Even though appellant’s appeal notice identified the commonwealth as the appellee instead of a county prosecutor’s office, the county’s general appearance in the matter waived any defect in the notice. The Court of Appeals erred by ruling that the notice ...

Tagged with: Criminal Justice Stephen R. McCullough Supreme Court of Virginia

The commonwealth presented sufficient evidence at appellant’s annual review from which the trial court could conclude that he was a sexually violent predator who could not be conditionally released from in-patient treatment. Overview Before Edwards was released from prison following ...

Tagged with: Civil Practice Supreme Court of Virginia

The circuit court correctly removed two brothers as co-executors of their mother’s estate and replaced them with a disinterested third party. The “strife and conflict between the brothers[,]” resulting in their inability to agree on even the most trivial matters ...

Tagged with: Justice S. Bernard Goodwyn Supreme Court of Virginia Wills & Trusts

Any error arising from the police questioning appellant after he asked them to call his wife so that she could contact his lawyer was harmless. Even without an officer’s testimony about appellant’s responses, video evidence established that appellant, who had ...

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Where a patient’s health insurer did not fully reimburse a medical care provider for services rendered, the circuit court incorrectly concluded that the provider has a private right to action to sue the insurer for the unpaid amount. Overview Appellee ...

Tagged with: Civil Practice Supreme Court of Virginia

Where petitioner was not a party to an adoption proceeding, the Court of Appeals correctly granted the adoptive father’s motion to dismiss her petition to appeal the adoption order. Background Petitioner Bonanno is the mother of Elizabeth Quinn, who married ...

Tagged with: Civil Practice Justice William C. Mims Supreme Court of Virginia

(AP) A 131-year-old statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee took center stage on June 8 as the Supreme Court of Virginia heard arguments on whether the state has the right to take down the once-celebrated monument that is now ...

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Where claimant injured his neck and left arm and hand in a work-related accident and later fell down some stairs at home and injured his left knee, the Court of Appeals erred by affirming the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission’s award ...

Tagged with: Justice William C. Mims Supreme Court of Virginia Workers' Compensation

A suit to impeach a will remains pending because the will contestant has standing to bring the suit. Her signature on a release, which appellant argues is an accord and satisfaction, does not bar the suit because the trial court ...

Tagged with: Supreme Court of Virginia Wills & Trusts

The circuit court correctly upheld the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors’ amendment of the county’s zoning ordinance, and the imposition of a two percent lodging tax on short-term rentals of residential homes. Zoning amendments Appellants (hosts) are a group of ...

Tagged with: Justice Cleo E. Powell Supreme Court of Virginia Taxation