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State bar seeks volunteers for variety of vacancies
The Virginia State Bar is seeking volunteers to serve on VSB boards and committees for terms beginning on July 1, 2023. The VSB Disciplinary Board is seeking to fill four lawyer vacancies and a lay member vacancy. Applicants are required to have prior district committee service and must include a writing sample responding to a […]
VBA Young Lawyers projects earn national awards
The Virginia Bar Association Young Lawyers Division was recognized this month for its community-based projects and activities with four American Bar Association awards. Founded in 1956, the VBA YLD is a community of 1,2000 professions — all lawyers age 40 and younger and those in practice five years or less — that encourages public service […]
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
