Get Helpful Insight Into Your Case From The Richmond Trial And Appellate Lawyers at The Mottley Law Firm
The attorneys at The Mottley Law Firm, Kevin Mottley and Ben Kyber, are Richmond, Virginia based trial lawyers committed to fighting for their client's rights in the areas of business litigation, will contests, trust and estate disputes, appellate litigation, and in personal injury cases, including brain injury cases. In this blog, Kevin and Ben provide their takes on legal developments in these areas of the law, as well as some other topics of interest to them.
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Make Sure You Notice Your Appeal From The Right Order A 1967 Supreme Court of Virginia decision held that an appeal must be dismissed where the notice of appeal cited the wrong order. It is still good law. -
Don't Reply All: SCOVA Limits Replies Supporting Appellate Motions Soon, an amendment to Rule 5:4 of the Rules of the Supreme Court of Virginia will prohibit reply briefs supporting appellate motions without leave of court. -
Great, I Just Agreed To Release Jumpology From Hurting My Kid Have you ever wondered whether a form you sign "waiving" or "releasing" someone from liability for injuring your child is enforceable? I answer it here. -
Sweet Briar College's Ban on a Student Led T-Shirt Sale Reveals the School's Misunderstanding of its Duties as a Trustee of a Virginia Trust By banning a t-shirt campaign being done by a business class of Sweet Briar College students, the College reveals its misunderstanding of trustee duties. -
Punitive Damages May Be Available To Family In Wrongful Death Case It is possible that CER Trucking, LLC, whose truck collided with a car driven by Karen Whitaker causing her death, could be liable in punitive damages -
My Talk With My Son About The Dangers of Longboarding Kevin Mottley discusses the heightened risk of a traumatic brain injury from longboarding and the importance of wearing a helmet. -
Longboarders, Wear Those Helmets! Study from Brigham Young University finds greater risk of head trauma for longboarders -
How Should Minors and Fiduciaries Be Named In Lawsuits? Virginia brain injury lawyer Kevin Mottley explains how minors, executors, trustees, guardians, and other fiduciaries should be named in lawsuits. -
Should Freaked Out Range Rover Driver be Held Liable in Damages? Driver of Range Rover who speeds away to flee stunt motorcyclists in a road rage incident runs over another motorcyclist, leaving him paralyzed. -
Richmond Hospitals Put On Notice that ICU Stays May Cause Brain Injury Study by researchers at Vanderbilt University concludes that drug-induced coma causes brain injury in 1 in 3 patients who stayed in its hospital's ICU.