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The homeowners insurance company for the parents who hosted a teen sleepover party has settled a wrongful death claim brought by the family of a 14-year-old girl who died in a car crash.  The $1.75-million settlement in the...

The current edition of the Virginia Lawyer Register had a Proposed Legal Ethics Opinion (#1802) on Advising Clients on the Use of Lawful Undisclosed Recording.  This proposed legal ethics opinion (LEO) addresses the ethical...

I have known some very loving dogs, and I have also lived with some very unfriendly canines.  The fact is that any dog, no matter the breed and even if raised with kindness and care, is capable of unprecedented and...

Mold and sick building claims require substantial time and expense.  Firms with which we have worked invest heavily in building mold claims.  We have seen first-hand that they are very complicated and difficult to prosecute...

Many lawyers who do not regularly practice before the Virginia Workers Compensation Commission (“VWC”) do not realize that there are several specific requirements for the approval of a compromise settlement.  In...