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AG’s Office: Cold case victim tied to Colonial Parkway murders suspect
Virginia State Police have connected a suspected serial killer to the 1988 cold case of Laurie Ann Powell, the office of Attorney General Jason Miyares announced Nov. 17.
Virginia files antitrust suit against online rental sites
Virginia has joined four other states in filing an antitrust suit alleging online rental marketplace sites Zillow and Redfin entered an unlawful agreement to decrease competition.
AG nominee faces calls to exit race over 2022 texts
Former Del. Jay Jones, the Democratic nominee for attorney general, is facing backlash over 2022 text messages where he described a scenario where then-Del. Todd Gilbert “gets two bullets to the head.”
Virginia joins coalition pushing for cellphone jamming in prisons
Virginia joins 23 states urging the Federal Communications Commission to allow cellphone jamming in prisons to stop contraband phone use.
University of Richmond to host VSB attorney general debate
Virginia attorney general candidates Jason Miyares and Jay Jones will face off in a public debate Oct. 16 at the University of Richmond, hosted by the Virginia State Bar.
Attorney general candidates agree to VSB debate
Attorney general candidates Jason Miyares and Jay Jones agree to debate hosted by Virginia State Bar ahead of 2025 general election.
Va. sues Department of Veterans Affairs over education benefits
Virginia AG Jason Miyares sues the Department of Veterans Affairs, alleging failure to comply with U.S. Supreme Court ruling on full GI Bill benefits for qualified veterans.
Virginia joins effort to address illegal offshore gambling
Attorney General Jason Miyares joined a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general calling on the Department of Justice to combat illegal offshore gambling, citing risks to consumers, state revenue loss and national economic harm.
2025 Legal Food Frenzy winners recognized
For the 19th year, Virginia’s legal community came together for the Legal Food Frenzy, an annual friendly statewide competition between law firms, law schools and legal entities.
Virginia to share in $720M opioid drug maker settlement
Virginia will get up to $16.4 million from a $720 million opioid settlement with eight drug makers accused of fueling the opioid crisis, Attorney General Jason Miyares says
Jones will face Miyares in November’s AG race
Jay Jones defeats Shannon Taylor in Virginia's Democratic primary for attorney general and will face incumbent Republican Jason Miyares in November.
Democratic AG hopefuls vow to fight feds
The state’s two Democratic candidates for attorney general say they are focused on — and frustrated by — incumbent Republican Jason Miyares’ failure to respond to the wave of executive orders being issued by the Trump administration.
Verdicts & Settlements
- Motor Vehicle Negligence Rear-seat passenger injured when car hits telephone pole
- Motor Vehicle Negligence- Car crash after back surgery causes additional injuries
- Medical Malpractice – Jurors side with cardiologist over treatment of strokes
- Negligence and Tort- Ice pack use during tattoo removal causes frostbite
- Workers’ Compensation Struck by metal door at workplace, plaintiff sustains subdural hematoma
- Motor Vehicle Negligence Woman struck by vehicle loses senses of taste, smell
- Motor Vehicle Negligence – Pedestrian struck by car while in parking lot
- Motor Vehicle Negligence- Driver fractures right leg in tractor-trailer collision
- Motor Vehicle Negligence- Motorcyclist hit by car suffers two broken wrists
- Medical Malpractice – Young patient commits suicide while on psychoactive drugs
- Motor Vehicle Negligence- Art teacher’s hand injured in collision
Opinion Digests
- Criminal – Unlawful wounding by mob conviction is affirmed
- Patent and trademark – Amazon largely prevails on patent claims
- Criminal – Sentence for ‘unusually heinous’ conduct is affirmed
- Criminal – Sentence wasn’t unreasonable despite deportation consequences
- Appeals – Waiver in plea agreement forecloses most arguments on appeal
- Appeals – Appellant’s informal brief forfeited appellate review
- Employment – Failure to exhaust administrative remedies dooms Title VII suit
- Jurors – Dishonest juror didn’t violate defendant’s Sixth Amendment rights
- Criminal – Motion to suppress backpack denied where defendant abandoned item
- Civil Rights – Officer denied immunity in fatal shooting case
- Civil Rights – No qualified immunity on excessive force police K-9 claim
- Criminal – Probable cause includes dog’s positive alert for narcotics
