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Virginia Senate approves bill to add judges in multiple circuit and district courts
The Senate of Virginia unanimously passed a bill to add judges to the 20th and 27th circuit courts and several juvenile and district courts, pending House review.
Chief Justice Goodwyn receives 2024 Carrico Award
Supreme Court of Virginia Chief Justice S. Bernard Goodwyn was honored with the 2024 Carrico Award for exceptional service and leadership in Virginia’s judicial system.
Appeal-of-right plan is backed by Judicial Council
A plan to increase the size of the Virginia Court of Appeals to provide an appeal of right in all trial court cases likely will be considered by the 2021 […]
Comments sought on COA fee hike
The Judicial Council of Virginia is asking for comments on a proposed increase in fees for commissioners of accounts. A decline in the use of probate procedures prompted a council […]
Verdicts & Settlements
- Medical Malpractice – Patient suffers stroke from ruptured aneurysm
- Premises Liability- Man suffers paralysis after bench tipped back
- Medical Malpractice – Botched tubal ligation results in childbirth
- Motor Vehicle Negligence – Pickup truck passenger dies from crash injuries
- Medical Malpractice-Patient received spleen injury during colonoscopy
- Medical Malpractice – Patient suffers complications from improper cyst removal
- Motor Vehicle Negligence Henrico driver sustained wrist fracture in five-car collision
- Medical Malpractice-Patient dies following blood loss in surgery
- Motor Vehicle Negligence – Defense points to plaintiff’s prior collision, stressors
- Medical Malpractice – Ingrown toenail removal leads to CRPS type 2
- Motor Vehicle Negligence Rear-seat passenger injured when car hits telephone pole
Opinion Digests
- Arbitration – Court decides whether nonparty to arbitration agreement can enforce it
- Constitutional – Circuit court applied wrong standard in church dispute
- Civil Procedure – Medical malpractice statute of limitations doesn’t apply to claims against hospital
- Bankruptcy – Creditor can’t examine debtor under Bankruptcy Code § 707(b)(1)
- Administrative – Court construes Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
- Taxation – County’s tax assessment was ‘plainly wrong’
- Negligence – Release doesn’t bar rider’s negligence claim against horse owner
- Bankruptcy – Motion to reinstate Chapter 7 petition previously dismissed by court is denied
- Wills and trusts – Court applied incorrect statute of limitations to breach of trust claims
- Administrative – Doctor’s attacks on license suspension order fails
- Habeas Corpus – Petition attacking military court martial is dismissed
- Parent and Child – Stepmother awarded custody of stepchildren over father’s objection
