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	<title>Virginia Lawyers Weekly &#187; Judge Richard L. Williams</title>
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		<title>Judge Richard L. Williams dies at 87&#160;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 22:24:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Senior U.S. District Judge Richard L. Williams, a founder of what is now McGuireWoods LLP and a federal judge for more than 30 years, died at his South Richmond home on Feb. 19. He was 87. A native of Morrisville in Fauquier County, Judge Williams joined the U.S. Army Signal Corps after graduating from high [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No Review of Arbitration Award in Auto Dealership Case&#160;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2011 16:35:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Elkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Dodge dealership that lost its franchise in Hampton when Chrysler was reorganized in bankruptcy is not entitled to review of an arbitration award that granted the area franchise to another dealership, as that arbitration was conducted under a separate statute that governed the franchise issue, and not under the Federal Arbitration Act; the Richmond [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Environmental &#8211; Groundwater Contamination &#8211; Clean-Up &#8211; Indemnification&#160;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2010 20:28:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Elkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Richmond U.S. District Court follows up on an earlier decision construing a 1996 Agreement between the parties’ predecessors and a 2006 Amendment between the parties that involved the sale of a Richmond manufacturing facility that requires a groundwater treatment system under an EPA remediation order, with a denial of Viasystems’ motion to dismiss Agere’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Consumer Protection &#8211; FDCPA &#8211; Foreclosure &#8211; ‘Debt Collector’&#160;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2010 20:04:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Elkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A plaintiff cannot sue defendant Commonwealth Trustees LLC for alleged violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act for its efforts to foreclosure on plaintiff’s home because defendant is not a “debt collector” as defined in the FDCPA, says a Richmond U.S. District Court. In Wilson v. Draper &#38; Goldberg PLLC, 443 F.3d 373 (4th [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Civil Procedure &#8211; Remand &#8211; FHA &#8211; Foreclosure &#8211; Face-To-Face Meeting&#160;</title>
		<link>http://valawyersweekly.com/2010/09/23/civil-procedure-remand-fha-foreclosure-face-to-face-meeting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2010 16:34:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Elkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A plaintiff attempting to halt a foreclosure on the ground that defendant failed to have a face-to-face meeting with her in violation of a federal regulation, wins remand of his case from Richmond U.S. District Court to state court because there is no federal question jurisdiction and the amount in controversy is lower than $75,000. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Contract &#8211; Statute Of Frauds &#8211; Equitable Estoppel&#160;</title>
		<link>http://valawyersweekly.com/2010/09/08/contract-statute-of-frauds-equitable-estoppel/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:45:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Elkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On remand from the 4th Circuit, a Richmond U.S. District Court says defendants, a medical practice and a hospital, are not equitably estopped from asserting the statute of frauds against plaintiff’s breach of contract claim, because plaintiff knew he had submitted an improper credentialing application and he cannot claim reasonable reliance. According to a remand [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Civil Procedure &#8211; Remand &#8211; Foreclosure &#8211; Lender Meeting &#8211; Amount In Controversy&#160;</title>
		<link>http://valawyersweekly.com/2010/08/19/civil-procedure-remand-foreclosure-lender-meeting-amount-in-controversy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 19:02:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Elkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A homeowner’s declaratory request for a face-to-face meeting with defendant mortgage company before foreclosure cannot be given a financial value, and a Richmond U.S. District Court says it has no subject matter jurisdiction over this case because there is no proof of the amount in controversy. In the case at bar, plaintiff’s “demand” is for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Civil Procedure &#8211; Motion To Intervene &#8211; Criminal Appeal&#160;</title>
		<link>http://valawyersweekly.com/2010/08/16/civil-procedure-motion-to-intervene-criminal-appeal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 19:58:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Elkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Richmond U.S. District Court denies a convicted criminal defendant’s motion to intervene as a plaintiff in his stepfather’s suit against Dominion Virginia Power, the federal government, and a DEA special agent, to bring civil claims for negligence, invasion of privacy and emotional distress, relating to his convictions for possession of drugs and a firearm. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Banks &amp; Banking &#8211; Rejection Of Deposits &#8211; Foreign Currency&#160;</title>
		<link>http://valawyersweekly.com/2010/08/16/banks-banking-rejection-of-deposits-foreign-currency/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 19:42:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Elkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A bank did not breach its contract with plaintiff depositor when it rejected a variety of foreign currencies plaintiff attempted to deposit with the bank, some by ATM, and a Richmond U.S. District Court grants summary judgment to the bank in plaintiff’s suit alleging conversion, breach of contract, slander and negligence. The only “dominion” defendant [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Civil Procedure &#8211; Diversity Jurisdiction &#8211; Association Citizenship&#160;</title>
		<link>http://valawyersweekly.com/2010/08/02/civil-procedure-diversity-jurisdiction-association-citizenship/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 20:29:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Elkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Richmond U.S. District Court dismisses for lack of subject matter jurisdiction one lodge’s suit against another because plaintiff has failed to adequately allege diversity of citizenship with allegations as to defendant unincorporated association and the John Doe and Jane Doe defendants. Plaintiffs’ amended complaint is deficient in alleging diversity of citizenship in at least [...]]]></description>
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