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Presenting ‘Largest Law Firms’ for 2018
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Lawyer rebuked, man freed
April 23, 2018 Comments Off on Lawyer rebuked, man freed
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Man’s witness tampering waives right to confront
April 23, 2018 Comments Off on Man’s witness tampering waives right to confront
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Lawyer resists State Bar impairment action
April 23, 2018 Comments Off on Lawyer resists State Bar impairment action
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Your law firm is like a factory, SC lawyer says in new book
April 23, 2018 Comments Off on Your law firm is like a factory, SC lawyer says in new book
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Drug conviction stands despite tainted warrant
April 20, 2018 Comments Off on Drug conviction stands despite tainted warrant
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School board settles abuse lawsuit for $1.1M
April 19, 2018 Comments Off on School board settles abuse lawsuit for $1.1M
News in Brief
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Developers seek court action against pipeline protesters
ROANOKE (AP) Developers of a controversial pipeline project are asking a federal judge to find members of a western Virginia family in contempt of court ...
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Government urges Supreme Court to hear uranium mining case
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Judge questions terror convictions after high court ruling
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State to receive nearly $10M to fight opioid crisis
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Lawyers: Accusations against challenged voters are not libel
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Woman gets 10 years for stealing inmate identities
Opinion Digests
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SCV: Malicious wounding intent shown by violent act itself
April 20, 2018 Comments Off on SCV: Malicious wounding intent shown by violent act itself
A defendant’s intent to maim, disfigure, disable, or kill could be inferred solely from the act of pistol-whipping his victim before stealing his money. Background ...
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WDVA: Subpoena for attorney emails, work product quashed
April 19, 2018 Comments Off on WDVA: Subpoena for attorney emails, work product quashed
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CAV: Emotional manipulation forfeited right to confrontation
April 18, 2018 Comments Off on CAV: Emotional manipulation forfeited right to confrontation
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WDVA: Motion to compel caught in procedural labyrinth
April 17, 2018 Comments Off on WDVA: Motion to compel caught in procedural labyrinth
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Va. Cir. Ct.: City couldn’t effect sale before liens ascertained
April 16, 2018 Comments Off on Va. Cir. Ct.: City couldn’t effect sale before liens ascertained
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4th Cir: Attempts to confuse witness supported tampering conviction
April 16, 2018 Comments Off on 4th Cir: Attempts to confuse witness supported tampering conviction
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4th Cir.: Contempt, sanctions for infringement affirmed
April 16, 2018 Comments Off on 4th Cir.: Contempt, sanctions for infringement affirmed
Verdicts & Settlements
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Truck hit guardrail, left debris on highway, two killed – $845,000 Settlement
April 23, 2018 Comments Off on Truck hit guardrail, left debris on highway, two killed – $845,000 Settlement
On April 1, 2014, a Nova Express tractor-trailer driven by Phillip Emiabata d/b/a Nova Express drove off the northbound travel lanes of I-81 in Wythe, ...
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Man died during heart surgery – Defense Verdict
April 23, 2018 Comments Off on Man died during heart surgery – Defense Verdict
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Plaintiff had trouble finding insurer for defendants – $56,443 Verdict
April 23, 2018 Comments Off on Plaintiff had trouble finding insurer for defendants – $56,443 Verdict
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Man attacked by heifer, thrown 30 feet into air – $1.2M Settlement
April 16, 2018 Comments Off on Man attacked by heifer, thrown 30 feet into air – $1.2M Settlement
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Man suffered cramps, pain, waited two days to go to ER – Defense Verdict
April 16, 2018 Comments Off on Man suffered cramps, pain, waited two days to go to ER – Defense Verdict
Practice Areas
Criminal Law
SCV: Malicious wounding intent shown by violent act itself
CAV: Emotional manipulation forfeited right to confrontation
4th Cir: Attempts to confuse witness supported tampering conviction
4th Cir.: With pedophilia diagnosis rejected, commitment ends
EDVA: Inevitable discovery applied to gun, but not statements
