The key issue was that the taking changed the configuration of the owner's parcel so that its modular high rise crane sections could no longer be stored as efficiently. The settlement...
Using our expertise and understanding of appraisal practice, we were able to demonstrate a significant flaw in the condemnor's offer appraisal that brought into doubt whether a...
Through aggressive discovery Kevin obtained information that brought into question the public purpose of the project. Rather than risk an adverse ruling on the issue, VEPCO agreed...
Blankingship & Keith represented two co-owners of a strip mall in an eminent domain condemnation matter. The co-owners received a substantial sum from the government but had a...
In this matter ACP was seeking to widen, pave and use an existing private gravel road for to gain access to a ridgeline where the pipeline was to eventually be constructed. Kevin was...
Blankingship & Keith secured an appellate win for our client in a divorce appellate matter, affirming the trial court’s award of $2,000 per month in spousal...
We obtained a $300,000 settlement on behalf of an individual who suffered a hand crush injury in an automobile crash. The resolution provided fair compensation for the significant...
Juli M. Porto authored an amicus curiae brief on behalf of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association in support of the appellant in Doe v. Baker, 857 S.E.2d 573 (Va. 2021). The...
Blankingship & Keith successfully overturned a trial court's judgment that had set aside a jury’s fraud verdict. The jury had awarded $124,500 to our client for fraud...
Juli Porto secured an appellate victory for her client in Hampton v. Meyer (). The Supreme Court held that the original complaint, though it misnamed the defendant, qualified as a...
Blankingship & Keith partner Juli Porto secured an appellate victory for its client in James T. Wilson v. Edward B. Lee, III, et al. The Supreme Court affirmed the trial court&...
Juli Porto, with co-counsel, achieved a significant appellate win where the Court reversed the jury verdict in a medical malpractice suit, finding that the trial court abused...