February 21, 2020
Comments Off on New historic markers to honor icons Hill, Robinson
When one thinks of civil rights leaders, Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr. are often among the first names to come to mind. Virginia lawyers know two other names that belong at the top of the list. On Feb. ...
Tagged with: Civil Rights Oliver W. Hill Spottswood W. Robinson III
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February 20, 2020
Comments Off on Grana to vie for VSB president-elect
Richmond trial lawyer Stephanie E. Grana is running to serve as president of the Virginia State Bar. Grana, a specialist in medical malpractice claims, submitted paperwork Feb. 5 to join legal aid lawyer David Neumeyer in what will be an ...
Tagged with: Virginia State Bar News
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February 19, 2020
Comments Off on Doctors can use statute to sue over insurance payment
Doctors who billed nearly $250,000 but were paid less than $15,000 can sue their patient’s health plan under a Virginia statute setting pay rates for out-of-network emergency care, a circuit judge has ruled. A statute establishing what’s known as the ...
Tagged with: Fairfax Circuit Court Insurance Insurance Claims Judge Richard E. Gardiner Medical Costs
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February 18, 2020
Comments Off on Client won, was unhappy with law firm’s fee
A Virginia law firm is defending its litigation strategy in a bid to collect more than $165,000 in unpaid bills from a disgruntled client. The client – a defendant in a chemical exposure case – avoided liability with a statute ...
Tagged with: Attorneys Fees Contract fees Judge Henry E. Hudson U.S. District Court - Western District
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February 17, 2020
Comments Off on California for all
By Jessie Ammons Rumbley and Maura Mazurowski If California were its own country, it would have the fifth-largest economy in the world. So when the Golden State throws its weight around, it can rumble the desks of attorneys from coast ...
Tagged with: Data Protection GDPR Privacy
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February 17, 2020
Comments Off on To attract more ‘seasoned’ lawyers to bench, pensions being studied
Legislators hope that by collaborating with the courts and the state retirement system they can adjust judicial pension formulas to attract more “seasoned” lawyers to the bench. Senators from both parties spoke as one last month to lament financial disincentives ...
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February 14, 2020
Comments Off on Bankruptcy judge disallows $2.3M in bank claims
Based on evidence that four loan guarantees were the product of forgery by the debtor’s wife, a bankruptcy judge has disallowed more than $2.3 million in claims by a bank that lent money to a now-defunct real estate investment firm. ...
Tagged with: Judge Klinette H. Kindred U.S. Bankruptcy Court
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Virginia Lawyers Weekly is now accepting submissions for the 2020 annual survey of “Virginia’s Largest Law Firms.” The annual survey highlights the 75 largest law firms in Virginia. The rankings are based on the number of Virginia-licensed attorneys working in ...
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February 13, 2020
Comments Off on Noncompete went too far to limit employees
Saying businesses have no right to put an “impermeable barrier” around employees and contractors, a Fairfax circuit judge has rejected an action to enforce broadly written noncompete and nonsolicitation clauses. The ruling could open opportunities for medical professionals and others ...
Tagged with: Employment Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge John M. Tran
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February 12, 2020
Comments Off on Legislation to raise age of juveniles tried as adults
On any given day, 10,000 juveniles are housed in adult prisons and jails nationwide, according to the Equal Justice Initiative. Under Virginia law, juveniles 14 and older must be tried as adults when charged with first- or second-degree murder or ...
Tagged with: Criminal Court General Assembly Juveniles
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