Nov 9, 2011

Court orders record sanction against Charlottesville lawyer

In what appears to be the final trial court chapter of a tangled Charlottesville legal saga, a judge has imposed $542,000 in sanctions against attorney Matthew B. Murray for hiding […]

Nov 2, 2011

Investors recover $96M on fraud claim

A group of bondholders who lost their investment when a major German municipal project went bust have won a $96.4 million Alexandria federal jury verdict against a South Korean national […]

Oct 20, 2011

Juror in Charlottesville death case bites back

A letter from a juror who took part in a record-breaking verdict offers a rare look inside the jury deliberation process and a harsh critique for many involved in the […]

Oct 10, 2011

Judge sets aside $5.225M verdict in Best Buy case

A Newport News judge has set aside a multimillion dollar personal injury award against electronics retailer Best Buy on the grounds the verdict was excessive. In August, a seven-member jury […]

Sep 23, 2011

DuPont can protect its trade secrets, wins largest verdict ever in Virginia

DuPont, the chemical giant, hopes to send a “landmark” message about respecting trade secrets with a historic $919.9-million Virginia verdict this month. A Richmond federal jury returned the award after […]

Sep 19, 2011

$2.4M for inmate’s death in Richmond

A Richmond jury has hit the city sheriff and his former chief jail doctor with a $2.4-million verdict for the 2008 death of an inmate from pneumonia that allegedly went […]

Sep 12, 2011

Best Buy is hit with $5.225M verdict in NN

A Newport News jury has awarded $5,225,000 to a 53-year-old man who was injured after a retailer’s forklift ran over his foot. On July 22, 2006, Michael Chavis was at […]

Sep 12, 2011

Verdict slashed, lawyer referred for discipline

A Charlottesville judge slashed a record wrongful death verdict by two-thirds and ordered sanctions against the plaintiff and his lawyer in the aftermath of a hotly contested trial. Circuit Court […]

Aug 29, 2011

Broker sues to collect fee in sale of business – $1,175,000 Arbitration Award

Pittsburgh-based The Advisor Group Inc. (“TAG”) sought an unpaid fee from former owners of ColonialWebb Contractors for assisting with sale of the company. TAG had an October 2008 written agreement […]

Aug 23, 2011

SunTrust wins $40M from mortgage insurer

A federal judge in Richmond has awarded almost $40 million to SunTrust Mortgage Inc. from a subsidiary of AIG Inc. that insured second mortgages issued by the lender. In a […]

Aug 12, 2011

Couple wins $9.85M on security company investment

A federal jury in Alexandria has awarded $9.85 million to a couple who alleged that the Virginia Beach proprietor of a security company defrauded them of money they had received […]

Aug 8, 2011

Norfolk jury awards $115M in interactive TV patent case

A small technology company won a $115 million verdict from a Norfolk federal jury last week, on its claim that Verizon Communications Inc. infringed on its patents for interactive television […]