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Despite warnings about e-mail scams targeting lawyers, the Internet thieves appear to be busier than ever. Based on the recent experiences of two Virginia lawyers, the scammers may be operating out of Canada using a highly polished confidence game. One ...

Virginia Supreme Court Justice Cynthia D. Kinser dissented today as the court agreed to additions to the Virginia State Bar’s governance aimed at promoting diversity. The amendments to the court’s rules give the chair of the VSB’s new diversity conference ...

Tagged with: Virginia State Bar

A Vermont judge today said he would give Lisa Miller 30 days to appear with her 7-year-old daughter before he would consider ordering her jailed for contempt, reports the Associated Press . Miller, whose last known address is in Bedford ...

An Arlington County judge set aside a defense verdict and ordered a new trial in a personal injury action when the insurer defending the case turned over a last-minute expert report that bolstered the plaintiff’s claim. The report was provided ...

A Front Royal lawyer who serves on the town council has caused a stir by striking up a conversation with a circuit judge about a hot local tax case. The lawyer-councilman, Thomas Sayre , said it was just an innocent ...

Gov. Bob McDonnell last night wrote to the U.S. attorney general in an effort to revoke former Gov. Kaine’s request for the transfer of convicted killer Jens Soering to a German prison. McDonnell’s letter to Attorney General Eric Holder is ...

Tagged with: Criminal

One New York personal injury law firm is stepping out from the crowd by running TV ads making fun of people who exaggerate their injuries.  Maybe they’re even mocking some of their competitors’ ads.  Here’s an example: Another video from ...

New federal regulations designed to protect homebuyers from nasty surprises at loan closing time could slow the recovery of the real estate market, some industry insiders say. The regulations require early disclosure of expected loan costs for residential mortgages, with ...

Tagged with: Real Estate

Adulterers could no longer hide behind the Fifth Amendment in divorce cases if a bill backed by family lawyers is approved by the General Assembly. The measure would allow a judge to draw an adverse inference if a party or ...

Tagged with: Constitutional Domestic Relations General Assembly

A ruling by a Montgomery County Circuit Court has set the stage for discovery and trial in the two lawsuits filed in the wake of the deadly 2007 shootings on the Virginia Tech campus. Virginia Tech president Charles Steger and ...

Tagged with: Franklin County Circuit Court Judge William N. Alexander II