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NC will let out-of-state attorneys aid Florence victims
The North Carolina Supreme Court has approved a temporary amendment to the rules of the North Carolina State Bar to let attorneys from other states register to provide pro bono […]
VLW editorial wins national honor
The International Society of Weekly Newspaper Editors has honored a December 2017 editorial published in Virginia Lawyers Weekly as one of the top opinion pieces from the past year. Since […]
Officers who aided repo man not immune
Police officers did not prove they were immune from a suit filed by a woman who said she was threatened with jail for objecting to the repossession of her vehicle, […]
High court sides with insurer in global warming case
The Supreme Court of Virginia ruled in favor of an insurance company Sept. 16 in the nation’s first legal test of whether insurers may be liable for claims arising from […]
Twenty-one years later, man sentenced for military scam
A Michigan man who fled to the Bahamas 21 years ago after being convicted of scamming the U.S. military was sentenced last week to 16 years and two months in […]
Moussaoui makes new arguments to 4th Circuit
A federal appeals court ordered new arguments last week in the case of Sept. 11, 2001, conspirator Zacharias Moussaoui, the only person to stand trial for the terrorist attacks in […]
Powell execution delayed by U.S. Supreme Court
The family of a 16-year-old girl killed by a jealous male friend said they would continue to fight for justice the day after the man convicted in her death got […]
McDonnell remains ahead of Deeds in money totals
Democrat R. Creigh Deeds received about $3.4 million in June, nearly double the cash raised by his Republican rival for governor, Bob McDonnell. But McDonnell entered July with a substantially […]
Home electronic monitoring case dismissed as moot
Virginia will have to wait to learn how much a sentencing judge has to say about the early release of a state inmate for home electronic monitoring. A panel of […]
Allstate: Driving safety most improved in Alexandria
ALEXANDRIA—A new report from Allstate Insurance Co. says Alexandria tops the list of cities where driver safety has improved the most in recent years. According to the report released earlier […]
Virginia Beach rethinks plans after FAA input
VIRGINIA BEACH—Virginia Beach is rethinking plans for a new convention-center hotel and other Oceanfront-area projects after the Federal Aviation Administration told city officials that structures taller than 110 feet would […]
Grisham to base movie script on Norfolk rape case
NORFOLK—Author John Grisham is turning his talents to the big screen with a high-profile Norfolk rape and slaying case. The author of a bookshelf of legal thrillers is writing a […]
Verdicts & Settlements
- Medical Malpractice – Patient suffers stroke from ruptured aneurysm
- Premises Liability- Man suffers paralysis after bench tipped back
- Medical Malpractice – Botched tubal ligation results in childbirth
- Motor Vehicle Negligence – Pickup truck passenger dies from crash injuries
- Medical Malpractice-Patient received spleen injury during colonoscopy
- Medical Malpractice – Patient suffers complications from improper cyst removal
- Motor Vehicle Negligence Henrico driver sustained wrist fracture in five-car collision
- Medical Malpractice-Patient dies following blood loss in surgery
- Motor Vehicle Negligence – Defense points to plaintiff’s prior collision, stressors
- Medical Malpractice – Ingrown toenail removal leads to CRPS type 2
- Motor Vehicle Negligence Rear-seat passenger injured when car hits telephone pole
Opinion Digests
- Arbitration – Court decides whether nonparty to arbitration agreement can enforce it
- Constitutional – Circuit court applied wrong standard in church dispute
- Civil Procedure – Medical malpractice statute of limitations doesn’t apply to claims against hospital
- Bankruptcy – Creditor can’t examine debtor under Bankruptcy Code § 707(b)(1)
- Administrative – Court construes Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
- Taxation – County’s tax assessment was ‘plainly wrong’
- Negligence – Release doesn’t bar rider’s negligence claim against horse owner
- Bankruptcy – Motion to reinstate Chapter 7 petition previously dismissed by court is denied
- Wills and trusts – Court applied incorrect statute of limitations to breach of trust claims
- Administrative – Doctor’s attacks on license suspension order fails
- Habeas Corpus – Petition attacking military court martial is dismissed
- Parent and Child – Stepmother awarded custody of stepchildren over father’s objection
