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Long time, no sue
They must be cleaning out the back of the file cabinets at the Virginia attorney general’s office. The state recently brought suit against two hapless drivers in Suffolk General District […]
Hack attack sets back clerk work
When China-based hackers pierced the cyber security barriers at the University of Virginia in June, hardly anyone noticed. The intruders reportedly targeted only two U.Va. employees whose work was connected […]
From old to ‘ancient’ at 20
If you have ever stood before a jury and unfurled an antique-looking scroll, you may have cited the “ancient documents” rule as you moved its admission into evidence. And if […]
You’ve been served
Today’s technology offers a creative lawyer new ways to track down a civil defendant who’s evading service of process. Service by email and even by social media have been given […]
Six words used here on purpose
So you want to do social media marketing for yourself or your law practice, and you don’t know how long you should make your tweets, posts, blog items or headlines. […]
Court panel played ‘Trump’ card
When Roanoke lawyer Terry Grimes stepped up to the podium last January to argue an appeal in the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, he saw some unfamiliar faces. The […]
A little ditty about Jack and Diane
The 2015 Virginia bar exam is in the books. As this column noted last week, 1,143 lawyer wannabes took the exam in Roanoke the week of July 27. Here is […]
What the judge said
“When we look at what has been going on with police forces around the United States, this is exactly the type of information that the public has a great interest […]
Spoonful of sugar entices lawyers to CLEs
Call it the Mary Poppins approach. “A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down,” the magical nanny famously sang in our childhood. Lawyers who grudgingly attend 12 hours of […]
Giving away the farm
Have a passion for country living? Have a certain way with words? If so, then Rock Spring Farm, a 35-acre “hobby farm” in rural Essex County, could be yours for […]
Not exactly a boatload of cash
What’s the best way to keep opposing counsel’s fees low when you’re on the losing end of a contract case? Concede liability early and don’t get caught up in side […]
Crossing the bar
You can feel the fear in the air. When we posted a tweet about the first day of the 2015 Virginia bar exam, held in Roanoke last week, one lawyer […]
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
