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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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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Where the trial court awarded wife spousal support and ordered husband to maintain her as a beneficiary of two life insurance policies, there was no error. Support “Husband challenges the circuit court’s spousal support award of $3,505 per month to ...

Tagged with: Domestic Relations Judge Frank K. Friedman Virginia Court of Appeals

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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A man who was injured while packing his car in a Fairfax County hotel parking lot after a gust of wind pushed a luggage cart into him will be covered by his auto insurance policy for his injuries. The Court ...

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Where a gust of wind pushed a luggage cart into appellee while he was loading luggage into his car for a trip, his injuries arose “out of the ownership, maintenance, or use of a motor vehicle,” and he was “‘in ...

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A county board of supervisors correctly considered neighborhood character as part of public welfare when it denied a homeowner’s application to rent five of his guestrooms on a short-term basis known as “homestays,” the Court of Appeals of Virginia has ...

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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 ...

Tagged with: Civil Practice Judge Frank K. Friedman Virginia Court of Appeals

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 ...

Tagged with: Civil Practice Judge Frank K. Friedman Virginia Court of Appeals

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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