Weekly Edition
Lawyer needn’t give notice before filing bankruptcy
By Alan Cooper
April 28, 2008
The Supreme Court of Virginia could have reversed the sanction against a lawyer who avoided a trial with a last-minute bankruptcy filing based on its finding that there was no factual basis for the trial court’s conclusion that he never intended to try the case.
But the court went on to establish a much broader principle. […]
Expert must back treatise
By Peter Vieth
April 28, 2008
A live witness must lay a solid foundation before articles in medical journals may be admitted as “holy writ” in a civil trial, according to an opinion this month from the Supreme Court of Virginia. The court’s unanimous decision tightens the requirements for the use of medical literature or other “published treatises” as substantive […]
Assembly reconvenes, taps judges
By Alan Cooper
April 28, 2008
The General Assembly finally filled 22 out of about 30 judicial vacancies late Wednesday night but left it to Gov. Timothy M. Kaine or circuit judges to fill seats in Hampton, Norfolk, Virginia Beach and Roanoke.
The bitterest disputes were not between Republicans and Democrats but between House and Senate Republicans. Republicans have a majority in […]
Republicans weigh choices for Attorney General race
By Peter Vieth
April 28, 2008
The resignation by the federal prosecutor in Roanoke this month heralds a clash over who will carry the banner as the Republican nominee for Attorney General in 2009.
Meeting reporters with his beaming family at his side, U.S. Attorney John Brownlee appeared to have much more on his mind than stepping aside from the […]
Presenting 2008’s survey of state’s ‘Largest Law Firms’
By Sarah Rodriguez
April 28, 2008
Virginia Lawyers Weekly is pleased to present the 2008 survey of “Virginia’s Largest Law Firms” in this issue.
The survey ranks the 75 largest firms in the commonwealth, based on the number of Virginia-licensed attorneys working in offices located within Virginia as of Jan. 1, 2008. The survey also provides information such as address, phone […]
Limited partner can’t file derivative suit for p’ship
By Alan Cooper
April 28, 2008
A family dispute over a Toyota dealership in Northern Virginia has produced the first appellate ruling in the state over the standing of a limited partner to file a derivative action on behalf of the partnership.
The Supreme Court of Virginia ruled on April 18 that the limited partner lacked standing to bring the suit largely […]
What if the jury gives $0 for solace in death case?
By Alan Cooper
April 28, 2008
Christa Wright testified that she and her husband had a close relationship and had no intention of separating when Anthony Edward Wright was killed in a motorcycle wreck in Frederick County in July 2004.
Two juries apparently believed otherwise, based on testimony that the couple were living apart and that she was having an affair during […]
Birth-injury case nets $1.55M verdict
By Peter Vieth
April 28, 2008
A Newport News jury returned a $1.55 million verdict in a birth-injury case this month in which the evidence included a home movie of the delivery, according to lawyers for the plaintiff. The April 18 verdict against a Newport News obstetrician and her practice group represents the maximum recovery under Virginia’s medical malpractice law.
Plaintiff’s […]
Web site instruction manual: Searching the Archives
By Sarah Rodriguez
April 28, 2008
First in a series of articles on how to use to the new Virginia Lawyers Weekly Web site.
As you begin to acquaint yourself with Virginia Lawyers Weekly’s new Web site, you most likely will want to take advantage of what is unquestionably the core of the site – the Archives.
The online Archives contains all material […]
Lawyers in the News
By Sarah Rodriguez
April 28, 2008
W. Edward Riley IV and Mitchell M. Wells have formed the law firm of Riley & Wells. They will practice in the areas of criminal and traffic defense as well as personal injury. The firm is located at 2201 Libbie Ave. in Richmond.
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Patricia S. Gill of Hunton & Williams LLP has […]
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