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Appalachian School of Law, Roanoke College explore merger
Buchanan County officials are weighing a possible relocation of Appalachian School of Law amid financial strain and talks with Roanoke College.
July bar exam pass rate nearly 80%
Nearly 80% of candidates passed the July 2025 Virginia Bar Exam, the highest rate since 2008. U.Va. Law led with a 95% pass rate among test takers.
Virginia CLE to host National Trial Advocacy College at William and Mary
Starting in 2026, William & Mary Law School will host the National Trial Advocacy College, ending more than four decades at the University of Virginia.
UVA taps former law school dean as interim president
Paul G. Mahoney, former UVa. law dean, has been named interim president of the University of Virginia effective Aug. 11 as the search for a permanent president continues.
Virginia February bar exam pass rate over 61%
Virginia’s February bar exam saw a 61.11% pass rate, a drop from 2024’s 66%. Top schools had strong showings. The July exam filing deadline is May 12.
Verdicts & Settlements
- Medical Malpractice- Patient has bladder injury during colostomy reversal
- Premises Liability- Apartment guest burned by gas grill spewing fire
- Motor Vehicle Negligence – Physician sustained hand injuries in crash
- 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
Opinion Digests
- Criminal – Ineffective assistance of counsel claim is rejected
- Criminal – 21-year-old MS-13 gang member receives five mandatory life sentences
- Appeals – Plaintiff lacks standing after he voluntarily settles his individual claims
- Appeals – Defendant’s release from prison moots his appeal
- Environmental – Injunction limiting release of chemical compound is vacated
- Fraud – False Claims Act suit against hospital is dismissed
- Constitutional – Suit over abuses in West Virginia foster care system is reinstated
- Prisons – Inmate’s suit was improperly dismissed
- Criminal – No dismissal of indictment despite Brady violation
- Sanctions – Contempt vacated because party wasn’t properly served
- Search & Seizure – Police had reasonable suspicion to search defendant’s bag
- Parent and child – ‘Best-interests of child’ standard isn’t unconstitutional
