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Where a federal jury determined that plaintiff knowingly violated the False Claims Act despite her argument that she relied on the advice of counsel in good faith, plaintiff is collaterally estopped from suing the law firm for malpractice in state ...

Tagged with: Civil Procedure Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge Clarence N. Jenkins Jr. Virginia Circu

A motion for a protective order to limit defendant doctor’s discovery deposition in this medical malpractice case is denied. Plaintiff claims that defendant’s alleged negligent treatment following a stroke left her with a permanent visual impairment. Plaintiff seeks to depose ...

Tagged with: Augusta County Circuit Court Civil Practice Judge W. Chapman Goodwin

Where police officers stopped to speak with a defendant after observing his presence in a high crime area and told the defendant to “hang tight” when he attempted to walk away from the encounter, the defendant was unlawfully seized and ...

Tagged with: Criminal Judge Richard Y. AtLee Jr. Virginia Court of Appeals

Where a pro se claimant failed to comply with multiple rules of the court, her appeal is dismissed. Background On May 15, 2017, Bricia Roslyn Bryant was awarded medical benefits and two days of total disability benefits for a compensable ...

Tagged with: Per Curiam Opinion Virginia Court of Appeals Workers' Compensation

A wife was not entitled to a share of the increase in the value of her husband’s personal investment accounts and other stock that occurred in the marriage because the increase in value was not so substantial that it could ...

Tagged with: Domestic Relations Judge Randolph A. Beales Virginia Court of Appeals

A defendant was properly convicted of failing to reregister as a sexually violent offender. Background Jack Randall Young was indicted for multiple violations of the Virginia Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry Act, including two counts of failing to ...

Tagged with: Criminal Judge Marla Graff Decker Virginia Court of Appeals

Where a convicted sex offender was required to report his social media screennames to authorities, his First Amendment rights were not violated because the reporting requirements advanced a significant government interest and did not restrict his rights of free speech ...

Tagged with: Criminal Judge Wesley G. Russell Jr. Virginia Court of Appeals

Where a university handbook is not considered an enforceable contract and where the university did not owe the student a duty to protect him from third-party harm, the student’s suit was dismissed after an altercation with a fellow student. Background ...

Tagged with: Judge Jackson L. Kiser Negliglence U.S. District Court - Western District

Where gang members from rival street gangs who allegedly collaborated to facilitate a murder, several attempted murders, two assaults and other related crimes, they could be charged with using a firearm during a crime of violence because murder and attempted ...

Tagged with: Criminal Judge Michael F. Urbanski U.S. District Court - Western District

Where a company hired an outside firm to create a commercial website and the outside firm used an unlicensed, copyrighted photo to accompany an article posted on one of the webpages, both the company and the owner of the outside ...

Tagged with: Intellectual Property Judge Michael F. Urbanski U.S. District Court - Western District