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2023 Legal Food Frenzy donations top $355K
Earlier this year, Virginia’s legal community organized drives and donations to the commonwealth’s food banks, renewing its commitment to addressing issues of food insecurity and hunger by participating in the 17th annual Legal Food Frenzy.
Virginia law firms honored for food bank donations
In 2020, the number of food insecure people in Virginia rose to nearly 1.2 million while food banks saw a dip in donations and volunteers, creating an unprecedented need for food assistance. This April, the legal community stepped up to the plate to address this issue, renewing the annual Legal Food Frenzy competition after a […]
Legal Food Frenzy adapts to pandemic challenges ahead
With an estimated 275,000 more Virginians facing food insecurity due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the legal community is stepping up to fulfill the increased need. Entering its 15th year, the Legal Food Frenzy is an annual competition open to law firms, legal departments, law schools/programs and individual practices. Private firms with fewer than 100 employees […]
Legal Food Frenzy steamed and ready to go
This year’s Legal Food Frenzy competition is set to begin on April 16 and last through April 27. The event, now in its 12th year, is a two-week campaign and competition to raise food and funds for local food banks. After the two weeks is up, the legal professionals, law offices, courts and/or law schools […]
AG presents Food Frenzy award to own office
The 2011 Attorney General’s Cup, the prize for raising the most food per person in a law office went to the office of B. Cullen Gibson in Norfolk in the annual competition among law firms to provide food for the state’s food banks. But AG Ken Cuccinelli was obviously pleased to present the award for […]
AG presents Food Frenzy award to own office
The 2011 Attorney General’s Cup, the prize for raising the most food per person in a law office went to the office of B. Cullen Gibson in Norfolk in the annual competition among law firms to provide food for the state’s food banks. But AG Ken Cuccinelli was obviously pleased to present the award for […]
Norfolk lawyer wins in Legal Food Frenzy
The law office of B. Cullen Gibson in Norfolk has won the Attorney General’s Cup for raising the most food per person in the fifth annual Legal Food Frenzy. The frenzy raised more than 1.6 million pounds of food for the state’s food banks in a competition among 177 Virginia law firms and legal departments […]
AG’s Cup presented for Food Frenzy
The Norfolk office of McGuireWoods received the Attorney General’s Cup today for collecting the most food per capita of any law firm in the state during the first statewide “Legal Food Frenzy” in April. Attorney General Bob McDonnell presented the Revere bowl to John Padgett, the office’s managing partner, and Shana Jones, an associate who […]
Verdicts & Settlements
- Woodshop incident leads to amputation of fingers — $1.3M settlement
- Motorcyclist’s foot amputated in collision — $7M settlement
- Contractor rear-ended on interstate on way to wedding — $825,000 settlement
- Man suffers back injury in crash with out-of-state driver — $530,000 settlement
- Driver crossed center line, struck 89-year-old’s vehicle — $1.2M settlement
- Jury returns defense verdict in favor of gastroenterologist
- Teens killed in T-bone collision with officer — $3.1M settlement
- Man sustained subdural hematoma in rear-end collision —$1.15M settlement
- Adequate anesthesia not provided during C-section — $2.5M verdict
- Tenant fell ill from mold in apartment — $588,000 verdict
- Woman suffers nerve injury, pain after dental procedure — $550,000 settlement
- Driver struck child exiting school bus — $750,000 settlement
Opinion Digests
- Suit over historic mansion and estate dismissed
- Former employee’s claims survive motion to dismiss
- Equal Pay Act doesn’t apply to applicant
- Court rejects invocation of attorney-client privilege
- Evidence supported competency determination
- Appellees had power to remove business manager
- No continuance after witnesses failed to appear
- No actual or constructive eviction in warranty case
- Gas distribution pipeline exempt from ZBA regulation
- Improper venue in air pollution regulation matter
- No benefits awarded in unemployment comp case
- No immunity for judge who personally oversaw search
