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A Norfolk federal court wants to know more about destroyed evidence in a products liability suit involving java giant Starbucks and a Virginia vendor of leisure furniture. The coffee company faces possible dismissal of design defect claims for chairs used ...

One of the rare divorce cases heard by the Supreme Court of Virginia is heading back to the trial court after review by the Court of Appeals. The high court’s decision in David v. David last February caught divorce lawyers ...

A high-end dealership whose floor sported a high-gloss paint is facing a lawsuit from a customer who slipped and fell when she took her vehicle in for service at a Lynchburg Mercedes-Benz franchise. Crossroads of Lynchburg said Mercedes-Benz required the ...

On Dec. 31, 2008, defendant physician performed on the plaintiff a D & C and hysteroscopy. Visualization of the interior of the uterus revealed a uterine fundal polyp that the defendant removed blindly in fragments. During the removal process, defendant ...

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When calculating child and spousal support awards, some expenses will overlap. A new decision from the Virginia Court of Appeals says that spouses seeking support do not necessarily have to apportion every category of expense as supporting either spouse or ...

A former assistant to a Lee County lawyer was sentenced to two years in prison Monday for taking more than $171,000 from the finances of an elderly client. Mandie Marie Bishop of Big Stone Gap had pleaded guilty in September ...

The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal in Kolon Industries Inc. v. E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co. , a trade secrets case that resulted in a $919.9 million jury award in Richmond federal court. The 4th U.S. Circuit ...

Two lawyers were deemed “highly qualified” as members of the Chesterfield Bar Association voted on endorsements Wednesday for a juvenile and domestic relations court judgeship expected to be filled next month. The following individuals were found to be highly qualified: ...

A Henrico Circuit Court orders two sisters acting as trustees of their mother’s trust to reimburse the trust for their legal fees in successfully defending a separate defamation action filed by their brother, a trust beneficiary; because of conflict among ...

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The Virginia State Bar may have softened its stance on lawyers “ghostwriting” pleadings for pro se litigants, but a new judicial opinion reminds lawyers to back away from the keyboard if the litigant is in federal court. In fact, Legal ...