Handed down a year ago, the decision in Ford Motor Co. v. Benitez was one of the top legal news stories in 2007. In Benitez, the Supreme Court of Virginia upheld a $2,000 sanction against a defense attorney who, after discovery and a nonsuit in a products liability case, continued to press affirmative defenses with […]
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Benitez business at Henrico Bench-Bar
February 1st, 2008 · No Comments · Benitez, Civil Remedial Fees, Henrico County, sanctions
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Henrico Circuit judge upholds civil remedial fees
August 13th, 2007 · No Comments · Civil Remedial Fees, Henrico County
In Commonwealth v. Price, an opinion released this afternoon, Henrico County Circuit Judge L.A. Harris Jr. upheld the civil remedial fees for “dangerous drivers” under Virginia Code § 46.2-206.1.
Defendant Anthony O. Price argued the fees are unconstitutional, in that they are levied against Virginia drivers, but not against drivers from other states traveling through Virginia […]
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Civil fees ruling due next week
August 8th, 2007 · No Comments · Civil Remedial Fees, Henrico County, Traffic Law
The first circuit judge to consider the constitutionality of Virginia’s civil remedial fees said he hopes to rule next week.
Henrico Judge L.A. Harris Jr. heard brief arguments today from prosecutor Duncan P. Reid and from defense attorney Craig S. Cooley, who is representing Anthony O. Price along with Esther J. Windmueller.
General District Judge Archer L. […]
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