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Va. Supreme Court sets vacatur standard
The Virginia Supreme Court ruled that vacatur of arbitration awards for evident partiality requires objective proof of obvious bias by the arbitrator.
4th Circuit affirms dismissal of collateral attack on arbitration award in accreditation dispute
The 4th Circuit affirmed dismissal of CEHE's complaint as an impermissible collateral attack on an arbitration award in an accreditation dispute with the Accreditation Alliance.
Navy veteran killed in collision with box truck — $1.85M arbitration award
Type of action: Wrongful death, auto accident Injuries alleged: Wrongful death Name of case: Estate of Wyatt Mankins v. Joro Fleet Services, et al. Court: Virginia Beach Circuit Court Case […]
Pedestrian struck crossing Henrico County street — $1.4M arbitration award
Type of action: Personal injury, pedestrian accident Injuries alleged: Traumatic brain injury, subdural hematoma, concussion, pubic ramus fracture, acetabular fracture, tibia and fibula fracture and other traumatic injuries Name of […]
Verdicts & Settlements
- Motor Vehicle Negligence – Unicycle rider dies after being hit by car
- Premises Liability – Delivery driver injured by porch decking collapse
- Premises Liability – Fall down stairs at resort results in injuries, death
- Medical Malpractice – Jurors side with doctor in suit over rescue surgery
- Workers’ Compensation- Seasonal worker paralyzed in tobacco baler accident
- Medical Malpractice- Death from cancer followed stomach pain misdiagnosis
- Workers’ Compensation – Struck in face by forklift, woman suffers brain injury
- Negligence and Tort – Group home resident falls, sustaining femur fracture
- Medical Malpractice – Nursing facility patient dies after fracturing ankle in fall
- Medical Malpractice- Patient has bladder injury during colostomy reversal
- Premises Liability- Apartment guest burned by gas grill spewing fire
Opinion Digests
- The Most Important Opinions, January-June 2026
- Criminal – Court of Appeals wrongly vacated murder conviction
- Tort – U.Va. prevails on former professor’s claims
- Constitutional – Company’s due process claim against county is dismissed
- Administrative – Plaintiffs’ effort to enjoin ITC proceeding fails
- Patent and trademark – Amazon patent infringement suit transferred to New Jersey
- Tort – Chesterfield County dismissed from wrongful death suit
- Consumer Protection – Lawsuit over kratom survives motion to dismiss
- Criminal – Defendant convicted of attempted sexual exploitation of a child
- Evidence – Motion to exclude transmission expert is rejected
- Damages – Court awards pre-judgment interest following parties’ acquiescence
- Employment – Court approves overtime wage collective action settlement
