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Utility ratemaking case remanded
Where an electric power company recorded its costs related to the early retirement of several coal-fired electricity generating plants as asset impairments, the State Corporation Commission erred by concluding that […]
Bill of review for tax assessment revived
Where the Emmanuel Worship Center challenged the city of Petersburg’s property tax assessment on a “learning annex,” the circuit court erred by dismissing EWC’s bill of review after concluding the […]
Evidence supports four-year suspension
The Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board had jurisdiction to discipline a state bar associate member. Further, substantial evidence supports the board’s determination that he violated several provisions of the Ohio […]
First impression: Absolute privilege may apply to lis pendens
Answering a question of first impression, the Virginia Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the filing of a lis pendens is part of a judicial proceeding for purposes of establishing absolute […]
Claims reinstated in lis pendens case
Where the circuit court sustained, on the basis of absolute privilege, appellee’s demurrers to claims arising from a lis pendens filing on property, this was error. Absolute privilege is an […]
Mims to leave high court next year
Supreme Court Justice William C. Mims has notified the governor and legislative leaders that he will not seek reelection to the court next year when his term comes to an […]
COA properly dismissed appeal petition by nonparty
Where petitioner was not a party to an adoption proceeding, the Court of Appeals correctly granted the adoptive father’s motion to dismiss her petition to appeal the adoption order. Background […]
Injuries in separate accidents bars permanent disability award
Where claimant injured his neck and left arm and hand in a work-related accident and later fell down some stairs at home and injured his left knee, the Court of […]
Protective order’s return of service not testimonial
Where appellant attempted to buy firearms while under an unexpired preliminary protection order, the order’s return of service, which was used at trial to establish an element of the offense, […]
Reverter clause in 1875 charitable gift upheld
Where land was conveyed to a church under an 1875 deed that provided the land would revert to the grantors or their heirs if it was not used for church […]
Fees proper in breach of pact not to sue case
An award of attorneys’ fees can be proper in a case for breach of a covenant not to sue, the Supreme Court of Virginia has ruled in a case of […]
Lawyers report success with COVID jury trials
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.VA. — Courts are trying civil cases again, and four trial lawyers returned from the battlefields to share success stories at the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association annual […]
Verdicts & Settlements
- Premises Liability- Dog bite injury nets settlement
- Motor Vehicle Negligence – Woman suffers injuries after T-bone collision
- Negligence and Tort -Hit by hockey puck, camper sustains TBI
- 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
Opinion Digests
- Real Property – Inverse condemnation claim over cemetery is dismissed
- Criminal – Fourth Circuit splits from First Circuit over Virginia robbery statute
- Civil Procedure – No jurisdiction over collection action
- Bankruptcy – Debtor’s plan rejected for myriad issues
- Criminal – Murder defendant’s sentence is vacated
- Criminal – Company executives convicted for not remitting trust-fund taxes
- Criminal – Victim’s testimony supports assault conviction
- Jury and jurors – Excuse of juror wasn’t abuse of discretion
- Employment – Urgent care clinic prevails on former employee’s discrimination claims
- Criminal – Drug distribution convictions trigger career offender enhancement
- Administrative – Court lacked jurisdiction over disputed Medicaid funds
- Criminal – Murderer denied new trial
