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The Supreme Court of Virginia released one published opinion this morning. White v. Llewellyn is an interesting read if you find fraudulent conveyances of real estate interesting -- I do, because it one of the few areas of the law where a prima facie case gives rise...
So I have been retired from public service for just over seven months and I spent the first several of those months resting, avoiding COVID and just generally contemplating a future that would include the occasional appellate case that caught my fancy. While I have...
I missed getting analysis and discussion of last week's opinions as I was busy doing other law stuff (an essay about which will be posted in this space anon), so I am playing catch-up this week. In addition to the two opinions for April 27, we have one more from...
Today’s only published opinion from the Court of Appeals, Jason Laufetette Brooks v. Commonwealth of Virginia, comes to the Court from Loudoun County, a once bucolic rural locale which has seen explosive growth as the denizens of the crowded DC suburbs have sought...
This week, the Court of Appeals issued two published opinions, one which covered old ground about the liability of a member of a mob for the felonious act of another, and one in which the Court waded only about ankle-deep into one of the most controversial quagmires...
When the website launched back in January, I was advised that I needed a "Facebook" page to associate with my practice. As I already had a personal page, I was told that it was easy to make a business page. I made a mental note to get around to looking up the...
When people talk about the “trial of the century” – the acquittal of Orenthal James Simpson of the murders of Nicole Simpson and Ronald Goldman, eventually the topic will turn to the subsequent civil trial in which O.J. was found to be responsible for Goldman’s...
When I started this "Blawg" I indicated that I would leave the analysis of Supreme Court of Virginia Opinions to my friend Steve Emmert, and I have mostly done so. I did say, however, that I would occasionally comment on cases of particular interest or import, and I...
Yesterday, the Court of Appeals issued its first published opinion in three weeks. Today, Governor Northam signed into law Senate Bill 1261, the legislation that will expand the jurisdiction of the Court of Appeals and make all appeals to the Court by right (rather...
Dear readers, it had to happen someday. After avoiding darkening the door of the Roanoke City Circuit Court in January, by reaching a settlement ten minutes before the hearing, in what would have been my first courtroom appearance since retiring from government...