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Lemons to step down from role as chief justice at end of year
Supreme Court of Virginia Chief Justice Donald W. Lemons will step down from his role as chief justice at the end of the year, according to a press release from […]
Injury claims based on smart meter emissions preempted
Where appellants claimed they were injured by exposure to radio frequency emissions from a smart meter that Virginia Electric and Power Co. installed on their home, federal conflict preemption bars […]
Alleged defamatory statements lacked ‘sting’
Statements contained in appellant’s disciplinary form lacked the requisite “sting” to be actionable as defamation. Further, any republication of the statements and other statements made in proceedings before the Virginia […]
Limit hike for GDC would ease backlogs
The jurisdictional limit of Virginia’s general district courts would go from $25,000 to $50,000 under a bill moving through the General Assembly. Senate Bill 1108 would double the maximum civil […]
Supreme Court splits on eviction delay power
A divided Supreme Court of Virginia has acceded to a request from the governor to institute a second suspension of Virginia eviction proceedings. The new, four-week freeze was welcomed by […]
Electoral board members removed under incorrect standard
Where a jury, after being instructed that the commonwealth had to prove its case by a preponderance of the evidence, determined that two members of a local electoral board should […]
Homeschoolers not required to provide children’s birth certificates
A county school board lacked authority to require appellants and other persons homeschooling their children to provide the children’s birth certificates and proof of residency in the county. Background Appellants, […]
Supreme Court acts to help move civil cases
Just a day after statewide bar groups asked for action to move civil cases along during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Supreme Court of Virginia responded with a new judicial emergency […]
Claims struck by trial court remanded for damage award
The circuit court erred by striking plaintiff’s claims of excessive force, false arrest and illegal search against defendant police officer on the basis of sovereign and qualified immunity. Defendant did […]
Fair market replacement value correctly determined
Where appellant was convicted of destroying property worth $1,000 or more in violation of Code § 18.2-137, the prosecution met its burden to show that the fair market replacement value […]
Sufficient evidence for felony welfare fraud
Whether welfare overpayments based on fraud meet the $200 statutory threshold for grand larceny is determined by calculating the difference between the benefits paid and the benefits that would have […]
Introducing the Virginia Lawyers Wellness blog
We have had numerous stories in the past two years about lawyer wellness, starting in late 2017 when Virginia’s Chief Justice, Donald W. Lemons, was a member of a national […]
Verdicts & Settlements
- 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
- 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
Opinion Digests
- 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
- Search & Seizure – Warrantless search of hotel room safe upheld
