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Leaders in the Law 2021
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2020 ADR Survey
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Reader Rankings 2021
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Influential Women of Law 2021
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Virginia Lawyers Hall of Fame 2021
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Presenting ‘Largest Law Firms’ for 2021
The annual survey of “Virginia’s Largest Law Firms” is based on the number of Virginia-licensed lawyers practicing from an office located within the commonwealth. This winter, using email, follow-up telephone calls and website research, we put together current information from all the firms that appeared in the 2020 survey. Many firms responded with their 2021 […]
Million-Dollar Settlements of 2020
A products liability case involving a woman whose hair got caught in a glue machine at a furniture factory leads Virginia Lawyers Weekly’s compilation of Million-Dollar Settlements of 2020. The woman’s scalp was degloved and attempts to replant her scalp were unsuccessful; she settled her claim for $8 million. The second-largest settlement was a wrongful […]
Presenting VLW’s Jury Verdicts of 2020
Every year, Virginia Lawyers Weekly compiles a feature highlighting the Million-Dollar Verdicts of the prior year, usually run in late January. In a typical year, we have between 15-20 jury verdicts reported to us where the jury awarded $1 million or more. 2020 was not a typical year. We had three million-dollar verdicts. In fact, […]
Virginia’s Go To Lawyers for Business Law
Virginia Lawyers Weekly is pleased to announce the first group of honorees in our new program recognizing the leading lawyers in a particular field of law. The first field of practice for “Virginia’s Go To Lawyers” is business law. A “Go To Lawyer” is: A lawyer who is an expert in his or her field, […]
VLW Unsung Heroes 2020
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Virginia Lawyers Hall of Fame 2020
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Leaders in the Law 2020
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Verdicts & Settlements
- Plaintiff injured in crash with oncoming vehicle — $235,000 settlement
- Driver killed in rear-end collision with tractor-trailer — $1.5M settlement
- Man died from pancreatic cancer after delayed response — $1.8M settlement
- Worker fell off roof, rendering him a paraplegic — $1.25M settlement
- Driver sustained permanent hearing loss after traffic collision — $240,000 settlement
- Plaintiff suffered concussion in rear-end collision — $81,000 verdict
- Builder misrepresented home status to buyers — $675,000 verdict
- Low potassium led to cardiac arrest, death of patient — $1M settlement
- Excessive propofol caused death in dialysis patient — $850,000 settlement
- Pedestrian struck in crosswalk in hit-and-run incident — $300,000 settlement
- Navy veteran killed in collision with box truck — $1.85M arbitration award
- Motorcyclist ejected from bike in collision with SUV — $1.5M settlement
Opinion Digests
- Company owner dodges breach of contract suit
- Employee’s own allegations doom minimum wage claim
- Federal government defeats former employee’s claims
- Principal wasn’t entitled to exclusively remote work
- USPTO properly redacted info in responsive documents
- Untimely lawsuit allowed to proceed
- Engineering consultant dismissed from suit
- Rule 60 motion was filed too late
- Nonprofit directors immune from ex-employees’ claims
- City, employees immune from whistleblower claims
- Experts excluded in condemnation damages suit
- Judgment entered against company for horse’s death
