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Former U.S. Senate candidate Christine O’Donnell has gone to court to dispute an $18,250 bill from a Virginia attorney.
Reston lawyer Jonathan Moseley has demanded $18,250 for work and expenses for the former Delaware Republican Senate candidate, according to the News Journal. O’Donnell filed a declaratory judgement complaint in Delaware court after Moseley threatened to [...]

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Although the age at which a child becomes capable of negligence was brought into question, a N.Y. judge has ruled that a lawsuit can proceed against a 4-year-old.
According to The New York Times, 4-year-old Juliet was racing her bicycle against another child, when the pair struck an elderly woman. The 87-year-old suffered a broken [...]

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A fee collection lawsuit in Fairfax has turned into a battle pitting a former president of the Virginia Bar Association against a former president of the Virginia State Bar amid allegations of legal malpractice and overbilling.
The Lewis Law Firm is a Virginia firm based in Washington; it is headed by Glenn C. Lewis, who led [...]

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Famed New Orleans restaurateur Al Copeland left a legacy of litigation stemming from his hair enhancements when he died last March.
As reported by sister publication New Orleans City Business , Copeland’s estate is being sued for $126,000 for charges for "wigs, toupees, full-head hairpieces and associated services."  The suit claims an employee of San Diego’s [...]

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When John Charles Sanford died after surgery at the MCV hospital in December 2006, his family found a lot of people to blame, from the medical personnel who treated Sanford to the nurses and security personnel who restrained him when he became delusional.
Two teams of defense lawyers secured their clients’ consent to joint representation.
When [...]

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The Orange County Board of Supervisors says the lawsuit seeking to block construction of a Walmart in a historic battlefield area is no more than a policy disagreement and should be dismissed.
The lawsuit, filed Sept. 25, claims that supervisors disregarded concerns about the negative impacts the store would have on the battlefield and [...]

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Virginia Tech says two cases alleging unequal treatment for women are so similar they should be combined for trial.
According to The Roanoke Times, both suits allege that women who worked as university fundraisers were harassed or were not paid as much as men who did the same work. The school denies all claims.
A [...]

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The Virginia Tech shooting lawsuits have been assigned to Judge Colin Gibb of Pulaski since the circuit judges of Montgomery County cited conflicts of interest.
The families of shooting victims Julia Pryde and Erin Peterson are suing the state, Virginia Tech, and several university and mental health officials reports the Associated Press. Also named is the [...]

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A California jury returned a $36 million verdict against a Roanoke company accused of misusing trade secrets related to medical robotics.
Luna Innovations was ordered to pay $26 million in lost profits, $10.2 million for unjust enrichment and $95,815 in damages, reports the The Roanoke Times.
The jury found that Luna not only breached a contract it [...]

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The city of Chesapeake will pay $275,000 to resolve a family’s claim for a man killed by an animal control truck.
According to witnesses, the animal control vehicle sped through an intersection as the light turned yellow, killing 65-year-old Norfolk resident, Elwood Couther.
Couther family filed a wrongful death suit after the October 2005 incident, reports The [...]

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