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May 4, 2026
CJA panel attorneys to receive full compensation after payment lapse
Virginia cja panel attorneys received full payment after a 4 1/2-month lapse in 2025 due to a budget shortfall in the Defender Services Office.
Apr 13, 2026
VLW wins two Va. Press Association awards
Virginia Lawyers Weekly won two awards from the Virginia Press Association for excellence in legal news writing, including a first place award for Senior Reporter Jason Boleman.
Sep 8, 2025
Funding gap leaves court-appointed counsel unpaid, reluctant to accept new CJA cases
Court-appointed CJA attorneys in Virginia go unpaid amid a national funding shortfall, raising concerns about access to indigent defense services.
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
