November 1, 2018
Comments Off on Judiciary not subject to open records law, judge says
As the Supreme Court of Virginia considers a new batch of rules to govern access to judicial records, a circuit judge explicitly ruled on a proposition the high court has only alluded to. The judge said the judiciary, including the ...
Tagged with: Judge William N. Alexander II Supreme Court of Virginia News
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October 31, 2018
Comments Off on Lawyer’s legal malpractice claim survives
A patent lawyer’s legal malpractice claim against his bankruptcy lawyer has been revived by the Supreme Court of Virginia, offering some hope of recovery for the patent lawyer after a long series of setbacks, in and out of court. Mark ...
Tagged with: Judge Anthony J. Trenga Supreme Court of Virginia
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October 30, 2018
Comments Off on Jury returns $20M verdict in medical case
A Northern Virginia oncologist and her practice group were hit with a rare verdict in excess of $20 million this summer. A Fairfax County jury concluded the oncologist had missed signs of a growing tumor in the chest of a ...
Tagged with: Fairfax County Circuit Court Medical Malpractice
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October 29, 2018
Comments Off on GDPR, six months later
The General Data Protection Regulation was the biggest story of 2018 in the field of global privacy and data protection. The GDPR became enforceable in European Union member states on May 25, significantly expanding the territorial reach of EU data ...
Tagged with: Cybersecurity
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October 26, 2018
Comments Off on Lawyer suspended for handling of death case
A Halifax lawyer and 14-year member of the Halifax County Board of Supervisors has been suspended from law practice for two years for impugning the integrity of local judges as he mishandled a wrongful death case. A three-judge circuit court ...
Tagged with: Lawyer Discipline Virginia State Bar News
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October 26, 2018
Comments Off on McCauley is named Leader of the Year
James M. McCauley, Ethics Counsel at the Virginia State Bar, was named 2018 Leader of the Year at the Leaders in the Law program in Richmond Thursday. The Leaders in the Law program recognizes the top attorneys from across the ...
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October 25, 2018
Comments Off on Take-home asbestos exposure OK
A divided Supreme Court says Virginia will allow a lawsuit against a shipyard over the cancer death of a woman allegedly exposed to asbestos brought home by her shipworker father. The 4-3 decision on Oct. 11 “reshapes tort law” according ...
Tagged with: Chief Justice Donald W. Lemons Justice D. Arthur Kelsey Justice Elizabeth A. McClanahan Supreme Court of Virginia News
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October 24, 2018
Comments Off on Company gets nod to enforce nonsolicitation agreement
A federal judge in Harrisonburg has ruled that a Virginia-based drone company could seek to enforce a nonsolicitation agreement and entered an injunction against an ex-employee. But the enforcement effort was stayed after the man filed for bankruptcy in Maryland ...
Tagged with: Judge Elizabeth K. Dillon U.S. District Court - Western District
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October 23, 2018
Comments Off on Nonsuit on appeal to circuit court must await trial
With a deep dive into Virginia civil procedure precedents, a Fairfax judge had both good and bad news for a plaintiff who sought a do-over after appealing to circuit court. The good news was that the plaintiff was entitled to ...
Tagged with: Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge David A. Oblon
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October 22, 2018
Comments Off on Gray marriage: Later-in-life unions can lead to legal issues
As baby boomers age, it’s no surprise that America’s population of people over the age of 65 is getting bigger than it has ever been. One less than obvious consequence of this is that more people living past middle age ...
Tagged with: Elder Law Family Law
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