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May 25, 2026
Criminal – Evidence shows shooter acted with malice
The court affirmed Shaheem Tevon Hicks Brown's conviction for aggravated malicious wounding and malicious shooting in Prince William County.
May 4, 2026
Criminal- Physical evidence and DNA ties defendant to crime
The York County Circuit Court affirmed Herbert Jounious Butler Jr.'s convictions based on DNA and firearm evidence linking him to the crime.
Apr 20, 2026
Criminal – Evidence supports conviction for possession of a firearm by a felon
The Mecklenburg County circuit court affirmed Nathaniel Junius Boyd-Goode's conviction for possession of a firearm by a felon under Code § 18.2-308.2.
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
- Criminal Practice – Deliberate Indifference to Inmate’s Serious Medical Needs – Actual and Probable Cause
- 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
