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The VLW Digital Edition – Oct. 5, 2015
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Woman hit by bus is awarded $4.5M
An Alexandria jury has returned a $4.5 million verdict for a woman who was hit by a city bus while crossing the street. Initially a negligence action, the case took […]
The VLW Digital Edition – Sept. 28, 2015
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Jeep repo from 1998 results in $2M verdict
Seventeen years after a vehicle repossession went awry, a Williamsburg businessman has recovered against the repo company whose actions hurt his reputation and cost him clients. On July 10, a […]
The VLW Digital Edition – Sept. 21, 2015
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Drunken driver hit with $3.5M verdict in Newport News
A middle school teacher who was severely injured by a drunken driver has been awarded $3.5 million by a Newport News jury. The verdict included $1 million in punitive damages […]
Man settles claim for fetal death
A husband who lost his wife and unborn child in an auto accident has reached a $1 million settlement in an apparent case of first impression under a recent amendment […]
The VLW Digital Edition – Sept. 14, 2015
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Supreme vows
When U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy penned his 28-page opinion in Obergefell v. Hodges, he may have had wedding vows in mind. Both gay and straight couples across the […]
The VLW Digital Edition – Sept. 7, 2015
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Lawyer Could’ve-Beens…making great music
An up-and-coming jazz singer has added her own touch to tunes from a landmark songwriter to make an album that’s getting notice for innovation and serious chops. The kick for […]
LINC honors Flax as Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year
The Legal Information Network for Cancer awarded Richmond attorney Robert L. Flax with its Krista Latshaw Pro Bono Award. The award is presented each year to one of LINC’s volunteer […]
Verdicts & Settlements
- Motor Vehicle Negligence – Unicycle rider dies after being hit by car
- Premises Liability – Delivery driver injured by porch decking collapse
- Premises Liability – Fall down stairs at resort results in injuries, death
- Medical Malpractice – Jurors side with doctor in suit over rescue surgery
- Workers’ Compensation- Seasonal worker paralyzed in tobacco baler accident
- Medical Malpractice- Death from cancer followed stomach pain misdiagnosis
- Workers’ Compensation – Struck in face by forklift, woman suffers brain injury
- Negligence and Tort – Group home resident falls, sustaining femur fracture
- Medical Malpractice – Nursing facility patient dies after fracturing ankle in fall
- Medical Malpractice- Patient has bladder injury during colostomy reversal
- Premises Liability- Apartment guest burned by gas grill spewing fire
Opinion Digests
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- Criminal – Court of Appeals wrongly vacated murder conviction
- Tort – U.Va. prevails on former professor’s claims
- Constitutional – Company’s due process claim against county is dismissed
- Administrative – Plaintiffs’ effort to enjoin ITC proceeding fails
- Patent and trademark – Amazon patent infringement suit transferred to New Jersey
- Tort – Chesterfield County dismissed from wrongful death suit
- Consumer Protection – Lawsuit over kratom survives motion to dismiss
- Criminal – Defendant convicted of attempted sexual exploitation of a child
- Evidence – Motion to exclude transmission expert is rejected
- Damages – Court awards pre-judgment interest following parties’ acquiescence
- Employment – Court approves overtime wage collective action settlement
