Virginia Lawyers Weekly VA Lawyers Weekly

Although plaintiff alleges defendant lawyer was negligent in handling and nonsuiting plaintiff’s first wrongful death action because the lawyer knew or should have known that under Va. Code § 8.01-244(B) and § 8.01-50(B), in effect at the time, the statute ...

Although the trial court on June 7, 1991, granted a motion for sanctions in this suit alleging breach of a settlement agreement, the court will not now enter defendants’ proposed order awarding sanctions, submitted by counsel on July 13, 1992. ...

Where plaintiff alleges it entered into a contract to buy two condominium units and the contract also provided for the construction of certain improvements by defendant, and plaintiff now sues for alleged deficiencies in the construction of the improvements, as ...

Where plaintiff’s motion for judgment alleges that defendant operated his employer’s truck knowing that the brakes were defective, and that while operating the truck, he rear-ended plaintiff’s vehicle, for the purposes of demurrer, the plaintiff has adequately alleged conscious disregard ...

Where plaintiff’s motion for judgment in this automobile accident personal injury suit also named as a defendant a physician who allegedly had prescribed an antibiotic for defendant driver without adequately warning him about the danger of having a reaction to ...

Where complainant has proffered to the court certain material evidence regarding her residency since January of 1991, which was not presented to the commissioner, the court will refer the matter back to the commissioner for an additional hearing to receive ...

A child support order will be modified to change its statement that both children were born of the marriage, when in fact recent blood tests show that a third person is the biological father of one of the children. The ...

Where defendant’s dog was struck by a car and brought to plaintiff’s animal hospital, treated and cared for until defendant owner was identified and billed for the dog’s treatment, defendant may not now deny liability for the medical expenses incurred ...

Where the parties’ marital property consists of: 1) a jointly owned home valued at $29,000; 2) a jointly owned van valued at $500; 3) a jointly owned insurance check for $786; 4) a jointly owned income tax refunds from the ...

Where defendant called a police officer, a personal friend of his, and told him he wished to talk to him about various matters in which defendant was involved, defendant initiated that contact and his statements to the officer need not ...