Legal Opinion
Oxenham v. Johnson
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided March 1, 1991No. Record 900544PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Whiting
In this case, we consider whether a trial court properly imposed a sanction upon a lawyer who brought an unsuccessful action and failed to conduct any pretrial investigation of allegedly adverse information. Specifically, we decide whether, and under what cir*284cumstances, the Code § 8.01-271.1 duty of “reasonable inquiry” required the lawyer to investigate information opposing counsel gave him indicating that the lawyer’s client might not prevail in the litigation.
On July 8, 1988, Virginia Johnson, a licensing inspector for the Virginia Department of Social Services, accompanied by Barbara Ann…
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