Personal Injury
- Pedophilia & Clergy Malpractice Read a few of the articles that reported on our first Clergy Malpractice case in which two young brothers were sexually abused by a clergyman. It was in the course of litigating this case that we developed our Clergy Malpractice theory of liability which was recognized as a tort by a court of record for the first time in the United States.
- Clergy Malpractice Outline of a seminar we have presented for several advocacy groups (such as Parents Against Child Abuse – PACA) to explain the legal theory we created for prosecuting claims against clergymen, doctors, teachers and others who sexually abuse children, patients, students, etc. Publications concerning Clergy Malpractice litigation.
- “Clergy Malpractice: Birth of A New Tort” This article describes the legal theory that we created for prosecuting claims against clergymen, doctors, teachers and others who sexually abuse children and their patients, students, etc. The article was published in substantially the same form in three different publications.
- The Clergy Malpractice Cases:
- “Rottweiler Attack Described in Court” An article describing the testimony given in court in a case we prosecuted on behalf of a four year old girl who had been mauled in her own yard by a neighbor’s Rottweiler.
- “Jury To Hear Girl’s Trauma in Mauling” An article describing the testimony given in court in a case we prosecuted on behalf of a four year old girl who had been mauled in her own yard by a neighbor’s Rottweiler.
- “Rottweiler Attack: $95,000.00” This article reports the jury verdict we obtained on behalf of a four year old girl who was mauled in her own backyard by a neighbor’s Rottweiler.
- “Defendant Wins, Must Pay for Plaintiff’s Expert” This article reports on a personal injury case in which we recovered expert witness fees on behalf of our plaintiff client even though the jury denied her claims for personal injuries.
- Rocket Docket Diligence Reprinted from The Washington Lawyer, this article outlines the variety of means by which the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria Division achieves the phenomenal performance of cutting the time from filing to trial for civil cases to seven months – less than half the national median of 18 months.
- “Use of Newly Discovered Evidence to Prove Fraud” This article summarizes the favorable decision we obtained from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit which reversed an adverse decision by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.