Plaintiff was on her way to a baby shower on a Saturday morning when she stopped in heavy traffic and was rear-end­ed by the defendant who made three left-hand lane changes immediate­ly before the collision at 45 mph or more. ...

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This was a normal rear-end collision if it wasn’t for the fact that the defendant was in­toxicated and fled the scene. Unfortunately, those latter two facts never were in front of the jury due to the current state of Vir­ginia ...

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A plaintiff may not rely on Va. Code § 8.01-380 to nonsuit a petition for dissolution of a corporation under Code § 13.1-747(A)(1) after the corporation or one or more shareholders has elected to purchase all of plaintiff’s shares pursuant ...

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Guy Gugliotta was “absolutely amazed and extremely upset” when he was told he no longer owned the two Sandbridge lots he wanted to sell last year. A real estate agent said Gugliotta himself had sold the properties the year before. ...

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A longtime circuit judge from Virginia Beach has been dealt a blow in his bid for a third term, as a child advocacy group urged legislators to block his re-election. Some lawmakers say they share the group’s concerns about comments ...

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A veteran Virginia Beach circuit judge was forced – without preparation – to defend a 10-year-old ruling in a contentious and emotional custody case as he appeared Dec. 13 before legislators in Richmond. Caught unaware by criticism from an advocate ...

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A Bedford judge came to make amends for a temper outburst and found himself – alongside his local commonwealth’s attorney – defending his court’s sentencing practices. A Virginia Beach judge complained he was unfairly forced to defend accusations about a ...

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In this litigation involving a 67-year-old closely held mining business that the Buckingham County Circuit Court ordered to be broken up and parceled out after a finding of the company’s oppression of minority shareholders, the court makes further orders to ...

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A three-judge panel has revoked the law license of a former associate at Stallings & Bischoff PC who showed up with a Tidewater Tides lunchbox filled with $30,000 in cash and uncashed checks after the firm discovered he was not ...

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A defendant dismissed from a general district court action can’t be pulled back into circuit court when a losing codefendant appeals, a Virginia Beach circuit judge has ruled. The new case creates a split in circuit court authority on the ...

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