Posted in Certified Questions on Apr 27th, 2012
Employment lawyers may be looking for a new wrinkle in Virginia wrongful discharge law, but their hopes the high court would wield a “blue pencil” have been dashed. A nurse who said her complaints about a surgeon’s persistent groping got her fired may get a chance to sue the doctor for wrongful discharge under Virginia [...]
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Posted in Certified Questions on May 27th, 2011
A federal magistrate judge in Richmond wants some help from the Supreme Court of Virginia in deciding the constitutionality of the state’s ban on advertising for alcoholic beverages in campus newspapers. The issue has been kicking around for five years, with a federal district judge finding the regulation facially unconstitutional and granting summary judgment for [...]
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Posted in Certified Questions on Apr 21st, 2011
A Newport News federal judge is asking the Supreme Court of Virginia to take up a critical issue in litigation over destructive Chinese drywall: Whether liability insurance policies provide coverage for drywall damage claims or whether the policies’ “pollution exclusions” bar coverage. U.S. District Judge Mark S. Davis certified the question to the Supreme Court [...]
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