Virginia Lawyers Weekly VA Lawyers Weekly

DUBLIN (AP) The parents of a 5-year-old boy found dead in a septic tank have been charged with felony child abuse and neglect. Media outlets report that Pulaski County Sheriff Jim Davis announced the arrests of Ashley Jennifer White and ...

McLEAN (AP) A student expelled from George Mason University for violating its sexual misconduct policy is suing in federal court to clear his name, arguing that an encounter with a girlfriend was sadomasochistic role playing, not sexual assault. A hearing ...

(AP) A former state lawmaker who pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor in a sex scandal involving a teenager will no longer face felony charges in the case. A circuit court judge on Wednesday dismissed four felony counts accusing former Del. Joseph ...

(AP) A former state inmate is headed to a federal prison for trying to extort money from a Virginia lawmaker. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that 37-year-old Christopher John Burruss received a two-year sentence on Wednesday from U.S. District Judge James ...

WASHINGTON (AP) The Supreme Court says a lower court must take another look at a ruling that said Virginia state lawmakers packed too many black voters into one congressional district. The justices on Monday said the lower court should reconsider ...

ALEXANDRIA (AP) Alexandria has won a prolonged legal battle to go forward with development plans for the city’s waterfront. The Supreme Court of Virginia ruled Friday that any errors made during the process of approving the development had been corrected ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) Attorneys say a Chinese drywall manufacturer — Taishan Gypsum Co. Ltd. — has paid a $3.2 million judgment to the owners of seven homes damaged by the product. A news release from attorneys representing homeowners said a ...

(AP) The actions taken by former Gov. Bob McDonnell in his public corruption case were in some ways more blatant than those of a former congressman who hid nearly $100,000 in bribe money in his freezer, federal prosecutors said Thursday. ...

ABINGDON (AP) Two former Bristol Virginia Utilities Authority executives have pleaded guilty to federal conspiracy charges stemming from kickback schemes. Acting U.S. attorney Anthony Giorno said 61-year-old Robert James Kelley Jr. of Lexington and 44-year-old David Copeland of Bristol each ...

(AP) Gov. Terry McAuliffe ordered state liquor agents retrained Wednesday following a high profile arrest that left a University of Virginia student bloodied and shouting allegations of racism. The executive order requires Virginia’s approximately 130 Alcoholic Beverage Control agents to ...