Architect wins in first trial under expanded Va. whistleblower law 
By:
Peter Vieth
Published: April 1, 2013
Tags: back pay, fraud, lost wages, whistleblower, wrongful termination
An architect fired by the city of Alexandria, Va., has won the first case under a new whistleblower law that allows state and local government workers to sue for retaliatory job actions under the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act.
Short call not misconduct
By:
Peter Vieth
Published: March 5, 2013
Tags: attorney discipline, etichs
A lawyer who took a telephone call from a distraught adversary did not violate the bar’s ethics rules when she did not immediately hang up, the Virginia Supreme Court has ruled.
$11.25M awarded for slip-and-fall
By:
Peter Vieth
Published: March 5, 2013
Tags: slip and fall, wa-mart
A doctor who suffered a permanent back injury when he slipped and fell in a Wal-Mart store has won a $11.25-million verdict from a Virginia jury.
Woman hurt in grocery wins $5M
By:
Peter Vieth
Published: February 12, 2013
Tags: Food Lion, slip and fall, traumatic brain injury
A disabled Virginia woman has won a $5 million verdict for a fall in a supermarket.
Lawyer loses license over real estate practices
By:
Peter Vieth
Published: February 11, 2013
Tags: attorney discipline, legal malpractice, real estate, trust accounts
A Richmond, Va. lawyer who had a high-volume real estate practice has surrendered his law license after the state bar found long-time lapses in bookkeeping and registration as a settlement agent.
Patient’s fall leads to $3.5M verdict
By:
Peter Vieth
Published: January 4, 2013
Tags: brain injury, fall, hospital, medical negligence, negligence, stroke, Virginia
An 87-year-old hospital patient injured in a fall has won a $3.5-million verdict against a Newport News, Va. hospital using high resolution imaging to dramatize her alleged brain injuries for the jury.
$6.2M settlement is record for comp claim in Virginia
Published: October 19, 2012
Tags: brain injury, Virginia, workers' compensation
A judge has approved the largest reported workers’ compensation settlement in Virginia, a $6.2 million package that coordinates ongoing Social Security benefits, a Medicare set-aside fund and a special needs trust to care for a young worker who will need lifetime services.
Va. court nixes changes in lawyer ad rules
By:
Peter Vieth
Published: September 25, 2012
Tags: advertising, attorney advertising, lawyer advertising, Legal Malpractice Monitor, regulations, Virginia
The Virginia Supreme Court has rejected proposed reforms in lawyer advertising regulations, refusing to relax requirements for disclaimers on claims about case results and tightening limits on the use of words such as “expert” and “specialist.”
Mall abduction case settled for $2.6 million
By:
Peter Vieth
Published: September 4, 2012
Tags: abduction, failure to prevent, Virginia, wrongful death
The husband of a woman killed in an abortive abduction and robbery in Northern Virginia has recovered $2.6 million from settlements with both the mall where she was abducted and a convenience store where she was forced to try to get money from an ATM.
Va. defense lawyer disciplined for one-minute call from plaintiff
By:
Peter Vieth
Published: July 3, 2012
Tags: ethics, lawyer discipline, legal malpractice, Legal Malpractice Monitor
A defense lawyer has been disciplined by the Virginia State Bar for a one-minute phone call from a misguided plaintiff in a medical malpractice case.
