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Court Won’t Enforce Optional Liquidated Damages
A liquidated damages provision in a real estate contract that would allow seller to keep buyer’s $50,000 deposit and seek additional remedies is unenforceable, a Fairfax Circuit Court holds. Seller and buyer entered into a real estate contract for a lot in Fairfax County. The contract provided that buyer was to deliver a deposit of […]
The VLW Digital Edition – Sept. 15, 2014
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The VLW Digital Edition – Sept. 1, 2014
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The VLW Digital Edition – Aug. 25, 2014
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The VLW Digital Edition – Aug. 18, 2014
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The VLW Digital Edition – Aug. 11, 2014
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The VLW Digital Edition – Aug. 4, 2014
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UIM opinion adds $250k in coverage for accident victim
A motorcyclist severely injured in a collision with another vehicle can tap into extra coverage from his own insurance policy, a federal judge has ruled. In what appears to be the first memorandum opinion from new U.S. District Judge M. Hannah Lauck of Richmond, the court decided the rider’s insurance company owed $500,000 in underinsured […]
The VLW Digital Edition – July 21, 2014
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The VLW Digital Edition – July 14, 2014
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The VLW Digital Edition – July 7, 2014
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The VLW Digital Edition – June 30, 2014
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Verdicts & Settlements
- Worker fell off roof, rendering him a paraplegic — $1.25M settlement
- Driver sustained permanent hearing loss after traffic collision — $240,000 settlement
- Plaintiff suffered concussion in rear-end collision — $81,000 verdict
- Builder misrepresented home status to buyers — $675,000 verdict
- Low potassium led to cardiac arrest, death of patient — $1M settlement
- Excessive propofol caused death in dialysis patient — $850,000 settlement
- Pedestrian struck in crosswalk in hit-and-run incident — $300,000 settlement
- Navy veteran killed in collision with box truck — $1.85M arbitration award
- Motorcyclist ejected from bike in collision with SUV — $1.5M settlement
- Jury rules in plaintiff’s favor in defamation suit with city — $300,000 verdict
- Woman missed step on walkway, rupturing Achilles tendon — $160,000 settlement
- Court dismisses suit in hit-and-run death of 2-year-old
Opinion Digests
- Debtor fails to show that signatures were forged
- Alleged defect in service of process excused
- Sales reps defeat injunction motion by former employer
- Court refuses to strike damages expert’s report
- Company can’t dismiss securities class action
- Defendants sued for not repaying loan
- No claim for ACA retaliation outside employment arena
- Plaintiffs awarded $33K in damages, $324K in fees
- Bank dodges claim for customer’s in-person transfer
- Jury to decide who is on hook for $207K loss
- Woman claims hospital did not offer appropriate exam
- Board members accused of political patronage
