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Growing problem: ABA student loan data puts focus on mounting debt concerns
After graduating from the George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School, Ann Kossachev found herself facing a problem that is not uncommon among recent law school graduates: six-figure student loan debt. “It can feel overwhelming, and especially as you’re just starting out your legal career is difficult to manage financially,” Kossachev, now director of regulatory […]
James E. Bradberry — Obituary
Retired U.S. Magistrate Judge James E. Bradberry died July 25. He was 80 A native of Chicago, he received his undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin. He earned his law degree from the University of Virginia law school in 1965. After law school, he served in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General Corps in […]
Under pressure: Appalachian School of Law faces ABA accreditation decision
Southwest Virginia’s Appalachian School of Law has been directed by an accreditation panel to address questions about how it selects students capable of earning a degree and passing the bar. A critical hearing is set for June. Credentials of ASL’s current and future students are under review even as the law school banks the proceeds of a […]
Law school changed me — now what?
The experience of law school is unique among graduate-level programs, so much so that law students and lawyers have often told me that law school changed them in some fundamental ways. This realization usually occurs after numerous friends and family members tell them that they have changed. “You’re more argumentative” or “why can’t you make […]
Verdicts & Settlements
- Worker fell off roof, rendering him a paraplegic — $1.25M settlement
- Driver sustained permanent hearing loss after traffic collision — $240,000 settlement
- Plaintiff suffered concussion in rear-end collision — $81,000 verdict
- Builder misrepresented home status to buyers — $675,000 verdict
- Low potassium led to cardiac arrest, death of patient — $1M settlement
- Excessive propofol caused death in dialysis patient — $850,000 settlement
- Pedestrian struck in crosswalk in hit-and-run incident — $300,000 settlement
- Navy veteran killed in collision with box truck — $1.85M arbitration award
- Motorcyclist ejected from bike in collision with SUV — $1.5M settlement
- Jury rules in plaintiff’s favor in defamation suit with city — $300,000 verdict
- Woman missed step on walkway, rupturing Achilles tendon — $160,000 settlement
- Court dismisses suit in hit-and-run death of 2-year-old
Opinion Digests
- Debtor fails to show that signatures were forged
- Alleged defect in service of process excused
- Sales reps defeat injunction motion by former employer
- Court refuses to strike damages expert’s report
- Company can’t dismiss securities class action
- Defendants sued for not repaying loan
- No claim for ACA retaliation outside employment arena
- Plaintiffs awarded $33K in damages, $324K in fees
- Bank dodges claim for customer’s in-person transfer
- Jury to decide who is on hook for $207K loss
- Woman claims hospital did not offer appropriate exam
- Board members accused of political patronage
