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Evidence supports domestic assault and battery conviction

Where appellant was convicted of domestic assault and battery and strangulation, and called the victim as a witness, the trial court correctly refused to let him impeach her with inconsistent statements. Background “Olivia Overstreet and Jones have a child together. ...

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Standing to challenge alleged medical payment shortfall

Although a workers’ compensation claimant had standing to challenge an alleged medical payment shortfall, the claim fails on the merits because there were no outstanding medical bills and the medical providers are not seeking to recover any shortfall. Overview On ...

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Sovereign immunity applies to equity suits

Where appellant seeks to rescind a settlement between the Virginia Department of Transportation, or VDOT, and appellant’s predecessor in interest, sovereign immunity bars this equity action. Background NXL, appellant Montalla’s predecessor in interest, had three consulting contracts with VDOT. A ...

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No jurisdiction to rule on attorney ethics complaint

The circuit court correctly ruled that it lacked jurisdiction to hear appellant’s ethics complaint against an attorney. Overview Appellant Spanos filed an ethics complaint in circuit court, seeking to have Taylor’s law license revoked. “Spanos asserted that the circuit court ...

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No jurisdiction to rule on attorney ethics complaint

The circuit court correctly ruled that it lacked jurisdiction to hear appellant’s ethics complaint against an attorney. Overview Appellant Spanos filed an ethics complaint in circuit court, seeking to have Feinmel’s law license revoked. “Spanos asserted that the circuit court ...

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Suspended sentences were improperly revoked

Where appellant probationer’s drug test revealed fentanyl use, the trial court incorrectly suspended her sentences on two charges and imposed a 364-day active sentence. The use of fentanyl was appellant’s first technical probation violation. Therefore, under the relevant statute, the ...

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