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•Supreme Court of Virginia reversed lower court ruling and upheld 2020 adoption of Afghan war orphan by U.S. military family

Virginia Supreme Court Upholds Afghan War Orphan Adoption

The Supreme Court of Virginia reversed a lower court ruling and upheld the 2020 adoption of a severely wounded Afghan orphan by a U.S. military family. The court applied Virginia's six-month finality statute to dismiss a petition challenging the adoption filed two years after it was completed.

•Court applied Virginia's six-month finality statute to dismiss petition filed two years after adoption was completed

Jan 8, 2026•4 min read

•Virginia Supreme Court affirmed Court of Appeals reversal of jury verdict favoring Appian

Virginia Supreme Court Affirms Reversal of Appian Victory Over Pegasystems

The Virginia Supreme Court has affirmed a Court of Appeals decision reversing a jury verdict that had favored Appian Corporation in its lawsuit against competitor Pegasystems Inc. The case involves two major business process management software companies in a dispute over jury instructions and discovery issues.

•Dispute involved jury instructions and discovery issues in corporate espionage case

Dec 30, 2025•4 min read

•Virginia Supreme Court ruled on whether continuing treatment rule extends statute of limitations for medical malpractice claims

Virginia Supreme Court Reviews Malpractice Statute of Limitations

The Virginia Supreme Court issued a decision in *Cothran v. Jauregui*, addressing whether the continuing treatment rule extends the statute of limitations for medical malpractice claims. The case involves allegations that an OB/GYN failed to properly investigate breast cancer symptoms during pregnancy visits.

•Patient alleged OB/GYN dismissed breast lump concerns during multiple pregnancy visits in 2018, later diagnosed as cancer

Dec 30, 2025•4 min read

•Virginia Supreme Court ruled wage theft statute Code § 40.1-29 does not cover commissions, only wages and salaries

Virginia Supreme Court Rules Wage Theft Law Doesn't Cover Commissions

The Virginia Supreme Court ruled that the state's wage theft statute does not extend protections to commission-based compensation, reversing a Court of Appeals decision that had broadened the law's scope. The December 30, 2025 decision in *Groundworks Operations v. Campbell* involved five former construction company employees who claimed unpaid commissions under Virginia Code § 40.1-29.

•Decision reverses Court of Appeals ruling that had extended wage theft protections to commission-based pay

Dec 18, 2025•4 min read

•Virginia Supreme Court reversed lower courts, finding Dr. Hollis's whistleblower claim was filed after the one-year statute of limitations expired

Virginia Supreme Court Rules Doctor's Whistleblower Claim Time-Barred

The Virginia Supreme Court reversed lower court decisions in favor of emergency medicine staffing companies, ruling that Dr. Michele Hollis's whistleblower retaliation claim was filed too late under the Virginia Whistleblower Protection Act's one-year statute of limitations.

•Case involved allegations of fraudulent upcharging practices at emergency medicine staffing companies

Dec 18, 2025•4 min read

•Virginia Supreme Court reversed Court of Appeals decision that had overturned Derek Brawner's probation violation finding

Virginia Supreme Court Reverses Appeals Court in Probation Case

The Virginia Supreme Court reversed a Court of Appeals decision that had overturned a probation violation finding against Derek Brawner for failing to pay court costs. The high court ruled there was sufficient evidence to support the original violation finding.

•Original violation was based on Brawner's failure to pay $3,373 in court costs as required by his probation terms

Dec 18, 2025•4 min read

•Corey Hargrove was convicted in 1991 of rape, sexual abuse, and abduction and sentenced to 50 years in prison

Virginia Supreme Court Denies Innocence Petition After 34 Years

The Virginia Supreme Court rejected Corey Hargrove's petition for a writ of actual innocence, denying his claim that DNA evidence proves his innocence in a 1991 rape conviction. Hargrove has served over three decades of a 50-year sentence for the rape, sexual abuse, and abduction of Saphonia Woolridge.

•His actual innocence petition claimed DNA evidence and credibility issues proved his innocence

Dec 11, 2025•4 min read

•Virginia Supreme Court unanimously affirmed Court of Appeals decision against Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors

Virginia Supreme Court Affirms Ruling Against Rappahannock County

The Supreme Court of Virginia unanimously affirmed a Court of Appeals decision in favor of Karen A. Williams against the Board of Supervisors of Rappahannock County. The Dec. 11, 2025 order found no reversible error in the lower court's judgment.

•Court found no reversible error in lower court ruling favoring Karen A. Williams and other appellees

Dec 11, 2025•4 min read

•City of Chesapeake retains sovereign immunity protection but employee does not

Virginia Supreme Court Splits on Sovereign Immunity for City Trash Driver

The Virginia Supreme Court ruled that while the City of Chesapeake maintains sovereign immunity protection in a traffic accident case, its trash truck driver does not receive the same protection. The decision clarifies when municipal employees can claim governmental immunity while operating vehicles.

•Trash truck driver ran stop sign while performing normal job duties, causing collision