Noteworthy Cases

Record No. 170747 Canody v. Hamblin (as published by the Virginia Supreme Court) In a proceeding brought by a daughter for probate of a three-page computer-generated document tendered as the will of her father, the...

Sveen v. Melin, _ S. Ct. _ (June 11, 2018)

11 Jun 2018

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Case No: 16-1432 (As published by the US Supreme Court) The retroactive application of Minnesota’s revocation-on-divorce statute – which automatically nullifies an ex-spouse’s beneficiary designation on a life-insurance policy or other will substitute – does...

Davis v. MKR Development, LLC

31 May 2018

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Record No: 171020 Davis v. MKR Development, LLC (As published by the Virginia Supreme Court) In a derivative action brought on behalf of a limited liability company by the majority shareholder against the entity appointed...

Feeney, J. v. Feeney and Feeney, S. v. Feeney

12 Apr 2018

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Record No: 170031 (As published by the Virginia Supreme Court) In combined suits concerning a will’s residuary clause, which the parties agreed was unambiguous and its meaning could be decided on summary judgment without the...

Globe Life & Accident Insurance Company v. Sturrock, No. 5:16-CV-28, 2018 WL 1575829 (W.D. Va. Mar. 30, 2018)

30 Mar 2018

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Upon a bench trial of an interpleader action to determine the rightful beneficiary of the decedent’s life insurance policy, the court found that the evidence showed that the decedent herself had misunderstood that she only...

Mangrum v. Chavis

01 Mar 2018

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Record No: 160782 (unpublished order) In a case filed by the beneficiaries of an estate against the decedent’s power of attorney, the Court held that the trial court had erred when it found the attorney-in-fact...

D’Ambrosio v. Wolf

22 Feb 2018

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Record No: 170521 (as published by the Virginia Supreme Court) The circuit court erred in concluding that a son’s challenge to the validity of his mother’s will is barred by claim preclusion, issue preclusion, or...

MCR Federal, LLC v. JB&A, Inc.

14 Dec 2017

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Record No: 161799 (as published by the Virginia Supreme Court) In an action involving claims for breach of contract and constructive fraud arising out of a contract for the sale of a business, the circuit...

Canody v. Hamblin

Sveen v. Melin, _ S. Ct. _ (June 11, 2018)

Davis v. MKR Development, LLC

Feeney, J. v. Feeney and Feeney, S. v. Feeney

Globe Life & Accident Insurance Company v. Sturrock, No. 5:16-CV-28, 2018 WL 1575829 (W.D. Va. Mar. 30, 2018)

Mangrum v. Chavis

D’Ambrosio v. Wolf

MCR Federal, LLC v. JB&A, Inc.

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