November 11, 2019
Comments Off on New group addresses decline in court reporters
The court reporter industry is experiencing a stenographer shortage nationwide, with a gap of more than 11,000 predicted by 2023, according to a recent study. A new national organization launched last month hopes to aid the industry with this decline. ...
Tagged with: Court Reporters Stenography
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November 11, 2019
Comments Off on Order can be modified retroactively
A circuit judge who believed he could not retroactively modify a pendente lite award of spousal support made a “mistake of law,” the Supreme Court of Virginia has ruled. Overruling both the circuit judge and the Court of Appeals, the ...
Tagged with: Judge Charles James Maxfield Justice S. Bernard Goodwyn Supreme Court of Virginia News
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Virginia Lawyers Weekly is now accepting nominations for our Class of 2020 in our “Influential Women of Law” awards. This program honors accomplished and high-achieving women who have improved the legal profession in the Old Dominion and left their individual ...
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November 11, 2019
Comments Off on Judge backs doctor in bid to keep mental records private
A Fairfax County judge has sided with a clinical psychologist who declined to turn over a teen’s mental health records in response to a subpoena in the parents’ divorce case. The psychologist said disclosure before a custody hearing could cause ...
Tagged with: Domestic Relations Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge Richard E. Gardiner
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November 11, 2019
Comments Off on No coverage for doc who brandished gun at clinic
A pain management physician who showed up with a gun outside his former Albemarle County office does not have insurance coverage for two tort actions filed by colleagues allegedly traumatized by the incident, a judge has ruled. The colleagues are ...
Tagged with: Insurance Judge Norman K. Moon U.S. District Court - Western District
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November 11, 2019
Comments Off on Medical Society’s new president preps for Assembly session
The Medical Society of Virginia will focus on Medicaid expansion and the elimination of “surprise billing” during the 2020 General Assembly session, according to the group’s new president. Clifford L. Deal III, chief of surgery at Henrico Doctors’ Hospital, was ...
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November 8, 2019
Comments Off on ‘Haystack’ duty for prosecutors is rejected
ALEXANDRIA – The Supreme Court of Virginia will not enact language in the Virginia Rules that would require prosecutors to disclose “particular evidence” they know of that could help a criminal defendant. The court balked at a bar recommendation opposed ...
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November 7, 2019
Comments Off on Pirate ship copyright dispute sails before Supreme Court
By Correy Stephenson BridgeTower Media Newswires A sunken pirate ship off the coast of North Carolina that triggered a copyright dispute with implications for state sovereign immunity will be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court. In 1996, the Queen Anne’s ...
Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Copyright Judge Paul V. Niemeyer U.S. Supreme Court
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November 6, 2019
Comments Off on Bar dissenters: ‘No-contact rule’ too narrow
ALEXANDRIA – Leaders of the Virginia State Bar appear split over the ethical boundaries of talking with your adversary’s employees. Dissenters are pressing for a rule that would bar any contact with employees of a litigation opponent. An existing rule ...
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November 4, 2019
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Claire Gastañaga has had a multitude of careers, including counselor, activist, advocate and office administrator. She sees her current job as head of the ACLU of Virginia as the capstone of her professional life. But she’s not ready to step ...
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