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A federal magistrate judge in Roanoke has approved the settlement of a consolidated consumer class action lawsuit against Bank of America for nearly $10 million. Consumer advocates had sued to force quicker credit disclosures by the bank to loan applicants. ...

Tagged with: Consumer Protection Judge Michael F. Urbanski U.S. District Court - Western District

Roanoke County Sheriff Gerald Holt was today nominated by President Obama for U.S. Marshal for the Western District of Virginia.  Holt has been sheriff since 1992.  He announced his retirement last month. By Peter Vieth

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Ruling that communications to others urging the death of a civil rights lawyer could not be considered a “true threat,” a Roanoke federal judge has dismissed one of the convictions of neo-Nazi William A. White. Three other convictions of threats ...

Tagged with: Civil Rights Constitutional

The State Corporation Commission has rolled out the first wave of its planned suite of electronic filing capabilities, with the promise of more to come. Businesses now can change registered agent information without requesting a paper form and mailing it ...

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A Montgomery County dental assistant and her lawyer will share in $2.4 million in whistleblower rewards with the settlement of federal claims alleging Medicaid fraud in children’s dental treatment. Under the settlement terms, the management of the nationwide chain of ...

U.S. District Judge Glen M. Williams will retire next week after 34 years on the bench, according to the Associated Press . Williams was appointed to the district court by President Gerald Ford in 1976. He took senior status in ...

“Make the process fit the problem,” say lawyers involved in arbitration. For litigation lawyers venturing into the growing field of arbitration, veteran practitioners point out that arbitration offers a chance to tailor the resolution process to the dispute at hand. ...

Tagged with: ADR

Employers could be required to provide language translators when necessary for injured workers to receive needed medical care under a recent opinion from the Workers’ Compensation Commission. In an issue of apparent first impression, the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission has ...

Tagged with: Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission Workers' Compensation

The man charged in connection with the killings of eight people at a home in Appomattox County last week has hired two Roanoke lawyers. C.J. Covati and Neil Horn have been retained to defend Christopher Speight, according to The News ...

Tagged with: Criminal Law Firms

A Norfolk state court judge hearing 65 Chinese drywall lawsuits has rejected motions to disqualify the plaintiffs’ lawyer and move some of the cases to other courts. Norfolk lawyer Richard Serpe can continue to represent both class action plaintiffs and ...

Tagged with: Products Liability