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Virginia Supreme Court officials have approved four local court plans for the resumption of jury trials as soon as Sept. 14. Many other circuit courts still are waiting to learn if their plans will survive scrutiny by three-justice panels consulting ...

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A plaintiff in a malicious prosecution case with a demand for punitive damages is entitled to discovery of the defendant’s net worth, a Virginia circuit judge has ruled. A defendant’s assets can be used as both a sword and shield ...

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A federal judge has temporarily barred a Wytheville financial advisor from soliciting clients of his former employer to move their investments to his new company. U.S. District Judge Glen E. Conrad said the advisor’s general denials of the accusations could ...

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Despite cooperation by both sides to trigger coverage for a broken jaw, a judge ruled a homeowners insurance company owes no duty of coverage because the injury was the natural consequence of an intentional act. U.S. District Judge John A. ...

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It’s easy to rattle off a list of the disadvantages of conducting an important meeting, interview, deposition or even court hearing using Zoom or other videoconferencing tools. There are technical issues, security concerns, challenges in dealing with documents and exhibits, ...

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There is only one word Grace Lempp could use to describe graduating from law school during a worldwide pandemic. “It was surreal. I had to learn a lot really quickly about being able to do what I needed to do ...

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A Virginia Court of Appeals panel majority says a driver could not be guilty of reckless driving when the evidence showed only that he failed to see a stopped motorcyclist in time to avoid a fatal collision. The court overturned ...

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Charges against a Virginia man who was subjected to a warrantless search and seizure will be dropped after a full panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the search violated in the Fourth Amendment in a ...

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To be a fly on a wall during a jury deliberation is perhaps a dream for most attorneys. While on some level this dream can be achieved through jury research, including focus groups and mock trials, the inner workings of ...

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On Monday, March 9, most attorneys went to work as usual. No one predicted that by Friday, March 13, they would not be returning to their law firms for months to come. “Basically, in just two weeks we got booted ...

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