Dave Stratton's Insurance Defense Blog is an excellent resource for those researching information regarding insurance cases. The following include excerpts and links:
April 21, 2009 "A simple clerical error -- failing to order the complete trial transcript -- resulted in the dismissal of the Virginia appeal of a $8.3 million verdict and also spawned two other lawsuits. These events and their consequences are worth reviewing, as many lawyers will have to admit "there but for the grace of God . . . ."' Read More April 10, 2009 "In Vaile v. Willick, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 53619 (W.D. Va. July 14, 2008), a law student's defamation action against two lawyers survived the defendants' motion for summary judgment. The defendants practiced family law in Nevada, and represented the plaintiff law student's ex-wife. The defendants represented the ex-wife and their children in a series of lawsuits in state and federal courts in Nevada to recover damages from Vaile's removal of the children from their mother's custody without her consent. . . " Read MoreFailure to order complete trial transcript results in dismissal of Virginia appeal of $8.3 million verdict
Defamation per se in Virginia arising from summary of a judicial opinion
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