April 1, 2019
Comments Off on What small firms need to know about e-discovery
Lawyers today must take great care to protect clients’ data and personal information. And when that data becomes part of a dispute, they also must be concerned about how to handle the process of procuring and disclosing electronic information relevant ...
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April 1, 2019
Comments Off on High court considers guidance for prosecutors
The Supreme Court of Virginia is considering whether to declare that prosecutors have an ethical duty to avoid a “needle in a haystack” situation in criminal cases. The court is asking for comments on a proposed duty to point out ...
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March 29, 2019
Comments Off on Opened emails protected under federal act
Previously opened and delivered emails are considered to be in “electronic storage” and can, therefore, be the basis for a federal Stored Communications Act claim, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in a matter of first impression. ...
Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals News Judge James A. Wynn Jr.
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March 28, 2019
Comments Off on Psychological injuries compensable, even if statute has run
Employees who suffer psychological injuries on the job can receive workers’ compensation benefits in certain situations, even when the statute of limitations has run, according to a recent Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission ruling. However, workers may only receive the benefit ...
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March 27, 2019
Comments Off on Judge buries claims over disputed cremains
A Roanoke funeral service appears likely to escape liability in a lawsuit over its handling of a decedent’s cremains in the face of family hostility. A judge’s ruling could bar recovery for a Roanoke woman who said the funeral home ...
Tagged with: Contract Judge Christopher Clemens Roanoke Circuit Court
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March 26, 2019
Comments Off on Insurance ruling prompts $2.1M settlement in death case
A judge’s ruling last month applying Virginia auto insurance law to a Tennessee-registered truck cleared the way for a $2.1 million settlement of an accident that claimed two family members. The noontime crash two years ago on a Scott County ...
Tagged with: Auto Accident Insurance Million-Dollar Settlements
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March 25, 2019
Comments Off on Future tense
Lawyers may be slow to change and stress over technology, but the future of law practice demands data protection, a Virginia State Bar committee says. Running a law office of any size requires technological competence, the panel emphasized in a ...
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March 22, 2019
Comments Off on Assembly acts to help vulnerable children
The 2019 General Assembly was good for kids, to hear reports from child advocates and family law attorneys. Legislators approved and funded a plan to boost oversight of largely autonomous local welfare offices that run Virginia’s foster care system. The ...
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Coming from a five-lawyer firm in Butte, Montana, Bob Carlson is different from what many expect when they think of the leaders of the American Bar Association. Carlson maintains he shovels his own snow, and he has been shoveling a ...
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March 20, 2019
Comments Off on Federal judiciary defines what is ‘misconduct’
The policy-making body of the federal judiciary has approved amendments to the judicial codes of conduct to state plainly what qualifies as “misconduct” and to make it easier for victims of sexual harassment or assault to come forward and report ...
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