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A press conference outside a California divorce courtroom turns into a shouting match. When one of the clients is Hulk Hogan, perhaps it’s not surprising.  The video is on TMZ, natch.

Tagged with: Domestic Relations

A Louisa County lawyer accused of threatening a witness will not face any criminal charge. The sheriff’s department told the Richmond Times-Dispatch it found no evidence to support the witness’ claim that lawyer John Maus solicited perjury from a family ...

Tagged with: Criminal Law Firms

An official with the beleaguered Peanut Corp. of American disclosed today that the company has product liability coverage from two policies totaling $12 million. The information came during a creditors meeting in bankruptcy court in Lynchburg.  As reported by The ...

Tagged with: Bankruptcy Insurance Products Liability

Vinton attorney and former Del. C. Richard Cranwell has advised fellow Democrats that he wants another four-year term as chairman of the state party. Cranwell, who had announced plans to step down as the party’s leader, said he changed his ...

Tagged with: Elections

Gov. Timothy M. Kaine has named Mark E. Rubin as counselor to the governor effective today. Rubin has served as senior advisor and deputy counselor to the governor since Kaine took office in 2005. He replaces Larry Roberts, who is ...

Tagged with: Gov. Tim Kaine

The freeze in salaries at one Virginia law firm will mean cuts in starting pay for new associates in the fall.  McGuireWoods confirms that it will cut first-year pay by 10 percent this year to ensure a pay gap between ...

Tagged with: Law Firms

A much-sued former surgeon has lost his bid for bankruptcy protection because a judge found he lied to hide his assets. In an eight-month stint at a hospital in suburban Charleston, W.Va., osteopathic spine surgeon John A. King managed to ...

Tagged with: Medical Malpractice

Thirty-five years after its founding, the Virginia Law Foundation has never accomplished its original goal. Regardless, those associated with the organization point with pride to a legacy of beneficial projects financed over the years by $23 million in grant money ...

A Spotsylvania County family left the courthouse empty handed yesterday after a jury refused to blame animal control officers for the brutal dog mauling death of an 82-year-old woman. Represented by Charlottesville’s Tom Albro, the family contended that the county ...

Tagged with: Wrongful Death

A trio of free speech advocates has ridden to the aid of Charlottesville blogger Waldo Jaquith (left). Like many bloggers, Jaquith allows folks to post anonymous comments on his Cvillenews.com site.  After he reported on a defamation lawsuit filed against ...

Tagged with: First Amendment