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False Claims Act seen as potential tool to enforce tariffs
As new tariffs take effect, the incentive to try to evade them will follow. Eventually, attorneys agree, that will mean a new wave of “reverse” False Claims Act cases: Instead of taking too much from the government, the alleged violation will be giving too little.
‘Plainly wrong’: Court finds no conversion of classic car, tosses jury verdict
A jury’s conclusion that a car repair and painting business was liable for conversion after it sold a classic car that its owner refused to pick up for months has […]
No conversion of abandoned vehicle
Where appellant, a part owner of a car repair and painting business, sold appellee’s vehicle after obtaining a declaration from the DMV that it had been abandoned, the trial court […]
Delegating to others can help grow your practice
“In most organizations, the bottleneck is at the top of the bottle.” — Peter Drucker If someone else can do something 70% as well as you can, delegate it. As […]
The next act: The art of business networking in a post-pandemic world
After a seemingly endless 2020, the world is gradually returning to some form of normalcy. But it’s yet to be seen how business development may change as a result of […]
The cost of not paying attention, and payoffs of doing so
When your to-do list runneth over, the idea of giving someone or something more attention may seem like a luxury you cannot afford. After all, as a mentor once told […]
Interruption coverage for COVID-19 OK’d, nixed
A Norfolk federal judge has allowed litigation of some claims that a Virginia Beach spa qualifies for business interruption coverage under its State Farm policy since it was closed due […]
Work-from-home creates new cybersecurity risk
Is your business information secure? Now that many employees are out of the office and working from home cybersecurity takes on a new dimension with a workforce environment never before […]
Firm offers pro bono services to Black business owners
When attorney Venroy July evaluated how he can help combat systematic racism in America, he realized many issues of racial inequality are economically based. “For most start-ups, their first round […]
Federal assistance may prolong bankruptcy filings
With businesses closed, employees furloughed and sales plummeting, there will almost certainly be an increase in bankruptcy filings as a result of the pandemic. But with the recent outpouring of […]
Alternate date to value corporate shares denied
Where defendant elected to buy plaintiff’s shares in a jointly owned company after plaintiff filed a dissolution action, the court denies defendant’s motion to set an alternate valuation date. The […]
Judge approves fee award in franchise fight
An Alexandria federal judge has approved a nearly $129,000 fee award in a battle over franchise rights for a Herndon doctor and his urgent care clinic. The fee ruling came […]
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
