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The VLW Digital Edition – March 23, 2015
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The VLW Digital Edition – March 16, 2015
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The VLW Digital Edition – March 9, 2015
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The VLW Digital Edition – March 2, 2015
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Courts announce closings, delays for Thursday
Thursday’s snow storm has closed a number of courts across the commonwealth. The Supreme Court of Virginia has posted the list of state court closings on its website. The court […]
The VLW Digital Edition – Feb. 23, 2015
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The VLW Digital Edition – Feb. 16, 2015
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The VLW Digital Edition – Feb. 9, 2015
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Million-Dollar Settlements of 2014
In this issue, Virginia Lawyers Weekly presents its annual compilation of million-dollar settlements. The survey, which has been published since 2009, highlights settlements of $1 million or more that were […]
Widowed Stepmother Wins Custody
Due to the mother’s failure to comply with Rules 5A:18 and 5A:20, the Court of Appeals will not consider her challenge to the trial court’s award of sole legal and […]
Elderly pedestrian struck by vehicle in marked crosswalk – $145,000 Settlement
Plaintiff is a 75-year-old female pedestrian that crossed in a designated marked crosswalk at the intersection of Cameron Station Boulevard and Duke Street in Alexandria. The defendant was stopped at […]
The VLW Digital Edition – Feb. 2, 2015
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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
- The Most Important Opinions, January-June 2026
- 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
