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A lawyer charged with helping his wife plunder money from the campaign chest of a Virginia state senator and two other organizations cannot shield his two homes from possible forfeiture, a federal appeals court ruled last month. The 4th U.S. ...

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Direct evidence of government payment and receipt of fraudulent services must be alleged at the pleading stage for a qui tam action to survive a motion to dismiss, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled. Despite this, a ...

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A lube shop’s lawsuit against a Virginia county over an obstructive sinkhole is going forward, even though the county claimed the business lacks the standing to sue. The suit arises from a large ground collapse that blocked the main entrance ...

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At least three elected prosecutors in Northern Virginia this year are facing opponents promising new approaches to criminal law. Contests are underway in Fairfax, Arlington and Loudoun counties, while observers watch to see what happens in Prince William County, where ...

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Virginia Lawyers Media, the publisher of Virginia Lawyers Weekly, has announced the inaugural class of “Influential Women of Law.” This new awards program honors women attorneys and judges for their excellent work on behalf of their clients, their commitment to ...

Foreclosure trustees have fiduciary duties that go beyond those enumerated by a deed of trust, the Supreme Court of Virginia has ruled in a split decision, reminding trustees that they must also consider their duty to serve as a neutral ...

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As is the custom this time of year, here are the top intellectual property stories, including cases, of the past year: More than a feeling The 1st Circuit case of Scholz v. Goudreau doesn’t have much to do with IP. ...

Finding no sign of a bad faith effort to prevent removal, a federal judge has remanded a medical products liability action to state court and said he would award fees and costs to the plaintiff’s attorneys. The decision sends a ...

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A Virginia law which requires the automatic suspension of  the driver’s license of a resident who fails to pay court fines may soon be suspended itself as it faces challenges from multiple branches of state and federal government. Critics of ...

A sharp dispute over personal injury damages in a rear-ender has spotlighted Virginia’s limitless hearsay exception allowing evidence of any relevant statement by a deceased party, regardless of circumstances. The fender-bender plaintiff came away from trial with a zero-dollar verdict, ...

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