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Court highlights rules for medical records evidence

November 22, 2019 Comments Off on Court highlights rules for medical records evidence

Lawyers can look to a recent Supreme Court of Virginia ruling for guidance on admission of medical records at trial, even though the justices deemed ...
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Gang prosecutors sanctioned for discovery failures

November 20, 2019 Comments Off on Gang prosecutors sanctioned for discovery failures
Protective order is no bar to joint custody

November 19, 2019 Comments Off on Protective order is no bar to joint custody
A failure to advise

November 18, 2019 Comments Off on A failure to advise
No coverage for doc who brandished gun at clinic

November 15, 2019 Comments Off on No coverage for doc who brandished gun at clinic
Order can be modified retroactively

November 14, 2019 Comments Off on Order can be modified retroactively
Lawyer’s use of legislative continuance questioned

November 13, 2019 Comments Off on Lawyer’s use of legislative continuance questioned

Slain officer’s daughter asks Assembly to end executions

November 22, 2019 Comments Off on Slain officer’s daughter asks Assembly to end executions

(AP) The daughter of a sheriff’s official whose killer was executed appeared before lawmakers urging them to end the state’s death penalty. Rachel Sutphin spoke ...
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Snowden: Lawsuit targeting his book is selective enforcement

November 21, 2019 Comments Off on Snowden: Lawsuit targeting his book is selective enforcement
Judge Beasley will not seek another term

November 20, 2019 Comments Off on Judge Beasley will not seek another term
Transition team announced for Fairfax prosecutor office

November 20, 2019 Comments Off on Transition team announced for Fairfax prosecutor office
Hearing on legislative continuance is averted

November 19, 2019 Comments Off on Hearing on legislative continuance is averted
Attorney calls on US Marine deserter to turn himself in

November 18, 2019 Comments Off on Attorney calls on US Marine deserter to turn himself in

Evidentiary hearing conducted for actual innocence claim

November 20, 2019 Comments Off on Evidentiary hearing conducted for actual innocence claim

Where petitioner seeks to overturn his convictions arising from an assault of a co-worker by petitioning for a writ of actual innocence based on nonbiological ...
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Form letters insufficient contacts for jurisdiction

November 20, 2019 Comments Off on Form letters insufficient contacts for jurisdiction
Federal sovereign immunity bars gross negligence claim

November 20, 2019 Comments Off on Federal sovereign immunity bars gross negligence claim
Claimant’s burden to prove shoulder impairment

November 20, 2019 Comments Off on Claimant’s burden to prove shoulder impairment
Two wounding convictions from gun battle approved

November 20, 2019 Comments Off on Two wounding convictions from gun battle approved
Self-defense instruction denied at murder trial

November 20, 2019 Comments Off on Self-defense instruction denied at murder trial
Objection to prior bad acts evidence waived

November 20, 2019 Comments Off on Objection to prior bad acts evidence waived

Three killed on roadside of Route 288 – $5 million settlement

November 18, 2019 Comments Off on Three killed on roadside of Route 288 – $5 million settlement

On June 27, 2018, a motorist, Linli Xu, was driving in the left lane of Route 288 when she struck a deer. Two other individuals, ...
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Woman suffered wrist injury in T-bone wreck – $180,000 verdict

November 18, 2019 Comments Off on Woman suffered wrist injury in T-bone wreck – $180,000 verdict
Intestine was cut during gallbladder surgery – $975,000 settlement

November 18, 2019 Comments Off on Intestine was cut during gallbladder surgery – $975,000 settlement
Man unable to return to work after accident – $900,000 settlement

November 18, 2019 Comments Off on Man unable to return to work after accident – $900,000 settlement
Man suffered detached retina in rearender – $500,000 verdict

November 11, 2019 Comments Off on Man suffered detached retina in rearender – $500,000 verdict