The Virginia Court of Appeals today granted a petition that I filed on behalf of my client, Felecia Amos, asking for a rehearing en banc of the Court’s decision in the Amos v. Commonwealth case. The Court of Appeals’ initial…
Many issues surrounding litigation are complicated. But there is one straightforward, uncomplicated rule that applies to all lawsuits anywhere—if you are sued do not ignore the lawsuit!! No matter how ridiculous the lawsuit seems or how much you do not…
A just released Virginia Supreme Court decision will further Virginia’s reputation as a landlord-friendly jurisdiction. In the case, Steward v. Holland Family Properties, LLC, the state’s highest court upheld a lower court ruling that a landlord was not liable for…
The message of a somewhat surprising recent Virginia Supreme Court decision, Specialty Hospitals Of Washington v. Rappahannock Goodwill Industries, Inc., is clear: anyone sued in a Virginia court had better file a timely response to the lawsuit—whether or not they actually…