Virginia Lawyers Weekly articles from January 2003

Virginia Lawyers Weekly archives from January 2003

Virginia legislators debate how they should interview judges.
January 20, 2003... Byline: John D. Tuerck Virginia is one of only two states in the nation with judges elected by the legislature. With one branch of government deciding who will fill the seats in another branch, concerns over the separation of powers are...

Virginia Supreme Court Case Summaries: January 20, 2003.
January 20, 2003... Byline: Virginia Lawyers Weekly Staff Attorneys Law License Revocation - Demand For Trial In an attorney's appeal of an order revoking his license to practice law, the Virginia State Bar did not err in ordering revocation of a...

Virginia Law Foundation Inducts Its '03 Class Of Fellows.
January 20, 2003... Byline: Virginia Lawyers Weekly Staff The Virginia Law Foundation inducted its newest class of Fellows at a meeting held Jan. 16. The guest speaker for the occasion was the Chief Justice of Virginia, Harry L. Carrico, who spoke about the...

Recognition Of Verbal Divorce Pacts Is Sought In Virginia.
January 20, 2003... Byline: Dawn Chase A bill that would allow courts to recognize verbal marital agreements has been introduced before the General Assembly. The measure addresses a Supreme Court case from last year that had caused some consternation...

Virginia Court of Appeals judge Rosemarie Annunziata's reelection appears to be in jeopardy.
January 20, 2003... Byline: Dawn Chase Judge Rosemarie Annunziata's bid for another eight-year term on the Virginia Court of Appeals suffered a serious setback last Tuesday, after the House Courts of Justice committee declined to put her name on the ballot...

Supreme Court of Virginia: punitives claim in DUI survives with .14 BAC.(driving under the influence)
January 20, 2003... Byline: John D. Tuerck A woman hurt in a drunken driving accident may claim punitive damages even though a defendant's blood-alcohol test scored lower than the statutory threshold for such damages, the Supreme Court of Virginia has ruled....

Virginia Legal Obituary: Charles P. Monroe.
January 20, 2003... Byline: Virginia Lawyers Weekly Staff Charles P. Monroe, an Arlington lawyer who had just been elected chairman of the county board of supervisors, died Jan. 11 after suffering a brain aneurysm during his first regular meeting as chairman....

Verdicts & Settlements January 20, 2003: Fatal Fall From Top Of Ship's Sand Silo.
January 20, 2003... Byline: Virginia Lawyers Weekly Staff Type of Action -- Negligence Other Useful Information -- At around 10 p.m on April 8, 1997, the plaintiff's son, who worked for a subcontractor of the defendant, climbed to the top of a...

Verdicts & Settlements January 20, 2003: Soft-Tissue Injuries.
January 20, 2003... Byline: Virginia Lawyers Weekly Staff Type of Action -- Negligence Other Useful Information -- The insurance carrier contended that this was a minor-impact, soft-tissue case and admitted liability. However, the carrier disputed...

Experts: Schmoozing Key To Building Your Practice.
January 27, 2003... Byline: John D. Tuerck Networking is a key to enhancing your practice, experts emphasize repeatedly. "It's timely, and it transcends practice groups," said Caren E. Ulrich, who teaches attorney development at McGuireWoods' Washington,...

Commentary: Trends 2003.
January 27, 2003... Byline: Paul Fletcher and John D. Tuerck Virginia Lawyers Weekly has published this annual "Trends" feature for a number of years, highlighting issues and developments to watch in the coming year. This year's installment has been one of...

Rehnquist To Keynote University of Richmond's Judicial Independence Confab.
January 27, 2003... Byline: Virginia Lawyers Weekly Staff U.S. Chief Justice William Rehnquist will keynote a symposium on judicial independence honoring Harry L. Carrico, the retiring chief justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia, March 21, at 3 p.m. at the...

Frank Thomas Takes Helm Of The Virginia Bar Association.
January 27, 2003... Byline: Dawn Chase Frank A. Thomas III has an expertise few Virginia lawyers can lay claim to: He has raised sheep. In the coldest weather, when lambs tend to be born, he has hastened from his practice in downtown Orange to his farm a...

Newport News Judge Verbena M. Askew Not Reelected.
January 27, 2003... Byline: Dawn Chase After extensive public hearings and bitter debate, the House and Senate courts of justice committees have voted not to reelect Newport News Circuit Judge Verbena M. Askew to a second eight-year term. Askew was the...

Annunziata Reelected To Virginia Court Of Appeals.
January 27, 2003... Byline: Dawn Chase After undergoing more scrutiny from the legislature than most sitting judges, Virginia Court of Appeals Judge Rosemarie P. Annunziata was reelected to a second eight-year term by the General Assembly last week. Her...

Contractor's Suit Means Arbitration Right Waived, Rules Loudoun County Circuit Judge.
January 27, 2003... Byline: Deborah Elkins A contractor who filed suit against an owner and multiple codefendants over construction of a Loudoun County gas station, and then "actively participated" in the litigation, proceeded too far along the litigation...

Virginia Court of Appeals Case Summaries: January 27, 2003.
January 27, 2003... Byline: Virginia Lawyers Weekly Staff Criminal Sentencing - Felon In Possession - Jury Instruction Where defendant, a convicted felon, was discovered to have a .22 caliber rifle in his possession during a routine traffic stop, the...

Verdicts & Settlements January 27, 2003: Dog Bite -- Puncture Wounds -- Cuts And Scrapes.
January 27, 2003... Byline: Virginia Lawyers Weekly Staff Type of Action -- Negligence Other Useful Information -- The plaintiff came upon the defendant's property to estimate work to be performed there. The defendant was incarcerated. The defendant's...

Verdicts & Settlements January 27, 2003: Elevated Walkway At Ski Lodge -- Fractured Orbital Rim.
January 27, 2003... Byline: Virginia Lawyers Weekly Staff Type of Action -- Negligence Other Useful Information -- The plaintiff was a business invitee of The Homestead. She and her fellow employees were attending a dinner at the ski lodge. After dinner,...

Verdicts & Settlements January 27, 2003: Medical Malpractice.
January 27, 2003... Byline: Virginia Lawyers Weekly Staff Type of Action -- Medical malpractice Other Useful Information -- The plaintiff first consulted the defendant neurosurgeon in September 2000. At that time, the plaintiff was a 59-year-old...

Verdicts & Settlements January 27, 2003: Apartment Complex - Trip Over 'Handicapped Parking' Sign.
January 27, 2003... Byline: Virginia Lawyers Weekly Staff Type of Action -- Negligence Other Useful Information -- Shirley and Walter Williams moved into the Sherwood Crossing apartment complex in Mechanicsville in December 1999. Mr. Williams had...

U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals Case Summaries: January 27, 2003.
January 27, 2003... Byline: Virginia Lawyers Weekly Staff Civil Practice Multi- District Litigation - All Writs Act - Arbitration Award - Legal Malpractice A Maryland district court that earlier approved and retained jurisdiction over a...

Virginia Circuit Court Case Summaries: January 27, 2003.
January 27, 2003... Byline: Virginia Lawyers Weekly Staff Civil Practice Res Judicata - Jury Instructions In this case that previously was nonsuited, although defendant argues that the judge's prior ruling on jury instructions precludes plaintiff...

Virginia-Based Washington Redskins Seek Exemption From Workers' Comp.
January 27, 2003... Byline: Virginia Lawyers Weekly Staff A bill filed in the General Assembly would virtually exempt the National Football League's Washington Redskins from paying millions of dollars to its players for injuries suffered on the field. The...

Criminal-Defense Group In Virginia Aims To Boost Influence.
January 27, 2003... Byline: John D. Tuerck The state's largest organization of criminal defense attorneys has launched a major membership drive to raise revenue and increase the group's influence. The drive coincides with a name change, the hiring of an...

U.S. Bankruptcy Court Case Summaries: January 27, 2003.
January 27, 2003... Byline: Virginia Lawyers Weekly Staff Bankruptcy Ch. 11 Administrative Expenses - Converted Ch. 7 Case In this case which has been converted from chapter 7 to chapter 11, and in which two state taxing authorities object to the...

Verdicts & Settlements January 27, 2003: Dog Bite -- Facial Laceration.
January 27, 2003... Byline: Virginia Lawyers Weekly Staff Type of Action -- Negligence Other Useful Information -- The plaintiff was a guest of one of the members of the defendant's board of directors. While she was sitting in the pro shop in the...

Virginia Lawyers In The News: January 27, 2003.
January 27, 2003... Byline: Virginia Lawyers Weekly Staff Roy M. Terry Jr. and the Richmond-based firm of DurretteBradshaw PLC have been appointed as receiver in Securities and Exchange Commission v. Dowdell et al., Civil Action No. 3:01CV00116, a case...

Judge Agee Is Elected To Supreme Court Of Virginia.
January 27, 2003... Byline: Dawn Chase and Paul Fletcher Virginia Court of Appeals Judge G. Steven Agee was elected last Tuesday to the Supreme Court of Virginia by the General Assembly. He will take the seat being vacated by Chief Justice Harry L....

Verdicts & Settlements January 27, 2003: Collision In Work Zone Of Paving Project.
January 27, 2003... Byline: Virginia Lawyers Weekly Staff Type of Action -- Negligence Other Useful Information -- This case arose from an automobile accident that occurred within the work zone of a paving project on Interstate 95. The lead contractor on...

Verdicts & Settlements January 27, 2003: UPS Driver Broadsided At Intersection.
January 27, 2003... Byline: Virginia Lawyers Weekly Staff Type of Action -- Negligence Other Useful Information -- The plaintiff, a UPS employee, was driving his delivery truck during the day in clear weather on Oct. 21, 1999, when the defendant's vehicle...

Verdicts & Settlements January 27, 2003: Knee Jams Into Dashboard During 'T-Bone' Collision.
January 27, 2003... Byline: Virginia Lawyers Weekly Staff Type of Action -- Negligence Other Useful Information -- This case involved a T-bone collision which caused the plaintiff's knee to be jammed into the dashboard. The defendant pleaded guilty to...