Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Settlement Funding, L.L.C.
Fairfax County Circuit Court
Decided June 9, 2008No. Case No. CL-2007-15126Published
1Opinion of the Court
BY JUDGE BRUCE D. WHITE
This matter returns on remand from the Supreme Court of Virginia. Carla Von Neumann-Lillie (Ms. Lillie) filed a Memorandum in Support of Attorney’s Fees Award. The issues presented therein were briefed and argued by counsel. At the conclusion of the hearing, the matter was taken under advisement. After considering the briefs submitted and the oral arguments presented, the decision of the Court follows.
Background
On November 12, 1996, Ms. Lillie redeemed a winning “Money for Life” lottery ticket with the Virginia Lottery. The prize for redeeming the ticket was $1,000 per…
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