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A personal injury settlement that is believed to be the largest amount ever recovered by a single personal injury plaintiff in Virginia leads Virginia Lawyers ...
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News in Brief
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Bar fund pays $71K to reimburse clients
Clients of nine former Virginia attorneys received $71,130 in reimbursement in the most recent round of payments authorized by the Virginia State Bar Clients’ Protection ...
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Police chief fires officer, releases video of shooting death
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Otieno family attorneys push back against officers’ defense
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New Fourth Circuit Clerk of Court named
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Bar seeks comment on proposed ethics opinion
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Teacher shot by 6-year-old describes challenging recovery
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Prosecutor to release video of death of man in custody
Opinion Digests
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Parent fails to show IDEA hearing was flawed
Where a parent argued the findings of an administrative law judge, or ALJ, who presided over a hearing on whether a school district complied with ...
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Employee can’t show his suspension was retaliatory
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Sex discrimination verdict for employee reversed
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Title insurer defeats motion for summary judgment
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Man’s claims against ex-wife don’t belong in federal court
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Man fired for deception, not FMLA leave
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Tow truck driver prevails in UM/UIM coverage suit
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COVID closure insurance suit remains dismissed
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Lack of expert dooms woman’s injury claim
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Claims narrowed in former student’s suit
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Rural pharmacy denied funds required for survival
Verdicts & Settlements
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Man sustained injuries after 15-foot fall from lift — $2.6M settlement
Type of action: Personal injury Injuries alleged: Spinal cord injury, incomplete quadriplegia, fractured vertebrae, a large scalp laceration, concussion, loss of consciousness and left fibular ...
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Two killed after tractor-trailer crashed into stopped vehicles — $1.237,500 settlement
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Patient fractured femur in hospital fall — $375,000 settlement
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Physician not negligent in diagnosing man’s brain injury — Defense verdict
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Defense verdict reached in suit against emergency physician
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Man struck by city vehicle while crossing street — $5M settlement
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Defense verdict reached in $2.5M suit over staph infection — Defense verdict
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Hotel allegedly failed to call timely medical assistance — $1.5M settlement
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Plaintiff struck by box, fell into glass door — $1.5M settlement
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Pregnant woman injured after defendant ran stop sign — $140,000 settlement
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School bus rear-ended van, injuring passenger — $1.6M settlement
Viewpoint
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In times of crisis, the ‘tug of war’ is over
Conventional wisdom used to go something like this: Lawyers and communicators are trained differently and, consequently, see the world differently, especially during a crisis or ...
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The ever-evolving Fourth Circuit
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Federal protections for pregnant, nursing employees coming
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It’s time for employers to embrace the ‘Big Quit’ and adapt
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Tell the whole truth? I’ll do better than that
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Meaning of silence: negative patent claim limitations
