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VIRGINIA’S LEADERS IN THE LAW 2007
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NEWS FROM TODAY IN VIRGINIA
- Blindsided: P.I. lawyers caught unaware of new Medicare rules, ‘set aside’ practices could be on the way
- Lawyer is sanctioned for ignoring res judicata
- FDIC will back full amount of IOLTA accounts
- Litigation over who missed deadline expands to four suits
- Downtown diners and courthouse cafes
- Lawyers in the News
IMPORTANT OPINIONS
- Civil Procedure - Foreign Judgment - Service Of Process - Fla. Law
- Civil Procedure - P.I. Suit - Police Report - SDT
- Contract - Government - False Claims Act - Qui Tam Suit
- Employment - ERISA - Attorney’s Fees - Exhaustion
- Civil Procedure - Discovery - Real Estate Sale - Environmental Contamination
- Medical Malpractice - Expert Witnesses - Limit
VERDICTS & SETTLEMENTS
- Preschool administrator suffers neck injury in Stafford wreck - $175,000 Settlement
- Driver ejected, dies in rollover of vehicle - $2,500,000 Settlement
- Woman defrauds financier by falsifying invoices - $709,920.19 Verdict
- Stop-sign collision injures knee, requires replacement surgery - $220,000 Settlement
- High-intensity workout results in breakdown of muscle protein - $300,000 Verdict
- Trucker injured in fall at customer’s plant - Defense Verdict