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Virginia court reporters plan to seek state regulation in the 2019 General Assembly, according to materials submitted to a panel that recommends changes in the law for civil practice. The Virginia Court Reporters Association has hired a lobbyist and drafted ...

A trip and fall that ruined plans for a relaxed week at the beach in 2014 has led to a court ruling that could have broad consequences for Virginia premises liability claims. A family renting a beach house for a ...

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A Title VII gender discrimination case with a tangled procedural history has led to a request for a judgment against the LeClairRyan law firm for more than $1 million in compensation, fees and costs. A three-member arbitration panel found disparate ...

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The Supreme Court of Virginia will not disturb an arbitration decision that absolved an Alexandria attorney of ethics accusations and slammed a plaintiff with more than $900,000 in sanctions. The decision by five justices could end a protracted battle over ...

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A condominium owner suing the unit owners’ association over water leaks does not have to bring all her fellow unit owners into the lawsuit, a Fairfax circuit judge has ruled. In a decision under the Virginia Condominium Act, Judge David ...

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A Richmond attorney and her law firm are both named in three lawsuits arising from a late night highway crash in June that claimed the lives of three people. The attorney – Claire C. Carr of North Chesterfield – was ...

Former Petersburg City Attorney Brian K. Telfair has been suspended from law practice for 90 days for reporting a phony threat to support postponement of a city council meeting. The Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board imposed the suspension based on ...

A Fredericksburg lawyer found in contempt of court for failing to file probate paperwork has agreed to revocation of her law license. Sonya B. Costanzo said she had closed her practice two years ago as her health problems worsened. She ...

A man assaulted by another patient at a hospital waiting room is expected to take his case against the hospital to trial this week. Gordey Denisenko blames Sentara Norfolk General Hospital for his injuries in 2015 at the hands of ...

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A Vienna lawyer gave up his law license last month in the face of Virginia State Bar charges and after his disbarment by the Eastern District Bankruptcy Court. Patrick R. Blasz agreed to revocation of his law license Sept. 27 ...