March 11, 2019
Comments Off on Tug boat owner to pay $3.25M to settle accident claims
A tug boat owner has agreed to pay more than $3 million to settle claims from a boatload of recreational fishermen who were run over by a barge in the James River last summer. Two of the six weekend boaters ...
Tagged with: Million-Dollar Settlements
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March 11, 2019
Comments Off on Are you managing your time, or is it managing you?
By Susan Letterman White BridgeTower Media Newswires Too many people have too many demands for their time. It may feel as if there is no longer the time to distinguish between important and urgent items on your massive “to-do” list ...
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March 8, 2019
Comments Off on Insurance coverage issues decided in hit-and-run case – $475,000 Verdict
On May 29, 2013, decedent crossed Route 250 in front of his home in Albemarle County to check the mail. As he reached about halfway across the road, he was hit by a red Mustang which continued to speed down ...
Tagged with: Albemarle County Circuit Court Judge J. Michael Gamble Verdict Wrongful Death
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March 8, 2019
Comments Off on Faces changing at judicial ethics commission
Three new members will join Virginia’s Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission this year and one member will return to the panel with a new constituency. The retirement of Warren County Circuit Judge Ronald L. Napier in July opened a circuit ...
Tagged with: General Assembly Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission
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By Daniel Berti Capital News Service (AP) When someone is charged with a crime, prosecutors and judges want to make sure the defendant shows up for court. So they usually require the person to put up cash bail — money ...
Tagged with: Bail Reform
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March 6, 2019
Comments Off on Bill closes ‘malpractice trap’ in contract actions
Legislation approved by the General Assembly should close a little-noticed gap in the statutes that set out Virginia’s limitations periods for contract actions. The well-understood general rule for Virginia contract actions is that the deadline is five years for a ...
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March 5, 2019
Comments Off on VSB Council urges beefed-up ethics rule for prosecutors
The Virginia State Bar Council says a prosecutor has an ethical duty to point out any known exculpatory evidence in a large document dump in a criminal case. Bar leaders are urging the Supreme Court of Virginia to make that ...
Tagged with: Virginia State Bar Council Virginia State Bar News
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March 4, 2019
Comments Off on Once is enough
Although at least two Virginia circuit judges have ruled that the one-time use of a vehicle in a single drug transaction is not sufficient to justify forfeiture of the vehicle, the Supreme Court of Virginia now says a single drug ...
Tagged with: Judge Robert M.D. Turk Justice D. Arthur Kelsey Supreme Court of Virginia News
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Virginia Lawyers Weekly is now taking nominations for the Virginia Lawyers Hall of Fame, our awards program designed to recognize some of Virginia’s most significant senior lawyers. The deadline for nominations is close of business on Friday, March 29, 2019. ...
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February 28, 2019
Comments Off on Judge kicks verdict over disputed scientific evidence
After hearing arguments that prosecutors misled a jury about scientific evidence in a murder trial, a Richmond judge threw out the jury’s 2nd-degree murder verdict and ordered a new trial. Lawyers for James D. Henshaw said inaccurate test results on ...
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