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As businesses have suffered and shuttered over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, countless contractual obligations have gone by the wayside. In ensuing litigation, many businesses have sought to escape or limit their liability for contractual nonperformance, citing various considerations ...

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Where an inmate’s doctor disclosed his HIV status to others within earshot of their conversation, the man does not have a private right of action based on the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, or HIPAA, the 4th ...

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The 4th U.S. Court of Appeals has revived a worker’s claim of same-sex sexual harassment, joining five sister circuits in holding that such plaintiffs aren’t limited to the three distinct evidentiary options outlined in a U.S. Supreme Court decision from ...

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In 2020, the number of food insecure people in Virginia rose to nearly 1.2 million while food banks saw a dip in donations and volunteers, creating an unprecedented need for food assistance. This April, the legal community stepped up to ...

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Hackers used malicious ransomware last month to shut down the oil pipeline that carries gasoline to the East Coast, causing long lines at gas stations lucky enough to have any gas to sell at all. The attack was unusual it the amount of ...

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Multiple civil claims against church organizations related to a sexual abuse case involving a Colonial Heights church have survived after a Chesterfield County Circuit Court judge overruled demurrers. Judge Frederick G. Rockwell III overruled demurrers brought forth by Immanuel Baptist ...

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A trucker who failed to heed two overhead digital traffic signs indicating slowed or stopped traffic ahead on Interstate 95 can be sued for gross negligence, a federal judge in Richmond has ruled. A woman was rear-ended in a wreck ...

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(AP) A 131-year-old statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee took center stage on June 8 as the Supreme Court of Virginia heard arguments on whether the state has the right to take down the once-celebrated monument that is now ...

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Virginia Lawyers Weekly has announced the 2021 class of “Influential Women of Law.” This awards program, now in its third year, honors women attorneys and judges for their excellent work on behalf of the justice system and for their clients, ...

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A circuit court ruling that “undue influence and fraud” was afoot when a lawyer procured a will making himself the primary beneficiary has been upheld by the Supreme Court of Virginia. Despite a challenge to the standing of one beneficiary ...

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