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Transferring a case from one lawyer to another is never entirely easy. Attorneys need to gather files from work they’ve done and turn them over to new counsel. They may need to negotiate fees for the work they’ve done. They ...

Last Friday, a group of medical malpractice defense attorneys moved their practices from a medium-sized Richmond law firm to a larger Richmond-based firm. Three attorneys and their support staff left Russell, Cantor, Arkema & Edmonds to join Wright, Robinson, McCammon, ...

The past year has seen the development of a new defense to suits on loan guarantees based on the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1691 et seq. Typically, a wife will resist an attempt to collect on her ...

Yes, says sentencing data By Robert SmithMidford, News Editor You have a defendant with some prior convictions. With Virginia’s unitary jury procedure, if you want to present the case to the jury for a verdict, you also have to be ...

Two candidates have filed petitions to fill the American Bar Association House of Delegates seat left vacant by the selection of former state delegate Roderick B. Mathews to sit on the ABA’s Board of Governors in August. Fairfax attorney Richard ...

The Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys elected new officers last Friday at its annual meeting in Charlottesville. The list of new officers is as follows: President, John M. Claytor of Harman, Claytor, Corrigan & Wellman in Richmond; president-elect, John M. ...

While random review of trust accounts is expected to grab most of the attention when the Virginia State Bar Council meets this week, members will also consider proposals to broaden the evidence litigants may use to support motions for summary ...

Another circuit has allowed a claim against an uninsured motorist carrier for failure to act in good faith in pre-trial negotiations. Hampton Circuit Judge Walter J. Ford last week overruled a demurrer to a motion for sanctions under a 1991 ...

In an unusual move, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has vacated a month-old decision which allowed a Northern Virginia company to enforce a nationwide non-compete agreement against its former software designer. When the decision, Comprehensive Technologies Int’l Inc. ...

A man who worked at a Norfolk hospital and was also treated there is suing the hospital because of the alleged discovery by a co-worker of the employee’s HIV diagnosis from a billing record in a hospital computer. The suit ...