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Virginia Lawyers Weekly

    NEWS FROM VIRGINIA LAWYERS WEEKLY


    Forestalling Foreclosure

    As the avalanche of home foreclosures in Virginia shows no sign of abating, legal aid lawyers have revamped their practices to help people try to hang on to their homes.
    The Virginia Poverty Law Center will devote three sessions to foreclosure issues at its annual statewide legal aid conference in Virginia Beach next month. The Southwest […]

    • Gov. Kaine eyes seats in Norfolk
    • Minority firm gets to keep $15.2M
    • Condo touts VSB’s new way to vet judiciary
    • Firm up claims, defenses sooner, not later, case says
    • Two conservatives take Scalia to task over gun case
    • Buyer can’t return car after tussle over title
    • Episcopal Diocese settles with two break-away churches
    • EEOC files harassment suit against contractor
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    TODAY'S TOP OPINION

    Consumer Protection - Auto Purchase - Contract Rescission

    A Dodge Durango buyer who agreed to return to the dealership to retrieve the title to the vehicle once his check cleared, but who neglected to do so and whose vehicle was impounded after his temporary registration and tags expired, cannot now rescind the sale under Va. Code § 46.2-1542(B). Rolander v. Luxury Auto Sales of Dumfries (Prince William Cir.Ct.) (VLW 008-8-215) (5 [...]

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    • Consumer Protection - Auto Purchase - Contract Rescission
    • Negligence - Auto Accident - Vehicle Value - ‘Totaled’ Car
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    The VLW Blog

    Mandatory insurance for lawyers? Weigh in on the new VLW poll

    The Virginia State Bar Council is expected to vote later this month on whether attorneys who represent private clients should be required to have legal malpractice insurance. While we await the [...]

    Roanoke jury awards half million to FELA plaintiff

    A Roanoke circuit court jury last week awarded $525,000 to a former railroad carman disabled from a nonsurgical back injury.  According to plaintiff's co-counsel Ray Ferris, the plaintiff injured [...]

    William & Mary contributes to election law site

    With thousands of new voters adding their names to the voter rolls across the country, it's not hard to imagine a few election law disputes blooming on election day and afterward.  When judges look [...]

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