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State bar proposes amending client rule following ABA changes
The Virginia State Bar seeks comment on proposed amendments to Rule 1.14 following ABA changes on lawyers' obligations for clients with diminished capacity.
Bar seeks comment on ethics opinion over AI-generated errors
The Virginia State Bar is soliciting public comment on a proposed legal ethics opinion pertaining to duties when opposing counsel fails to review and correct outputs from generative artificial intelligence. The opinion, Proposed Legal Ethics Opinion […]
AI hallucinations, errors plague filings as law tech usage rises
The fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals publicly admonished a lawyer for filing briefs with AI-generated false citations, highlighting risks of generative AI in legal practice.
Kansas judge fines attorneys over AI-generated court brief
A Kansas federal judge fined five attorneys after an AI-generated legal brief contained false citations, fabricated cases, and misquoted court rulings.
AG-elect cleared in driving case review
A special prosecutor found no legal issues in the handling of AG-elect Jay Jones’ 2022 reckless driving case, ending the probe.
VSB president-elect seeks applicants for bar committees
The Virginia State Bar is accepting applications from attorneys to serve on standing and special committees for terms beginning July 1.
ABA releases opinion stressing confidentiality in withdrawals
A new ABA ethics opinion says attorneys must narrowly limit disclosures to courts when seeking to withdraw from a case.
Former court clerk in Murdaugh trial pleads guilty
Former Colleton County clerk Becky Hill pleads guilty to obstruction, perjury, and misconduct for showing sealed Murdaugh trial exhibits and lying in court.
CPF Board authorizes $112K in payments
The Virginia State Bar Clients’ Protection Fund approved $112K in reimbursements for clients harmed by attorney misconduct, license revocations, and incomplete work.
New ABA opinion addresses lawyer-mediator ethics rules
ABA Formal Opinion 518 outlines ethical duties for lawyer-mediators under Model Rule 2.4, while Virginia’s rules provide distinct guidance for neutrals.
Rise in hallucinations shows pitfalls of new AI technology
Virginia attorneys warn of ethical pitfalls from AI-generated filings as cases raise concerns about accuracy and accountability.
Attorneys: Attorney’s license revoked because of multiple rules violations
Where the record supported a three-judge panel’s conclusion that an attorney violated his duty of candor towards a tribunal and engaged in other misconduct, his license to practice law was suspended.
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
