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Legal Excellence in Innovation Awards & Summit
The program included a virtual panel series addressing topics including cybersecurity and data privacy, artificial intelligence, and how technology can build a more efficient law firm. The program was capped […]
Why Virginia Lawyers Weekly is proud to endorse Best Places to Work in Law Firms
Editor’s Note: At Virginia Lawyers Weekly, our mission has always been to serve the legal community with trusted news, insights, and resources that help law firms grow stronger, lead smarter, […]
Million Dollar Plus Settlements of 2025
Following are settlements of at least $1 million reached in 2025 and reported to Virginia Lawyers Weekly. Note (4/10/2026): This compilation has been edited to include an additional $1 million […]
Go To Lawyers for Workers Compensation 2025
Virginia Lawyers Weekly is pleased to present the next group of honorees in our program recognizing the leading lawyers in a particular field of law.
Managing Partners Spotlight 2025
Lawyers Weekly highlights managing partners from across the commonwealth in the Managing Partners Spotlight.
The VLW 2025 ADR Survey
In this special section, Virginia Lawyers Weekly is pleased to provide the results of the VLW 2025 Alternative Dispute Resolution Survey. This project provides information about ADR providers across Virginia.
Go To Lawyers for Negligence 2025
Virginia Lawyers Weekly is pleased to present the next group of honorees in our program recognizing the leading lawyers in a particular field of law.
Virginia’s Go To Lawyers for Maritime Law 2025
Virginia Lawyers Weekly is pleased to present the next group of honorees in our program recognizing the leading lawyers in a particular field of law. In this edition, we showcase “Virginia’s Go To Lawyers” for maritime law.
In the Lead: Best Women-Led Law Firms 2025
Welcome to our second Women-Led Law Firms list. This program is designed to recognize the contributions of women-led firms across Virginia.
Verdicts & Settlements
- Motor Vehicle Negligence – Unicycle rider dies after being hit by car
- Premises Liability – Delivery driver injured by porch decking collapse
- Premises Liability – Fall down stairs at resort results in injuries, death
- Medical Malpractice – Jurors side with doctor in suit over rescue surgery
- Workers’ Compensation- Seasonal worker paralyzed in tobacco baler accident
- Medical Malpractice- Death from cancer followed stomach pain misdiagnosis
- Workers’ Compensation – Struck in face by forklift, woman suffers brain injury
- Negligence and Tort – Group home resident falls, sustaining femur fracture
- Medical Malpractice – Nursing facility patient dies after fracturing ankle in fall
- Medical Malpractice- Patient has bladder injury during colostomy reversal
- Premises Liability- Apartment guest burned by gas grill spewing fire
Opinion Digests
- The Most Important Opinions, January-June 2026
- Criminal – Court of Appeals wrongly vacated murder conviction
- Tort – U.Va. prevails on former professor’s claims
- Constitutional – Company’s due process claim against county is dismissed
- Administrative – Plaintiffs’ effort to enjoin ITC proceeding fails
- Patent and trademark – Amazon patent infringement suit transferred to New Jersey
- Tort – Chesterfield County dismissed from wrongful death suit
- Consumer Protection – Lawsuit over kratom survives motion to dismiss
- Criminal – Defendant convicted of attempted sexual exploitation of a child
- Evidence – Motion to exclude transmission expert is rejected
- Damages – Court awards pre-judgment interest following parties’ acquiescence
- Employment – Court approves overtime wage collective action settlement
