August 10, 2020
Comments Off on Judge: Lee statue plaintiffs may have meritorious case
A Richmond circuit judge says a group of Richmond landowners is likely to succeed on a claim that property law bars removal of the statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. Judge W. Reilly Marchant concluded that property owners in ...
Tagged with: Gov. Ralph Northam Judge W. Reilly Marchant Richmond Circuit Court
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August 10, 2020
Comments Off on Court backs VSB procedures, upholds admonition
The Supreme Court of Virginia has rejected arguments that a Virginia State Bar penalty was based on no more than an embellished fee dispute, turning aside a lawyer’s objections to the bar discipline process. The result was affirmation of a ...
Tagged with: bar discipline Justice Teresa M. Chafin Supreme Court of Virginia
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August 10, 2020
Comments Off on Judge rules against uranium mining in Pittsylvania
A Wise County circuit judge has held that a uranium company cannot mine a piece of property in Pittsylvania County. In 1982, the Virginia General Assembly placed a moratorium on uranium mining on safety grounds. The plaintiffs in the case ...
Tagged with: Judge Chad Dodson Wise County Circuit Court
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August 3, 2020
Comments Off on Three directions: Court splits on confrontation challenge
The judges of the Virginia Court of Appeals went in three different directions in analyzing when a document – a signed proof of service – can take the place of live testimony to prove violation of a criminal statute. At ...
Tagged with: Criminal Law Judge Clifford L. Athey Jr. Judge David W. Lannetti Judge Glen A. Huff Judge Robert J. Humphreys Virginia Court of Appeals
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August 3, 2020
Comments Off on Judge allows discovery of risk manager’s notes
A Newport News circuit judge says the opportunity to depose a risk manager is no substitute for having the official’s handwritten notes made a few days after a patient’s fall in a hospital. The decision by Judge Christopher R. Papile ...
Tagged with: Discovery Judge Christopher R. Papile Newport News Circuit Court Virginia Circuit Courts
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(AP) Virginia Democrats say they are looking to make transformational change to the state’s criminal justice system — just a few months after taking a far less ambitious approach. The killing of George Floyd and widespread protests over police violence ...
Tagged with: Criminal Law General Assembly
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August 3, 2020
Comments Off on Judge bounces ad man’s defamation suit
A former top executive with The Martin Agency in Richmond who claims he was unfairly maligned by an article in Adweek may have to sue in a court outside of Virginia. A judge says the advertising trade magazine lacks sufficient ...
Tagged with: Defamation Judge John A. Gibney Jr. Personal Injury U.S. District Court - Eastern District
Read More »Virginia Lawyers Weekly is launching a new program that will honor leading lawyers in a particular field of law. The “Go To Lawyers” program will identify and recognize the top lawyers across the commonwealth in a given practice area. The ...
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July 27, 2020
Comments Off on Virginia mandates COVID-19 workplace precautions
Virginia made history by becoming the first state to adopt coronavirus-related workplace safety mandates on July 15. The rules were adopted in a 9-2 vote by the Virginia Occupational Safety and Health Administration (VOSH) – the state’s version of the ...
Tagged with: Coronavirus Employment Gov. Ralph Northam
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July 27, 2020
Comments Off on Delay won’t bar jury trial request on appeal
Even though the party appealing a loss in general district court did not request a jury trial earlier, his request at a scheduling conference was not too late, a Norfolk Circuit Court judge has ruled. Court rules set a deadline ...
Tagged with: Judge Everett A. Martin Jr. Norfolk Circuit Court Virginia Circuit Courts
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