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A federal court has granted an insurance company’s motion for summary judgment after determining that an accident involving a company employee using her personal vehicle for business purposes was not covered by the company’s insurance policy. The insurance company filed ...

Tagged with: Judge Henry E. Hudson U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A federal court has rejected ADA claims filed by a home healthcare manager who refused to go on patient field visits during COVID due to physical limitations and was fired after rejecting her employer’s proposed accommodation. The plaintiff claimed her ...

Tagged with: Americans with Disabilities Act Employment U.S. District Court - Eastern District

This spring, Virginia’s legal community renewed its commitment to addressing hunger and food insecurity in the commonwealth, with 142 law offices and legal departments participating in the 16th annual Legal Food Frenzy. Created as a partnership between the Attorney General’s ...

Below, Virginia Lawyers Weekly presents a compilation of the Most Important Opinions from January to June 2022. You’ll find more than 100 cases highlighted. “Important Opinions” appear in the paper each week and on our website. These are the cases ...

After the expiration of the Virginia Supreme Court’s 40th emergency COVID order, the commonwealth has steadily been returning to in-person hearings and trials. And the Supreme of Virginia and Court of Appeals – which now provide for civil appeals by ...

A trio of homeowners who share a private access easement with a wildlife center for predatory birds have standing to challenge a special use permit which expanded the center and allegedly increased traffic, the Virginia Supreme Court has held. A ...

Tagged with: Supreme Court of Virginia Zoning

A lawyer’s claim that he was terminated by his municipal employer in retaliation for testifying about the mayor’s alleged corruption and abuse of power can go forward. Judge James P. Jones of the Western District of Virginia rejected the town’s ...

Tagged with: Employment Judge James P. Jones U.S. District Court - Western District

A passenger who fell from portable stairs while disembarking from an airplane can hold the airline accountable for her injuries, according to a ruling from the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that could have national impact. Jennifer Moore sought ...

Tagged with: Montreal convention Personal Injury

The Virginia Supreme Court has affirmed a ruling that the establishment of a commuter route did not trigger a shopping center owner’s obligation to contribute $500,000 under a zoning proffer for public transportation. “The County’s argument that voluntary conditional proffers ...

Tagged with: Justice S. Bernard Goodwyn Supreme Court of Virginia Zoning

Virginia Lawyers Weekly is pleased to present the next group of honorees in our program recognizing the leading lawyers in a particular field of law. In this issue, we showcase “Virginia’s Go To Lawyers” for employment law. The attorneys featured ...