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Executive’s defamation claim tossed

December 12th, 2007 · Comments Off · Defamation, Fairfax Circuit Court

A former executive who said she was defamed by her job performance review has come up empty-handed, after winning one of the largest verdicts in 2005.
Cynthia Hyland had been with defense contractor Raytheon Corporation for 21 years and served as a senior vice president prior to being fired in 2003 after the business unit she [...]

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Smith elected chief judge in Fairfax Circuit

June 6th, 2007 · Comments Off · Fairfax Circuit Court

Virginia’s largest circuit court, Fairfax County, has elected a new chief judge. On July 1, Judge Dennis J. Smith will be taking over from current Chief Judge Michael P. McWeeny, who has served as chief judge for the past six years.
An alumnus of Brooklyn College, Smith graduated from American University’s Washington College of Law. He [...]

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