A Virginia Appellate Law Blog
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A blog that analyzes appellate issues and opinions from the Supreme Court of Virginia and the Court of Appeals of Virginia. Find interesting takes and opinions here from Juli Porto, an appellate attorney who handles cases in the Virginia Court of Appeals, Virginia Supreme Court, and United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
A Virginia Appellate Law Blog
1w ago
In today’s sole civil published opinion, the Court of Appeals clarifies the adverse witness rule. More ..read more
A Virginia Appellate Law Blog
2w ago
A trial court clerk’s mistake becomes an appellee’s misfortune. More ..read more
A Virginia Appellate Law Blog
3w ago
In its only published opinion today, the Court of Appeals construes a provision of the Uniform Power of Attorney Act. More ..read more
A Virginia Appellate Law Blog
1M ago
The Court of Appeals reviews a Workers’ Compensation decision to decide if a compensable injury exists. Facts. Jeremie Davis had a long history of back problems, requiring three surgeries. In 2019, Dr. Joseph Orchowski, the doctor who had performed Davis’s second two surgeries, recommended that Davis receive spinal injections and put him on a no-work…More ..read more
A Virginia Appellate Law Blog
1M ago
The Court of Appeals considers whether the statute of limitations can bar the amendment of a felony to a misdemeanor if the misdemeanor is not a lesser-included charge. More ..read more
A Virginia Appellate Law Blog
1M ago
The Court of Appeals does not release any new published opinions today, but it does grant a rehearing en banc of the split panel opinion Green v. Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC, Record No. 0144-22-3. The panel opinion represented a rare appellate win for a pro se litigant. More ..read more
A Virginia Appellate Law Blog
1M ago
The Court of Appeals holds that a landlord and tenant cannot waive the warranty of habitability provided by the Virginia Residential Landlord Tenant Act. More ..read more
A Virginia Appellate Law Blog
3M ago
The Court of Appeals interprets the tolling provisions of the Workers’ Compensation Act’s change-in-condition statute.More ..read more
A Virginia Appellate Law Blog
3M ago
What happens when a bankruptcy trustee fails to administer an injury claim before the bankruptcy case is closed?More ..read more
A Virginia Appellate Law Blog
3M ago
The Court of Appeals analyzes and applies the “sudden emergency” doctrine. More ..read more