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The holidays provide the perfect opportunity to catch up with friends and loved ones whom you’ve been missing. And while the festivities are always meaningful, they’ll be especially significant this year because they were hindered by the pandemic last year. If you want to get in the spirit by hosting a party of your own, you’re probably wondering what might…
There are many factors that influence the success of a personal injury case. These include: the strength of the evidence presented, the severity of the damages that result, and the available insurance coverage. While some factors influence the outcome of the case in minor ways, a few can have a major impact on the success—or failure—of the case. If you…
Pedestrians Are Always in Danger As the weather warms up, the cherry blossoms bloom and some of us return to working in our offices, the volume of pedestrian traffic in the D.C. Metro area will rise sharply, as will the number of incidents between pedestrians and motor vehicles. In any conflict between pedestrians and motor vehicles, the pedestrian always loses…
Partner Eugene C. Miller recently led a Team Presentation at the George Mason American Inn of Court, which met at the Antonin Scalia Law School at the George Mason University Arlington Campus. The presentation was on the doctrine of Sovereign Immunity in Virginia. Click here to download the full presentation PDF file. Sovereign Immunity is a legal doctrine that arose…
In the last several years, we have seen many incidents recorded on police department body and dashboard cameras. As technology and expectations advance, and costs go down, we will likely see all local law enforcement using body and dashboard cameras to record interactions with the public. Currently, the use of such technology is erratic as states and localities grapple with…
The Virginia Supreme Court has resolved a persistent question about closing argument in a personal injury trial. In a case argued by Weiner, Spivey & Miller, the Court approved a plaintiff’s listing of multiple damage amounts during closing argument. Until now, attorneys were only able to ask for a single amount for damages on behalf of clients. This case involved a…
