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Massive Va. data center project won’t go forward after backer ends legal fight
It has been an eventful July on the data center front in Virginia as developers abandoned efforts to fight a court ruling voiding one project in Prince William County and […]
Virginia Appeals Court upholds block on Prince William Digital Gateway project
The Virginia Court of Appeals upheld a ruling voiding approvals for the Prince William Digital Gateway data center due to public notice violations.
LLC Act requires constructive, not actual, knowledge
The Virginia Court of Appeals rules LLC statute “knowledge” means constructive knowledge, not actual knowledge.
Magistrates are ‘judicial officers,’ may issue emergency custody orders
The Virginia Court of Appeals ruled magistrates are judicial officers authorized to issue emergency custody orders under the SVPA.
Court affirms conviction, says error in evidence admission harmless
The Virginia Court of Appeals ruled a defendant’s privileged notebook was wrongly admitted at trial but upheld his conviction.
Appeals court upholds Natural Bridge Zoo animal seizure
The Court of Appeals of Virginia upheld the seizure of 71 animals from Natural Bridge Zoo, rejecting claims of insufficient evidence and Fourth Amendment violations.
Notice sent to wrong address leads to void ab initio dismissal order
Virginia appeals court says trial court violated due process by dismissing a malpractice case after mailing notice to the wrong address.
New information justified second frisk for firearm
The Court of Appeals of Virginia ruled police may conduct a second Terry frisk when new witness information creates reasonable suspicion of a firearm.
Realtor’s commission claim revived on appeal
Virginia Court of Appeals rules a city may owe a realtor commission after exercising a right of first refusal under the same terms of a private sale.
Employment: Governmental board member is immune from employment claims
Where the former president and CEO of a governmental agency alleged an agency board member tortiously interfered with his contract and retaliated against him, but the board member was immune from acts conducted within his authority, which was the case here, the suit was dismissed.
Constitutional: Ecclesiastical-abstention doctrine bars claims over temple membership
Where several individuals sought a declaration that they were members of a Buddhist temple, but resolution of these claims on their merits would require entanglement in questions of religious faith and doctrine, the court could not resolve those claims.
Criminal: Man convicted for hitting another man with his vehicle
After the defendant struck and killed a man with his vehicle, he argued two charges were inconsistent with each other, because the second-degree murder offense required the commonwealth to prove malice and intentionality, while the hit and run statute addressed conduct following an accident. This argument failed. Virginia case law is clear that, in the context of felony hit and run, “it makes no[...]
Verdicts & Settlements
- Motor Vehicle Negligence – Unicycle rider dies after being hit by car
- Premises Liability – Delivery driver injured by porch decking collapse
- Premises Liability – Fall down stairs at resort results in injuries, death
- 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
Opinion Digests
- The Most Important Opinions, January-June 2026
- Criminal – Court of Appeals wrongly vacated murder conviction
- Tort – U.Va. prevails on former professor’s claims
- Constitutional – Company’s due process claim against county is dismissed
- Administrative – Plaintiffs’ effort to enjoin ITC proceeding fails
- Patent and trademark – Amazon patent infringement suit transferred to New Jersey
- Tort – Chesterfield County dismissed from wrongful death suit
- Consumer Protection – Lawsuit over kratom survives motion to dismiss
- Criminal – Defendant convicted of attempted sexual exploitation of a child
- Evidence – Motion to exclude transmission expert is rejected
- Damages – Court awards pre-judgment interest following parties’ acquiescence
- Employment – Court approves overtime wage collective action settlement
