P.I. Investigator Loses Claim for Severance 
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Published: April 5, 2011
Tags: Employment, Judge Everett A. Martin Jr., Norfolk Circuit Court, Virginia Circuit Courts
An investigator for a personal injury law firm loses his suit for severance pay he alleges he was owed after the firm changed its “business model” to take fewer cases to trial, so that his compensation as a share of net profits declined; the Norfolk Circuit Court says the investigator was an at-will employee with ...
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