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May 11, 2026
Appeals – Waiver in plea agreement forecloses most arguments on appeal
The 4th Circuit affirmed in part and dismissed in part an appeal based on the appeal waiver in Ceara Smith's plea agreement in EDVA.
Legal Tech
- How large language models are leveling the personal injury playing field
- Attorney Share, Lawmatics integrate to automate law firm referrals
- How ransomware tactics against law firms are changing
Verdicts & Settlements
- Motor Vehicle Negligence – Motorcyclist suffers severe injuries in vehicle accident
- Medical Malpractice – Patient dies after alleged improper medicine admin
- Workers’ Compensation-Vehicle accident paralyzes Brazilian cement worker
- Medical Malpractice – Death from cancer followed stomach pain misdiagnosis
- Workers’ Compensation – Seasonal worker paralyzed in tobacco baler accident
Opinion Digests
- Criminal – Felony eluding conviction supported by dash cam video
- Jury and jurors – Batson challenge fails
- Habeas corpus – District court erred when it granted writ of habeas corpus
- Fraud – Defendant fails to show that unjust enrichment claim was untimely
- Civil Rights – Police didn’t use excessive force when they shot man with prop gun
- Prisons – Correctional officials granted immunity in lawsuit over inmate’s murder
- Contract – Court finds contract terms ambiguous
