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Lawyers and others in the Roanoke legal community pitched in again this week to help make Christmas time special for kids who might otherwise go without. At the annual “Santa in the Square” party in downtown Roanoke, 35 lawyers and ...

The Supreme Court of Virginia may get a say on whether the Virginia Constitution allows the use of public money for a Norfolk Southern rail project planned for Montgomery County. The county supervisors, who oppose the proposed freight yard, are ...

Tagged with: Land Use & Zoning

A circuit court judge appeared skeptical about the plaintiffs’ efforts to overcome sovereign immunity defenses for state officials in the Virginia Tech shooting cases. Franklin County Circuit Judge William Alexander heard arguments Monday on various defenses raised in two $10-million ...

A circuit court judge appeared skeptical about the plaintiffs’ efforts to overcome sovereign immunity defenses for state officials in the Virginia Tech shooting cases. Franklin County Circuit Judge William Alexander heard arguments Monday on various defenses raised in two $10-million ...

Virginia lawyers keep track of what’s going on every business day with Virginia Lawyers Weekly’s Daily Alert, an e-mail message that provides links to news and court opinions of interest to the legal community. We regularly watch and note which ...

A Virginia-based maker of store-brand baby formula last month won a $13.5-million false advertising jury verdict against the maker of a leading brand that undertook what the judge termed an “aggressive and risky” comparison marketing campaign. Not only did the ...

Tagged with: Judge James R. Spencer Million-Dollar Verdicts U.S. District Court - Eastern District

For those tempted to finish this sentence with descriptions of quick departures or dismemberment, it might be enlightening to hear what a pair of experienced divorce lawyers would say to the bride of the Tiger. Kristen and Charles Hofheimer of ...

Tagged with: Domestic Relations

Justice comes with a big price tag for a group of ex-military types who sold 10 million gallons of U.S. fuel on the black market in Iraq. U.S. District Judge Claude Hilton imposed a four-year sentence and a $66,500 forfeiture ...

Tagged with: Criminal Federal Courts

The Roanoke landowner whose property was condemned, presumably for expansion of a privately-owned medical complex, is asking a judge to reconsider a key ruling in the case. After Roanoke Circuit Judge William Broadhurst ruled against the owner last month, word ...

Tagged with: Land Use & Zoning

Ten months after someone shot and injured Leesburg lawyer Todd Sanders as he worked late in his office, police say they’re still looking for the assailant. A spokesman for the Leesburg police department said the investigation of the February incident ...