In Virginia, the deadline to file most personal injury cases is two years from the date that the injury or accident occurred. That is a firm and hard date. Filing even one day after that two-year mark will mean the party you are suing can have your case dismissed.
– A defendant must file pleadings in response within 21 days after service of the summons and complaint upon that defendant, or if service of the summons Page 2 2 has been timely waived on request under Code § 8.01-286.1, within 60 days after the date when the request for waiver was sent, or within 90 days after that ...
(1) Unless the court upon motion, for the convenience of parties and witnesses and in the interests of justice, orders otherwise, methods of discovery may be used in any sequence and the fact that a party is conducting discovery, whether by deposition or otherwise, shall not operate to delay any other party's discovery ...
Conclusion: Going to small claims court may be worth it for $500, but it will determine how you weigh your costs versus benefits. At a minimum, it is worth it to send a demand letter.
In the recent update, December 13 2023, they changed the pleading emoji. It is now the same as all other softwares. The old emoji was unique and portrayed the emotion much better.
? (pleading face) = tearing up while asking or pleading for something. ? (face with tears of joy) = laughing and crying with happiness. ? (crying face) or ? (loudly crying face) = tearing up in sadness or anger.
One wide eye is peeking through the fingers. Can be used to express the duality of wanting to look away from something because it's frightening, disgusting, or embarrassing, but not being able to. Face with Peeking Eye was approved as part of Unicode 14.0 in 2021 and added to Emoji 14.0 in 2021.
The ? (face with hand over mouth) emoji is used to mean someone is laughing, embarrassed, or shocked about something. The ? (face with open eyes and hand over mouth) emoji is used to express shock or secrecy.
As its name suggests, the Pleading Face emoji ? is often used when a person is begging or pleading for something, such as asking for forgiveness or a favor. This versatile emoji is also used to convey a range of other emotions, such as showing remorse, affection, hurt, fear—or sometimes just being cute and silly.
The ? (pleading face) emoji is a yellow face with large, puppy-dog-like eyes and a small frown. It's often used to earn sympathy from the recipient, and is sometimes used to request a favor, often with the ? (backhand index pointing right) and the ? (backhand index pointing left) emojis. It can also signify sadness.