Building a precedent 
By Peter Vieth
Published: April 1, 2013
Tags: Alexandria Circuit Court, Judge James C. Clark
An architect fired by the city of Alexandria has won the first case under a new whistleblower law that allows state and local government workers to sue for retaliatory job actions under the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act. Attorney Zachary A. Kitts of Fairfax is using the law, adopted in 2011, to seek more than [...]
Website must identify ‘John Doe’ posters
By Deborah Elkins
Published: December 3, 2012
Tags: Alexandria Circuit Court, Defamation, Judge James C. Clark, Social Media, Supreme Court of Virginia News
An Alexandria Circuit Court says a Virginia carpet cleaning business may subpoena information on persons who posted anonymous complaints about the business on Yelp.com, a California-based social networking site. The court said it would enforce a subpoena served by the Virginia business on Yelp’s registered agent in Virginia, asking for information about three “John Doe” [...]
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