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Editors' Picks
- Sovereign immunity covers commonwealth in truck crash lawsuit
- Protecting law firm data and reputation
- Med-mal suit reinstated pursuant to continuous treatment doctrine
- No VFOIA duty to search employees’ personal phones
- Was it really an ‘accident’? Let’s use the right word — it matters more than you think
- Unambiguous language: Order to fund § 529 account established obligation to pay educational expenses
News in Brief
- Fraud charges filed after college hoops team is forced to cancel Bahamas trip
- Two Virginia women who came to Congress on a mission prepare to leave at a critical moment
- Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear picked to lead Democratic efforts to win governorships in 2026 midterms
- Virginia man charged in FBI sting with supporting Islamic State goes on trial
- Bankruptcy court amends assignment protocol for ‘mega’ cases
- Ex-lawyer sentenced on burglary charges
Opinion Digests
- Civil rights: Critic’s retaliation suit against Norfolk police is reinstated
- Criminal: Woman convicted for fraudulent PPP loans
- Employment: Overtime complaints weren’t ‘protected activity’ under FLSA
- Freedom of Information: No standalone cause of action for FOIA deadline violation
- Banks and banking: Bank’s interpleader suit was proper
- Civil Rights: Woman’s suit over uncle’s death is dismissed
- Employment: DoD employee alleges retaliatory hostile work environment
- Employment: Former state investigator loses whistleblower suit
- Employment: Isolated statement doesn’t support hostile work environment claim
- Employment: Man alleges company falsely reported he refused drug test
- Employment: Inova Health prevails on COVID-19 non-vaccination suits
- Criminal: Expert’s testimony is limited in opioid prescription prosecution
- Negligence: Negligent retention claim is rejected
- Criminal: General Assembly’s 2021 amendments aren’t retroactive
Verdicts & Settlements
- Vehicle rear-ended by truck fully loaded with gravel — $525,000 settlement
- Plaintiff: laparoscopic surgery requires 20-plus repairs — $1,750,000 settlement
- Motorist suffers injuries in crash with drunk driver — $1,025,000 settlement
- Jury finds pacemaker patient wasn’t prematurely discharged — Defense verdict
- Pedestrian hit crossing at intersection; leg amputated — $275,000 settlement
- Employee accused of not securing quadriplegic in van — $1,000,000 settlement
- Woman suffers complex fracture in fall in workplace — $1,250,000 settlement
EVENTS
Influential Women of Law
February 20th, 2025 | 12:00 AM
Hall of Fame
May 15th, 2025 | 12:00 AM