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Shareholders settle class action against Star Scientific – $5,900,000 Settlement
This was a securities class action on behalf of all persons who purchased or otherwise acquired the publicly traded securities of Star Scientific Inc. between Oct. 31, 2011, and March […]
Spanish dunning letter supports Fair Debt suit
An English-speaking woman who received a collection letter written almost entirely in Spanish can bring a claim against the collection agency under the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act, a federal […]
Synthetic drug ruling impacts Virginia cases
At least three people accused of selling illegal synthetic drugs in Virginia are affected by a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision adding a “knowledge requirement” for sales of “analogue” drugs. […]
‘False imprisonment’ lawsuit includes claim against prosecutor
A woman who says she was locked up for more than two weeks on a baseless charge of prescription fraud has sued Walmart, a druggist, a sheriff’s deputy and an […]
FMLA claim goes forward
A federal judge will allow a jury to resolve competing claims in a Family Medical Leave Act case that goes to trial this week. The judge’s decision cleared the way […]
Former exec pays $36K in sanctions
A former CEO who sued for $150 million over his job loss struck out in federal court this month, paying $36,660 in discovery sanctions and then having his claim tossed […]
Back pay awarded in Title VII case, parties settle compensatories – $28,321 Verdict, $55,000 Settlement
A female deputy at a state correctional center made protected complaints regarding her immediate supervisor’s unwanted sexual advances. The deputy was then terminated after management alleged she had abandoned her […]
Lawyers fined for ignoring page limits
It’s always harder to write something short than it is to write something long. While that truism applies to legal brief-writing, it makes no difference when you have to fit […]
Implications of Rodriguez v. U.S. on traffic stops, Virginia law
A new Fourth Amendment decision by the United States Supreme Court may significantly alter traffic stop interactions with state and local law enforcement in Virginia. The case has also abrogated […]
Appeals court offers ‘road map’ for class claims
Plaintiff’s lawyers feared they faced a high hurdle for class actions alleging employment discrimination after the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2011 landmark decision in Wal-Mart v. Dukes. Those lawyers may have […]
Trade secrets case remanded to district court, defendant settles – $275,000,000 Settlement
DuPont accused Kolon, a South Korean company, of stealing trade secrets related to Kevlar. The case proceeded to trial in July 2011, and on Sept. 14, 2011, after a seven-week […]
Woman died within months of taking Yaz birth control pills – $775,000 Settlement
Decedent was prescribed and ingested Yaz birth control medication. She suffered massive pulmonary emboli and died as a result on March 12, 2008, after using Yaz for only three months. […]
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
