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VLW wins three VPA awards
All three members of the Virginia Lawyers Weekly editorial team brought home awards when the results of the Virginia Press Association’s 2015 News Contest were announced April 9 in Richmond. Paul Fletcher, publisher and editor-in-chief, took first place for editorial writing. The topics of his entry were the General Assembly proposal to cloak the execution […]
NNA announces 2013 newspaper contest winners
The National Newspaper Association has announced the winners of the 2013 Better Newspaper Contest. Virginia Lawyers Weekly earned an Honorable Mention in the Best Serious Column category for “Dare to be stupid,” a “Publisher’s Notebook” piece by Paul Fletcher. It was published last December. There were 1,777 entries in the Better Newspaper Contest from papers […]
VLW wins four national awards
The results from the 2013 Communications Contest, conducted by the National Federation of Press Women, are in. The staff at Virginia Lawyers Weekly brought home a gold, two silvers and a bronze. • Executive Editor Deborah Elkins won a first place award for blogging. Her entry consisted of five blog posts for The VLW Blog. […]
Baskerville named ‘Influential Woman of the Year’
Former Virginia Del. Viola Baskerville has been selected as Virginia Lawyers Media’s 2013 Influential Woman of the Year. Baskerville was elected for the honor by her fellow members of the 2013 class of Influential Women of Virginia. The award was announced Thursday at the annual ceremony in Richmond. Baskerville is CEO of the Girl Scouts […]
Trigiani named “Leader of the Year”
Lucia Anna “Pia” Trigiani, a prominent Northern Virginia real estate lawyer and past president of the Virginia Bar Association, was named “Leader of the Year” by the 2012 class of “Leaders in the Law.” Last night, Virginia Lawyers Weekly held its seventh annual “Leaders in the Law” awards reception at the Science Museum of Virginia. […]
Trigiani named “Leader of the Year”
Lucia Anna “Pia” Trigiani, a prominent Northern Virginia real estate lawyer and past president of the Virginia Bar Association, was named “Leader of the Year” by the 2012 class of “Leaders in the Law.” Last night, Virginia Lawyers Weekly held its seventh annual “Leaders in the Law” awards reception at the Science Museum of Virginia. […]
Fairfax Law Foundation announces Golden Gavels
The Fairfax Law Foundation’s Society of Fellows has announced the winners of its first annual Golden Gavel Awards. The Awards were established to recognize the contributions of individuals, organizations and businesses for their leadership and community service. The Golden Gavel Awards dinner will be held at the Country Club of Fairfax on Sept. 20. The […]
A kudo for Cooper
Here’s a hat tip to our former colleague, Alan Cooper, who reports that he is enjoying his retirement and spends much of his time biking and hiking. Maybe he should start the Virginia Trail Lawyers Association. ** Alan Cooper was honored at the recent meeting of the Virginia State Bar Council for his contributions as […]
Still silent, after all these years
Take a look at the ad at the bottom of this post, a relic unearthed from our archives. Who’s that dashing young chap in the picture? Well, that would be me, circa 1990. Back then, the home office in Boston strongly “encouraged” all the publishers at Lawyers Weekly Publications Inc. (there were only a handful […]
Read all about it
At this newspaper, we’re always looking for more information to present to you, and for better ways to present it. The opinion digests that we publish each week give you a heads-up on the latest cases decided by Virginia’s state and federal judges. We’ve got a new way for you to stay up to date. […]
Virginia Lawyers Weekly launches ‘The SCoVA Blog’
Virginia Lawyers Weekly is pleased to announce the debut of its latest online feature, “The SCoVA Blog.” Here you’ll find the latest news and in-depth case coverage from the Supreme Court of Virginia, along with full-text .pdfs of opinions and unpublished orders. Recent blog posts include: Reasonableness of water rates argued Was affidavit admitted in […]
Virginia Lawyers Weekly launches ‘The SCoVA Blog’
Virginia Lawyers Weekly is pleased to announce the debut of its latest online feature, “The SCoVA Blog.” Here you’ll find the latest news and in-depth case coverage from the Supreme Court of Virginia, along with full-text .pdfs of opinions and unpublished orders. Recent blog posts include: Reasonableness of water rates argued Was affidavit admitted in […]
Verdicts & Settlements
- Plaintiff injured in crash with oncoming vehicle — $235,000 settlement
- Driver killed in rear-end collision with tractor-trailer — $1.5M settlement
- Man died from pancreatic cancer after delayed response — $1.8M settlement
- Worker fell off roof, rendering him a paraplegic — $1.25M settlement
- Driver sustained permanent hearing loss after traffic collision — $240,000 settlement
- Plaintiff suffered concussion in rear-end collision — $81,000 verdict
- Builder misrepresented home status to buyers — $675,000 verdict
- Low potassium led to cardiac arrest, death of patient — $1M settlement
- Excessive propofol caused death in dialysis patient — $850,000 settlement
- Pedestrian struck in crosswalk in hit-and-run incident — $300,000 settlement
- Navy veteran killed in collision with box truck — $1.85M arbitration award
- Motorcyclist ejected from bike in collision with SUV — $1.5M settlement
Opinion Digests
- Company owner dodges breach of contract suit
- Employee’s own allegations doom minimum wage claim
- Federal government defeats former employee’s claims
- Principal wasn’t entitled to exclusively remote work
- USPTO properly redacted info in responsive documents
- Untimely lawsuit allowed to proceed
- Engineering consultant dismissed from suit
- Rule 60 motion was filed too late
- Nonprofit directors immune from ex-employees’ claims
- City, employees immune from whistleblower claims
- Experts excluded in condemnation damages suit
- Judgment entered against company for horse’s death
