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Posted by:Robert Smithmidford on February 1, 1993
Mediation took a step closer to being an option for judges in Virginia, with passage of a bill by th....
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Mediation bill clears House, 97-3
Firm management: Divvying up the partnership pie 
Posted by:Ann Neil Cosby on February 1, 1993
A modern law firm must cope with any number of external problems–competition, specialization, ....
Read More »Database safe from discovery
Posted by:Deborah Elkins on January 25, 1993
A computerized database developed by Ford Motor Company to track documents for discovery requests wa....
Read More »Family court bill goes before General Assembly
Posted by:Harrison Osborne on January 25, 1993
The fight for a new system of Family Courts has begun in earnest. After much study and discussion, t....
Read More »Doubling liability coverage doesn't affect UM benefits
Posted by:Harrison Osborne on January 25, 1993
A driver could not make a claim against his employer’s uninsured motorist coverage on the grou....
Read More »Virginia tort cap may be raised to $1M
Posted by:Robert Smithmidford on January 25, 1993
The cap on an award under the Virginia Tort Claims Act could jump from the current limit of $75,000 ....
Read More »1993 VBA officers take helm
Posted by:Robert Smithmidford on January 25, 1993
Del. Whittington W. Clement, D-Danville, began his year as Virginia Bar Association president callin....
Read More »VWAA gives qualified support to family court
Posted by:Robert Smithmidford on January 25, 1993
The Virginia Women Attorneys Association last week joined those giving qualified support to the idea....
Read More »Town not immune to claim for accident on icy street
Posted by:Paul Fletcher on January 18, 1993
A town may be liable for failing to remove ice that had formed on a street from water leaked from th....
Read More »Providing further goods won't save mechanic's lien
Posted by:Harrison Osborne on January 18, 1993
A supplier could not revive its stale liens by providing additional materials to a developer to repl....
Read More »18% interest awarded to lien claimant
Posted by:Harrison Osborne on January 18, 1993
The issue of lien revival was not the only question the Virginia Supreme Court decided in American S....
Read More »Wife not liable when spouse shoots man with her rifle
Posted by:Harrison Osborne on January 18, 1993
The Virginia Supreme Court has set aside a $25,000 verdict for negligent entrustment entered against....
Read More »Mechanic's lien agent can't defend against lien claims
Posted by:Harrison Osborne on January 18, 1993
A lawyer may not ethically serve as a mechanic’s lien agent for a real estate project and then....
Read More »Overturned trailer nets $2.1 million
Posted by:Donna Childress on January 18, 1993
A driver injured when his truck and attached boat trailer overturned has received a $2,112,500 settl....
Read More »Practice Tips: Accused's broken blood vial may cause DUI dismissal
Posted by:Virginia Lawyers Weekly on January 18, 1993
By John Carter Morgan Jr. Attorneys handling DUIs should be aware of a not-so-obvious defense which ....
Read More »State must show basis of passing motorist's tip
Posted by:Paul Fletcher on January 11, 1993
The Virginia Court of Appeals has reversed a woman’s conviction for driving on a suspended lic....
Read More »Ethics: Lawyer may argue opposite sides of same issue
Posted by:Paul Fletcher on January 11, 1993
A lawyer may argue in circuit court that a sexual assault claim is barred by the Workers’ Comp....
Read More »Collectors seeks right of assignment
Posted by:Deborah Elkins on January 11, 1993
An association of Virginia collection agencies wants to have legislation introduced into the 1993 Ge....
Read More »Out-of-state subpoena unethical
Posted by:Deborah Elkins on January 11, 1993
A Virginia lawyer overstepped ethical boundaries in a divorce case when the lawyer asked a Virginia ....
Read More »Med-mal camp tops VTLA legislative slate
Posted by:Harrison Osborne on January 11, 1993
The Virginia Trial Lawyers Association’s top legislative priority this year is changing the me....
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