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Zoning: Outdoor firing range didn’t require special permit
Where a couple were not operating a firing range on their property as a business venture, it was exempted from the County noise control ordinance.
Zoning: Man sues to stop demolition of his garage
Where a man moved to enjoin the demolition of his garage while he challenged a state court’s determination that it violated a zoning ordinance, his motion was denied. One of his claims was barred by the Rooker-Feldman doctrine while he failed to show a likelihood of success on his other three claims.
Zoning: Appeal dismissed because of failure to identify necessary party
Where a party seeking review of a Board of Zoning Appeals decision in the circuit court must identify the governing body as a necessary party in the petition, but the petition here failed to do so, it was dismissed.
Zoning: Challenge to zoning approval fails
Where the plaintiff challenged the City Council for the City of Salem’s second approval of a zoning application, the court sustained the demurrers.
Zoning: Homeowners’ challenge to medical clinic fails
Where homeowners challenged a decision of the Stafford County Zoning Administrator allowing an outpatient behavioral health treatment company to operate a medical clinic out of one of the units in a shopping center, their challenge failed.
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 – Defendant convicted based upon Commonwealth witnesses’ testimony
- Zoning – Party failed to show its due process rights were violated
- Tort – Jury’s zero-damages verdict for inmate plaintiff affirmed
- Parent and child – Record supported termination of mother’s parental rights
- Criminal – Man convicted of grand larceny after stealing $26,000
- Parent and child – Brothers dispute who should be their mother’s guardian
- Tort – Allegedly defamatory statements lacked the requisite “sting”
