The VLW Blog
Breaking news, legal opinions and other information of interest to Virginia lawyers.
Author: This is the law blog of Virginia Lawyers Weekly, a newspaper based in Richmond, Va. "The newspaper reports all decisions issued by the Supreme Court of Virginia, the Virginia Court of Appeals and the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Also featured are hundreds of rulings from state Circuit Court judges, U.S. District Court judges, U.S. Bankruptcy Court judges, the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission and other state agencies. News coverage highlights changes to court rules, verdict & settlement reports, bar-discipline notices and all other news vital to Virginia lawyers."
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Recent Posts from The VLW Blog
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Ex-judge’s law license revoked
The story behind the abrupt and murky departure of former Norfolk Circuit Judge Alfred M. Tripp from the bench may now be public. And it apparently involves in part providing false information on judicial selection…
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Divorce lawyer’s notice too late, carrier says
If a divorce lawyer suspects he screwed up a settlement agreement, should he quick call his carrier? Or should he try to make amends and just hope he won’t be served? It depends. What did…
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Picky, picky, picky
You really do have to sweat the small stuff when you’re a justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia. We give you three examples from today’s 20-opinion drop. Hutchins v. Talbert. Doctor loses a medical…
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Two lawyers cleared of contempt
The Supreme Court of Virginia today exonerated two Hampton Roads lawyers held in contempt for presuming that Norfolk Circuit Judge Chuck Griffith would grant continuances in their clients’ criminal trials. Both lawyers - Ken Singleton…
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Kellermann case gets additional language
A five-member majority of the Supreme Court of Virginia has attempted to clarify its holding in the controversial case involving the death of a teenage girl during a sleepover visit with a friend. In Kellermann…
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Supreme Court censures Va. Beach judge
Virginia Beach Juvenile & Domestic Relations Judge Ramona Taylor is censured by the Supreme Court of Virginia today for thwarting a juvenile defendant’s right to appeal the judge’s bond ruling. In 2007, Taylor denied bond…
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Supreme Court to hear legal malpractice, legal notice cases
The Supreme Court will review two cases VLW reported on at the trial level – a grant of summary judgment to an allegation that McGuireWoods LLP committed legal malpractice in a blown appeal of an…
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‘Right result, wrong reason’ – again
The concept of “right result, wrong reason” is getting a thorough analysis from Virginia’s appellate courts these days. The latest airing comes today from the Court of Appeals, which assumed without deciding that the trial…
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Nasty, yes; obscene, no
We’re not sure what it takes to qualify as “obscene, vulgar, profane, lascivious, or indecent language” under Virginia Code Sec. 18.2-427, but we’re far too modest – our faces are still red – to repeat…
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It’s yours for $???
Call it creative fundraising. The attorney who has had the “LAWHOO” Virginia license plate since the 1980s is willing to give it up for a good cause. She will relinquish the rights to the plate…