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By signing up you agree to our Privacy Policy Editors’ Picks Heightened duty of care: Hotel guest’s slip and fall case heads to jury trial ‘Blanket privilege’ denied in vaccine suit Clerk’s error results in untimely attorneys’ fees request Timberland again refused trademark for design features Reboot: Well-Being Week in Law returns for 2024 Student’s due process, Title IX claims survive dismissal again Read More News in Brief General Assembly poised to vote on compromise budget deal reached with Youngkin In reversal, Virginia school board votes to restore Confederate names to 2 schools Budget leaders reach compromise with Youngkin on state spending plan Virginia judge to decide whether state law considers embryos as property Court rules North Carolina Catholic school could fire gay teacher who announced his wedding online State bar seeks volunteers to run for special election Read More Latest Legal Jobs Click here for the latest postings of Virginia legal jobs. Opinion Digests Appeals: En banc court won’t rehear untimely appeal case Antitrust: Sherman Act claims dismissed as untimely Civil Practice: Plaintiff’s reconsideration motions are denied Employment: Court narrows race bias suit against sheriff Employment: Professor sues university for bias, retaliation Employment: Employees sue over faulty body scanners, strip searches Employment: School board prevails on ADA accommodation claim Evidence: Court to review minor’s records in camera Insurance: Prevailing plaintiff denied attorneys’ fees Negligence: Elevator company dismissed from personal injury suit Negligence: Lack of notice dooms tort claim Attorneys: Ex-attorney’s suit over disbarment dismissed Civil Practice: No basis to reconsider order dismissing claims Employment: Former employee’s ADA claims dismissed See All Digests Verdicts & Settlements Motorcyclist forced off highway by tanker truck — $7.75M verdict Man run over by rail car has above-knee amputations — $2M settlement Car crash caused death of 7-month-old fetus — $1.7M settlement Man run over, killed while performing bridge repairs — $325,000 settlement Nurse unable to return to work after rollover crash — $3.5M verdict 4-year-old child in daycare assaulted by teacher — $550,000 settlement Patient sustained nerve injury after oral surgery — $1M settlement See All Verdicts & Settlements EVENTS Hall of Fame May 23rd, 2024 | 5:30 PM The Virginia Lawyers Hall of Fame event honors members of Virginia’s legal community who have been practicing for 30 years or more or who [...] Leaders in the Law/ Up and Coming Lawyers October 22nd, 2024 | 12:00 AM Leaders in the Law” is Virginia Lawyers Weekly’s signature event. 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