February 18, 2020
Comments Off on Client won, was unhappy with law firm’s fee
A Virginia law firm is defending its litigation strategy in a bid to collect more than $165,000 in unpaid bills from a disgruntled client. The client – a defendant in a chemical exposure case – avoided liability with a statute ...
Tagged with: Attorneys Fees Contract fees Judge Henry E. Hudson U.S. District Court - Western District
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February 17, 2020
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By Jessie Ammons Rumbley and Maura Mazurowski If California were its own country, it would have the fifth-largest economy in the world. So when the Golden State throws its weight around, it can rumble the desks of attorneys from coast ...
Tagged with: Data Protection GDPR Privacy
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February 17, 2020
Comments Off on To attract more ‘seasoned’ lawyers to bench, pensions being studied
Legislators hope that by collaborating with the courts and the state retirement system they can adjust judicial pension formulas to attract more “seasoned” lawyers to the bench. Senators from both parties spoke as one last month to lament financial disincentives ...
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February 14, 2020
Comments Off on Bankruptcy judge disallows $2.3M in bank claims
Based on evidence that four loan guarantees were the product of forgery by the debtor’s wife, a bankruptcy judge has disallowed more than $2.3 million in claims by a bank that lent money to a now-defunct real estate investment firm. ...
Tagged with: Judge Klinette H. Kindred U.S. Bankruptcy Court
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Virginia Lawyers Weekly is now accepting submissions for the 2020 annual survey of “Virginia’s Largest Law Firms.” The annual survey highlights the 75 largest law firms in Virginia. The rankings are based on the number of Virginia-licensed attorneys working in ...
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February 13, 2020
Comments Off on Noncompete went too far to limit employees
Saying businesses have no right to put an “impermeable barrier” around employees and contractors, a Fairfax circuit judge has rejected an action to enforce broadly written noncompete and nonsolicitation clauses. The ruling could open opportunities for medical professionals and others ...
Tagged with: Employment Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge John M. Tran
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February 12, 2020
Comments Off on Legislation to raise age of juveniles tried as adults
On any given day, 10,000 juveniles are housed in adult prisons and jails nationwide, according to the Equal Justice Initiative. Under Virginia law, juveniles 14 and older must be tried as adults when charged with first- or second-degree murder or ...
Tagged with: Criminal Court General Assembly Juveniles
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February 10, 2020
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Virtual offices have become a staple of American society. In 2016, 43% of employed Americans said they worked remotely or virtually at least once a week, according to the study by Gallup. “Employees are pushing companies to break down the ...
Tagged with: Legal Ethics Opinion Virginia State Bar News Virtual Office
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February 10, 2020
Comments Off on Minimum auto limits would rise to $35K
By a four-to-one margin, the Virginia Senate has approved raising the state’s automobile liability insurance minimum limit from $25,000 to $35,000. If the proposal becomes law, it would be the first change in the state’s auto liability minimum since 1975. ...
Tagged with: Car Insurance General Assembly Insurance
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February 6, 2020
Comments Off on Virginia Bar Association taps leaders, board for 2020
WILLIAMSBURG–Virginia Beach lawyer Alison M. McKee took office as president of the Virginia Bar Association at the group’s winter meeting in Williamsburg Jan. 25. McKee, who practices with Kaufman & Canoles, succeeds Richard E. Garriott Jr., also of Virginia Beach. ...
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