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A plaintiff with disabilities cannot sue a credit union of which he is not member for failing to make its website accessible under the Americans with Disabilities Act, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled. The court affirmed ...

Tagged with: Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III

Despite numerous bills being introduced on the topic a year ago, it is currently still legal to use cell phone apps while driving in Virginia. While it is currently illegal to text or email while driving, legislators and safety advocates ...

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Direct evidence of government payment and receipt of fraudulent services must be alleged at the pleading stage for a qui tam action to survive a motion to dismiss, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled. Despite this, a ...

Tagged with: Judge Allyson K. Duncan Judge Barbara Milano Keenan Whistleblower

Foreclosure trustees have fiduciary duties that go beyond those enumerated by a deed of trust, the Supreme Court of Virginia has ruled in a split decision, reminding trustees that they must also consider their duty to serve as a neutral ...

Tagged with: Justice Cleo E. Powell Supreme Court of Virginia News Trustees

A Virginia law which requires the automatic suspension of  the driver’s license of a resident who fails to pay court fines may soon be suspended itself as it faces challenges from multiple branches of state and federal government. Critics of ...

Where a judgment has been reinstated on appeal, interest on an award must be calculated from the date of the original judgment, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled on an issue of first impression. The Nov. 27 ...

A year ago, a judge on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Alex Kozinski, retired in the face of allegations of improper sexual conduct and abusive practices toward colleagues and law clerks. This event prompted leaders in the courts ...

A federal prisoner’s sentence is to be reconsidered, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled, thanks in part to the work of two University of Virginia Law students. Sound familiar? This is the second time that students at ...

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Federal courts have the power to hear a motion to vacate or modify an arbitration award in any dispute where they would have the power to hear a motion to compel arbitration, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ...

Tagged with: Judge Paul V. Niemeyer

An error in reporting bar exam results in Washington, D.C., in November left 13 applicants believing they had passed the July 2018 exam when they had not and 12 others falsely believing they had failed. The list of passing bar ...