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Jan 28, 2026
Appalachian School of Law, Roanoke College explore merger
Buchanan County officials are weighing a possible relocation of Appalachian School of Law amid financial strain and talks with Roanoke College.
Apr 9, 2018
Under pressure: Appalachian School of Law faces ABA accreditation decision
Southwest Virginia‘s Appalachian School of Law has been directed by an accreditation panel to address questions about how it selects students capable of earning a degree and passing the bar. A critical […]
Verdicts & Settlements
- Medical Malpractice- Patient has bladder injury during colostomy reversal
- Premises Liability- Apartment guest burned by gas grill spewing fire
- Motor Vehicle Negligence – Physician sustained hand injuries in crash
- Premises Liability- Dog bite injury nets settlement
- Motor Vehicle Negligence – Woman suffers injuries after T-bone collision
- Negligence and Tort -Hit by hockey puck, camper sustains TBI
- Medical Malpractice – Patient suffers stroke from ruptured aneurysm
- Premises Liability- Man suffers paralysis after bench tipped back
- Medical Malpractice – Botched tubal ligation results in childbirth
- Motor Vehicle Negligence – Pickup truck passenger dies from crash injuries
- Medical Malpractice-Patient received spleen injury during colonoscopy
Opinion Digests
- Criminal – Ineffective assistance of counsel claim is rejected
- Criminal – 21-year-old MS-13 gang member receives five mandatory life sentences
- Appeals – Plaintiff lacks standing after he voluntarily settles his individual claims
- Appeals – Defendant’s release from prison moots his appeal
- Environmental – Injunction limiting release of chemical compound is vacated
- Fraud – False Claims Act suit against hospital is dismissed
- Constitutional – Suit over abuses in West Virginia foster care system is reinstated
- Prisons – Inmate’s suit was improperly dismissed
- Criminal – No dismissal of indictment despite Brady violation
- Sanctions – Contempt vacated because party wasn’t properly served
- Search & Seizure – Police had reasonable suspicion to search defendant’s bag
- Parent and child – ‘Best-interests of child’ standard isn’t unconstitutional
