Virginia Lawyers Weekly VA Lawyers Weekly

A trial judge has excised two of the claims in a medical malpractice action based on an alleged “bait and switch” tactic by a heart surgeon. A young patient claims the cardiologist told her and her parents that he would ...

Tagged with: Fairfax Circuit Court Judge Penney S. Azacarte Medical Fraud

Democrats – led by Gov. Ralph Northam – came to Richmond prepared to rewrite many of Virginia’s criminal justice laws. But not everyone sees eye-to-eye on the best approach, even those urging reform. “The goal is to call attention to ...

Tagged with: General Assembly

At least six candidates have indicated they would like to be considered for a vacancy on the Court of Appeals of Virginia. Virginia bar groups have been asked by a state Senate leader to evaluate candidates, and an evaluation process ...

Tagged with: Judge Daniel E. Ortiz Judge David Bernhard Judge Jan Roltsch-Anoll Judge Steven C. McCallum Virginia Court of Appeals

Despite questions about whether a defendant health care company ever received actual notice of a malpractice lawsuit, a judge has approved a $1 million default judgment. The judge said he was reassured of proper service since suit papers were delivered ...

Tagged with: Fairfax Circuit Court Judge David A. Oblon Malpractice

A name change and a political shift distinguish the 2020 versions of the General Assembly’s committees overseeing Virginia’s courts. The Senate voted Jan. 8 to change the name of what had been the Committee for Courts of Justice to the ...

Tagged with: General Assembly

A homeowner’s insurance company paid its limits of $2.5 million to settle claims that a former professional football player severely injured his physician girlfriend in a 2015 domestic assault, the victim’s lawyers reported. The civil settlement was hammered out as ...

Tagged with: Domestic Relations Insurance

Although the newlywed parties had not consummated their marriage and one spouse was pursuing gender transition, the other spouse – who hoped for children – was not entitled to an annulment under Virginia law, a Fairfax Circuit judge has ruled. ...

Tagged with: Domestic Relations Fairfax Circuit Court Judge David A. Oblon

Virginia Lawyers Weekly, in partnership with four statewide bar groups, has announced the 2020 class of “Influential Women of Law.” This awards program, now in its second year, honors women attorneys and judges for their excellent work on behalf of ...

Tagged with: Influential Women of Law

Although the 4th Circuit has not yet spoken on “constructive demotion” as a factor in a Title VII retaliation claim, a federal district judge in Roanoke has embraced the concept and allowed such a claim to go forward. U.S. District ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals News Judge Glen E. Conrad Title VII

Twenty-three new members of the General Assembly joined the House and Senate on Jan. 8. Of these 23 members, five are practicing lawyers – and all of them are in the House. Still, only 36 of the 140 legislators are ...

Tagged with: General Assembly