In a rebuke to the “blame game,” the Virginia Supreme Court affirmed a trial court’s decision to kick out a legal malpractice case on summary judgment. In Wintergreen Partners, Inc. v. McGuireWoods, LLP, Wintergreen contended that its former lawyers at McGuireWoods screwed up an appeal. As noted by the Supreme Court, McGuireWoods “failed to ensure [...]

For many of us, Justice Potter Stewart’s admonition that “I know it when I see it” in reference to obscenity is an insufficient way to regulate pornography or sexual expression. But defining what is or is not a proper expression based in large part upon the prevailing local community standards is equally frustrating. Are the [...]