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Editors' Picks
- Presenting 2023’s Million-Dollar Settlements
- Officials denied immunity for strip searching jail nurse
- Evidence supports contributory negligence defense
- ‘Wildcard’: Unused bankruptcy exemption OK even if not debtor’s principal residence
- ‘Unreasonable restriction’: Court reverses BZA’s variance denial
- Court tosses $1B award, orders new damages trial
News in Brief
- NHL’s Capitals, NBA’s Wizards staying in Washington after Virginia arena deal collapses
- Youngkin acts on gun bills, vetoing dozens as expected, amending six and signing two pairs
- Woman accuses schoolmate of raping her at age 12; school system says she is making it up
- Democrats launch their own budget tour to push back on Youngkin’s criticisms
- 4th Circuit finds for Trump Jr. in defamation suit by ex-coal CEO
- Former GOP lawmaker arrested again; faces felony gun and drug charges
Opinion Digests
- Board of Education defeats claims over student election
- Policy doesn’t apply to government-ordered COVID closures
- Suit dismissed for failure to follow directions
- Claims narrowed in deputy sheriff’s suit against sheriff
- Homeowner’s discrimination suit against HOA dismissed
- Majority of claims against moving company dismissed
- Capital One dismisses putative class action suit
- Life insurer sued for refusing to pay benefits
- Woman’s retaliation claim doomed by timing
- Delta Airlines defeats woman’s disability claims
- Carriers prevail in dispute over $90M settlements
- Uber sued for driver’s alleged assault of passenger
- Vexatious litigants dodge prefiling injunction
- Guard defeats ex-inmate’s denial of exercise claim
Verdicts & Settlements
- Elderly woman died after fall on defendant’s premises — $900,000 settlement
- Passenger suffered compound fracture in vehicle collision — $1.375M settlement
- Man injured in head-on crash with box truck — $4M settlement
- Post-surgical infection led to patient’s death — $900,000 settlement
- Truck driver unable to return to work after crash — $3.25M settlement
- Group home resident died after choking on sandwich — $850,000 settlement
- Patient sustained pressure injury while in hospital care — $1.1M settlement
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May 23rd, 2024 | 5:30 PM
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October 22nd, 2024 | 12:00 AM