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Editors' Picks
- Negative connotation: Court won’t ‘oust’ ex-school official’s defamation claim
- Court rejects request for accounting from attorney
- No civil penalties for public weeds
- Supreme Court tosses $1.6M jury verdict after jury instruction wrongly refused
- Friendly competition: Legal Food Frenzy returns for 18th year
- Court must reassess damages on remand
News in Brief
- Jury at Abu Ghraib civil trial might not be able to reach verdict, judge says
- Life sentence for gang member who turned northern Virginia into ‘hunting ground’
- West Virginia’s, North Carolina’s transgender care coverage policies discriminate, judges rule
- Former Virginia hospital medical director acquitted of sexually abusing ex-patients
- Cullen named W&M Law’s 2024 Lowance Fellow
- February bar exam pass rate highest in 25 years
Opinion Digests
- Administrative: Agency defeats drug manufacturer’s challenge
- Criminal: Man’s firearm-related convictions affirmed
- Criminal: Fourth circuit joins others, rules 8 U.S.C. § 1326 is constitutional
- Immigration: No jurisdiction to review terrorism-related decision
- Search and seizure: Man gave up expectation of privacy in abandoned bag
- Constitutional: Court won’t enjoin NC map that allegedly dilutes Black vote
- Consumer Protection: Data breach suit reinstated against healthcare provider
- Education: Tax exemption isn’t ‘federal financial assistance’ under Title IX
- Freedom of information: Criminal investigation records deemed exempt from disclosure
- Arbitration: Court won’t stay non-arbitrable claim
- Civil Practice: Court rejects overbroad sealing request
- Civil Practice: De bene esse depositions of plaintiff, husband allowed
- Civil Rights: Residents sue alleged white supremist group
- Consumer Protection: Customer’s VCPA claim against GM dismissed
Verdicts & Settlements
- Plaintiff burned in flash fire while cleaning engine — $23M settlement
- Motorcyclist’s leg partially amputated in collision — $2M settlement
- Speeding vehicle struck, pushed truck into plaintiff — $1M settlement
- Adoption, paternity at issue in multimillion-dollar estate — $1.25M settlement
- Defense verdict reached in suit over wrist fracture
- Nurse sustained concussion in rear-end collision at red light — $2M settlement
- Motorist suffered lower back injuries in rear-end collision — $225,000 settlement
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October 22nd, 2024 | 12:00 AM