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Preventing improper witness coaching during remote depos
Anyone who has peeked at his or her cellphone during a Zoom meeting likely has recognized the potential for improper witness coaching during a remote deposition. When lawyers, the deponent […]
Listening to others during a videoconference
Most meetings lately are held via some form of videoconferencing platform — Zoom, Teams, Webex, etc. Those of us who use that medium throughout the day know that “Zoom fatigue” […]
Remote mediation: Best practices for lawyers
In the blink of an eye, the pandemic changed everything. Even courts have curtailed their activities. Yet, the disputes confronting our citizens have not abated. Lawyers have responded to these […]
Security tips for lawyers using Zoom
Social distancing has eliminated in-person interactions, causing lawyers to “meet” with clients through telephone calls or video conferencing. One of the most popular video conferencing platforms is Zoom. Since the […]
C u in court: Text messages now remind defendants to show up
(AP) — C u in court. Courts around the country are embracing text messages as a way to nudge people into showing up for their hearings. On any given day, […]
‘The bad guys WILL get in’
Lawyers who once sought stronger firewalls and tighter security to keep the bad guys out of their computer files are now hearing a sobering new message. “The bad guys will […]
Telemedicine catches on, offers glimpse into health care’s future
Minnesota’s Mayo Clinic is using video cameras to connect babies born in distress at small hospitals to neo-natal specialists at their Rochester hospital. In Maryland, intensive care unit patients in […]
Technology: prioritize in money and time
Google the word “technology” and in less than one second you’ll get almost 3 billion — yes, that’s right, billion — results. Love it or hate it, technology is not […]
Roundtable: Cybersecurity
Virginia Lawyers Weekly held a roundtable on Aug. 30 on cybersecurity, sponsored by the Fairfax law firm of Berenzweig Leonard. The participants included a lawyer, a risk assessment manager, an […]
Three bad tech habits that your law firm needs to break
During a lifetime, most people develop less-than-ideal habits that can be detrimental to wellness and maybe even financial health. But when it’s an enterprise or law firm that’s putting those […]
Tracking child-related costs? There’s an app for that
The cost of raising children includes many expenses beyond the day-to-day, from summer camp tuition to medical bills to algebra tutors. But between divorcing parents, disputes over incidental costs that […]
Social media terms of service and your firm
When you take a photo with your cell phone or write a blog post or a short story or a poem, in general you are creating a copyright that you […]
Verdicts & Settlements
- Medical Malpractice – Jurors side with doctor in suit over rescue surgery
- Workers’ Compensation- Seasonal worker paralyzed in tobacco baler accident
- Medical Malpractice- Death from cancer followed stomach pain misdiagnosis
- Workers’ Compensation – Struck in face by forklift, woman suffers brain injury
- Negligence and Tort – Group home resident falls, sustaining femur fracture
- Medical Malpractice – Nursing facility patient dies after fracturing ankle in fall
- Medical Malpractice- Patient has bladder injury during colostomy reversal
- Premises Liability- Apartment guest burned by gas grill spewing fire
- Motor Vehicle Negligence – Physician sustained hand injuries in crash
- Premises Liability- Dog bite injury nets settlement
- Motor Vehicle Negligence – Woman suffers injuries after T-bone collision
Opinion Digests
- Criminal – Man sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment for shooting at military sites
- Constitutional – Court reinstates suit over abuses in West Virginia foster care system
- Domestic Relations – Wife defeats former husband’s contempt petition
- Civil Procedure – Court clarifies scope of craved oyer doctrine
- Corporate – LLC member prevails on breach of fiduciary claim
- Taxation – County may require data center company to provide customers’ names
- Criminal – Man fails to vacate default judgment forfeiting approximately $21,000
- Negligence – Business not liable for failing to call ambulance
- Search & Seizure – Police lacked reasonable suspicion for stop and frisk
- Criminal – Man convicted of pinching officer during struggle
- Municipal – Heirs claim surplus funds following tax sale of real property
- Contract – Res judicata bars some of breach of contract claim
