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Members named for 2020 Virginia Lawyers Hall of Fame
Virginia Lawyers Media has announced the Class of 2020 for the “Virginia Lawyers Hall of Fame,” sponsored by Virginia Lawyers Weekly. The Virginia Lawyers Hall of Fame honors Virginia lawyers age 60 and older. Criteria for inclusion in the Hall include career accomplishments, contributions to the development of the law in Virginia, contributions to the […]
Presenting ‘Largest Law Firms’ for 2020
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. Click here to read the digital edition of this special section. This winter, using email, follow-up telephone calls and website research, we put together current information from all the firms that […]
Presenting Virginia’s Largest Settlements from 2019
In this issue, Virginia Lawyers Weekly presents the survey of “Million-Dollar Settlements of 2019.” This annual compilation recaps big settlements from across the commonwealth for the previous year. The largest settlement, for $112.5 million, involved a False Claim Act filed over false research results at Duke University. The second highest was an $11.5 million settlement […]
Influential Women of Law 2020
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Presenting Virginia’s largest verdicts 2019
Virginia Lawyers Weekly presents the survey of “Virginia’s Largest Verdicts of 2019,” our annual compilation of big jury verdicts from across the commonwealth. As in past years, the criteria for the list are simple: The verdict must be for at least $1 million. The verdict was returned in a Virginia court. The verdict was returned […]
Leaders in the Law 2019
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2019 ADR Survey
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Presenting ‘Largest Law Firms’ for 2019
Virginia Lawyers Weekly presents its annual survey of “Virginia’s Largest Law Firms.” The survey appears in a magazine inserted in the April 15 edition. READ THE DIGITAL EDITION The survey has been compiled every year since 1989 and gives readers a glimpse of the commonwealth’s largest firms. We identify the largest firms in the state, and […]
Presenting Virginia’s largest settlements of 2018
In this issue, Virginia Lawyers Weekly presents the survey of “Million-Dollar Settlements of 2018.” This annual compilation recaps big settlements from across the commonwealth for the previous year. The largest settlement, for $21.7 million, involved the Virginia Birth Injury Fund. Two settlements tied at $6.5 million for second and third place. One involved a woman […]
Million-dollar verdicts from 2018
Presenting the 2018 compilation Virginia Lawyers Weekly presents the survey of “Virginia’s Largest Verdicts of 2018,” our annual compilation of big jury verdicts from across the commonwealth. As in past years, the criteria for the list are simple: 1. The verdict must be for at least $1 million. 2. The verdict was returned by a […]
Important Opinions January – December 2018
The “Important Opinions” that appear each week on the front page of Virginia Lawyers Weekly are those chosen by our editors as the most likely to impact law practice or a given subject area of law. Below is a listing, arranged by practice area, of the most Important Opinions of 2018, January to June. ADMINISTRATIVE […]
Reader Rankings 2018
Virginia Lawyers Weekly presents the second annual Reader Rankings Survey. The survey, published every summer, showcases the businesses and companies that help law firms across Central Virginia remain successful. Companies and businesses are selected by VLW as voting options, but there were chances for voters to write in companies or businesses not listed. Virginia Lawyers Weekly […]
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
