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A recent workers’ compensation claim settled for almost $4 million, making it one of the largest comp settlements in the state. To date, Virginia Lawyers Weekly has reported one other larger workers’ comp settlement, with the claimant in that case ...

Tagged with: Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission

A man Tasered by off-duty police officers working as store security guards can take his excessive force lawsuit to the discovery stage under a ruling by an Abingdon federal judge. U.S. District Judge James P. Jones ruled the man’s account ...

Tagged with: Judge James P. Jones U.S. District Court - Western District

The Virginia Department of Forensic Sciences will host a series of free courses on DNA for law professionals this Fall in four locations across the state. Representatives from the DFS said they are offering the courses in an effort to ...

Tagged with: CLE Judge Bradley B. Cavedo

You are not a pot roast. Has anyone ever told you that? No? Well, let me be the first. It’s important to remember that you are not a pot roast. Now, you might be thinking, “I’ve never been confused about ...

Over the past year, there’s been a lot of talk about artificial intelligence (AI) and its potential, both negative and positive. Some tout an idyllic world where robots cater to the every want and need of humans. Others, like Elon ...

When I was a child, grownups were often telling me that I ought to be a lawyer when I grew up. Usually this career advice was given right after an exhausting argument over some injustice that I felt had been ...

ROANOKE – A Roanoke federal judge said a police officer fighting for his reputation cannot suppress potentially discrediting information that could affect dozens of convictions. The decision removed a potential roadblock to an unusual action by Western District federal prosecutors. ...

Tagged with: Judge Michael F. Urbanski U.S. District Court - Western District

ROANOKE – Budget limitations are putting the squeeze on Virginia courts, with shortages of both judges and the clerk staffers that support them. The court systems’ top executive says administrators are working hard to make ends meet, even while the ...

Tagged with: Chief Justice Donald W. Lemons General Assembly

HENRICO — The question of whether a prosecutor can obtain a defense attorney’s recording of a preliminary hearing will remain unanswered for now, after both sides agreed to a plea deal. The issue arose after Marvin Banks, a witness in ...

Judges concerned about whether guardians ad litem for children are meeting expectations for their work will have a new tool to check. One judicial panel this month approved a form for a lawyer to disclose actions taken as an appointed ...

Tagged with: Chief Justice Donald W. Lemons Judge Frank W. Somerville