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Damages: First see the jury, then apply the cap

June 8th, 2007 · No Comments · Damages, Virginia Tort Claims Act, personal injury

Personal injury defendants enjoy the protection of certain caps on damages in Virginia. At times, defendants have been able to invoke that protection sooner, rather than later, by getting trial courts to reduce ad damnum clauses to cap levels before a case ever goes to the jury.
But the Supreme Court of Virginia today rejected one […]

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Missing painting nets minimal damages in Fairfax

May 29th, 2007 · No Comments · Damages, Fairfax, Valuation

It looks so easy when they do it on Antiques Roadshow.
Experts on the popular public television series who examine stuff brought down from the attic appear to take their cues from certain elements of a painting or an objet d’art, and then fill in the blanks to come up with an estimated value.
But unfortunately for […]

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