 75 years for role in 2 random slayings
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1 dead after apparent tornado touches down in Chesterfield
Opinion Digests
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Adoptive parents’ counsel removed for misleading court
September 17, 2018 Comments Off on Adoptive parents’ counsel removed for misleading court
After separately – and successfully – petitioning the court for adoption while the biological father’s appeal was still pending, counsel for the child’s prospective adoptive ...
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Misrepresentations void policy for airplane damage
September 17, 2018 Comments Off on Misrepresentations void policy for airplane damage
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Post-stop consent to search vehicle was valid
September 17, 2018 Comments Off on Post-stop consent to search vehicle was valid
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Pro se litigant must pay county’s legal fees
September 17, 2018 Comments Off on Pro se litigant must pay county’s legal fees
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Water company’s general rate increase approved
September 17, 2018 Comments Off on Water company’s general rate increase approved
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“Deplorable” conditions not intentional damage
September 17, 2018 Comments Off on “Deplorable” conditions not intentional damage
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Damages-as-revenue case merits minimum damages
September 17, 2018 Comments Off on Damages-as-revenue case merits minimum damages
Verdicts & Settlements
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Young woman suffered head injury in wreck – $850,000 Verdict
September 17, 2018 Comments Off on Young woman suffered head injury in wreck – $850,000 Verdict
On July 28, 2017, the plaintiff was a 17-year-old rising high school senior who was driving a Saturn in the right lane on Interstate 81 ...
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Man burned in chemical accident settles claim 12 years later – $2,084,578 Settlement
September 17, 2018 Comments Off on Man burned in chemical accident settles claim 12 years later – $2,084,578 Settlement
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Procedure attempting to stop pain damaged digestive system – $1.85 Million Settlement
September 7, 2018 Comments Off on Procedure attempting to stop pain damaged digestive system – $1.85 Million Settlement
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Products claim would have become negligent maintenance case – $800,000 Settlement
September 4, 2018 Comments Off on Products claim would have become negligent maintenance case – $800,000 Settlement
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Allstate offers limits to man shot in head by friend – $300,000 Verdict
September 4, 2018 Comments Off on Allstate offers limits to man shot in head by friend – $300,000 Verdict
Practice Areas
Personal Injury
Va. Cir.: Judgment final as to co-defendant who didn’t appeal
4th Cir.: Homestead had no notice of ice near walkway fountain
SCV: Expert necessary to support legal malpractice claim
Va. Cir.: Family members can recover for wrongful fetal death
Va. Cir.: Carrier has no lien on claimant’s third-party settlement
