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Jael Watts v. Michael Allen, et al.
Paid petition · Supreme Court of Virginia, No. 170922 · judgment February 28, 2018
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
Whether the Virginia Supreme Court's dismissal of the Petitioner's appal, without reaching the merits of the case, violates the Petitioner's fundamental rights to: (A) due process, and (B) equal protection of law, as guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment. Whether the Virginia Supreme Court's decision to uphold an insurer's trt immunity violates the Petitioner's Fourteenth Amendment fundamental rights to: (A) due process, and (B) equal protection of law. Whether the Virginia Supreme Court's decision to uphold an insurer'stort immunity violates the Petitioner's right to a jury trial under the Seventh Amendment. 0
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Jael Watts
For respondent
Julia Bougie Judkins
Bancroft, McGavin, Horvath & Judkins, PC
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Dec 10 2018Petition DENIED.
- Nov 20 2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/7/2018.
- Nov 01 2018Brief of respondents Michael Allen, et al. in opposition filed.
- May 25 2018Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 1, 2018)