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Lawmakers reject assault weapon ban
(AP) Gov. Ralph Northam’s push to ban the sale of assault weapons failed after some of his fellow Democrats balked at the proposal. Senators voted Feb. 17 to shelve the bill for the year and ask the state crime commission to study the issue, an outcome that drew cheers from a committee room packed with […]
Ex-homeowner must provide discovery to bank
Where a former homeowner who lost her house in foreclosure failed to properly object to discovery and repeated previously-rejected arguments in a second motion to dismiss, her motion was denied and she was ordered to respond to discovery by Deutsche bank, the property’s owner. Background Deutsche Bank brings this action to obtain declaratory relief and […]
020-3-059 – Frankl Miller Webb & Moyers LLP v. Crest Ultrasonics Corporation
Frankl Miller Webb & Moyers LLP v. Crest Ultrasonics Corporation, Case No. 19-cv-143, Nov. 22, 2019. WDVA at Roanoke (Hudson). VLW 020-3-059. 8 pp. Download Full-Text Opinion
Lawyer convicted of raiding fiduciary account surrenders license
An AV-rated Northern Virginia lawyer has agreed to disbarment after having been convicted of embezzling money belonging to a disabled widow. Attorney Clifford J. Shoemaker held a power-of-attorney for an 86-year-old woman suffering from long-standing dementia, according to Shoemaker’s affidavit consenting to revocation of his license. Over four days in 2018, Shoemaker transferred $57,000 out [&h[...]
2020 Influential Women of Law nomination
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Setoff denied for UIM settlement
A driver tagged with a $1.5 million car-crash verdict is not entitled to a setoff for the settlement the injured driver reached with her underinsured motorist carrier, the Supreme Court of Virginia has held. While the Virginia Code allows for an offset if an injured party settles with one joint tortfeasor, the court found that […]
Setoff denied for UIM settlement
A driver tagged with a $1.5 million car-crash verdict is not entitled to a setoff for the settlement the injured driver reached with her underinsured motorist carrier, the Supreme Court of Virginia has held. While the Virginia Code allows for an offset if an injured party settles with one joint tortfeasor, the court found that […]
Verdicts & Settlements
- Driver struck twice in rear-end collision at red light — $350,000 settlement
- Drunken driver strikes vehicle on interstate — $200,000 settlement
- Trip and fall on mat leads to knee replacement surgery — $1.5M verdict
- Woman suffers permanent injury in broadside crash — $2.325M settlement
- Teacher injured in accident during morning commute — $1.5M settlement
- Woodshop incident leads to amputation of fingers — $1.3M settlement
- Motorcyclist’s foot amputated in collision — $7M settlement
- Contractor rear-ended on interstate on way to wedding — $825,000 settlement
- Man suffers back injury in crash with out-of-state driver — $530,000 settlement
- Driver crossed center line, struck 89-year-old’s vehicle — $1.2M settlement
- Jury returns defense verdict in favor of gastroenterologist
- Teens killed in T-bone collision with officer — $3.1M settlement
Opinion Digests
- Court silent on if ALJs were constitutionally appointed
- Homeowner’s lawsuit barred by res judicata
- Uncertainty over service prevents default judgment
- No stay of case pending resolution of motion
- Man’s unlawful search, seizure claims dismissed
- Amazon shows patent claim is ineligible abstract idea
- Geographical separation dooms trademark claim
- ‘Narcotics trafficker’ defense rejected
- Litigant’s suit against courts, judges dismissed
- Body cam footage properly admitted
- Motion to withdraw pleas properly denied
- Evidence supports murder, conspiracy conviction
