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By Rob Wetzel You don’t have to open a Bible to understand the ancient proverb that says pride cometh before the fall; you need only trace the haugh­ty moves made by Microsoft over the last two decades to witness how ...

Good judges, good law­yers and a well-oiled legal system are prov­ing to be an attractive combination at the U.S. Bankrupt­cy Court in Richmond. Struggling corporations seeking sanc­tuary from creditors are coming to Rich­mond in greater numbers these days, passing by ...

Tagged with: Bankruptcy Gymboree Judge Keith L. Phillips Judge Kevin R. Huennekens Patriot Coal Corporation Penn Virginia Corporation U.S. Bankruptcy Court Richmond

A wife did not have to live only on the millions she received in a property split when she and her husband divorced after 27 years of marriage, the Court of Appeals of Virginia has ruled. The appeals court affirmed ...

Tagged with: Alimony Christopher Habenicht Domestic Relations Virginia Court of Appeals

In the breakup of a cash-poor but land-rich couple, a Norfolk judge has ordered the wife to advance legal expenses for the husband, with a right of reimbursement on final divorce. Norfolk Circuit Judge David W. Lannetti took the unusual ...

Tagged with: Domestic Relations Judge David W. Lannetti Norfolk Circuit Court Real Estate

A Charlottesville-based investment adviser being sued for $6 million by a friend’s widow is now charged in Richmond federal court with three counts of fraud. The criminal information filed July 5 charges that Victor M. Dandridge III engaged in criminal ...

Tagged with: Fraud Lynne Kinder Trey Kinder III U.S. District Court - Eastern District Victor Dandridge III

The “Important Opinions” that appear each week on the front page of Virginia Lawyers Weekly are those chosen by our editors as the most likely to impact law practice or a given subject area of law. Below is a listing, ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Important Opinions Supreme Court of Virginia U.S. District Court - Eastern District U.S. District Court - Western District Virginia Circuit Courts Virginia Court of Appeals

An Alexandria attorney accused of allegedly paying himself more than $1 million for handling the nearly $9 million estate of a woman who died in 2011 is facing bar charges of dishonesty and deliberate wrongdoing. A Fairfax County judge in ...

Tagged with: Discipline Judge Michael F. Devine Marjorie Levitan Misconduct Richard Murray Virginia State Bar

Colleges have become frequent litigation targets for students who disagree with disciplinary penalties, but a recent, short-lived lawsuit against Virginia Tech focused – not on personal injury – but on social media behavior. A student claimed Virginia Tech officials violated ...

Tagged with: Civil Rights Facebook John Doe Judge Michael F. Urbanski U.S. District Court - Western District Virginia Tech

Tempers can flare when the repo man shows up. If local law enforce­ment is on the scene, it may not be clear what role the officers are playing. If the parties take their fight to court, it’s up to the ...

Tagged with: Judge Norman K. Moon Midnight Express Repossession U.S. District Court - Western District

A three-year family fight over owner­ship of a matri­arch’s home in the Rich­mond suburbs may be starting over now that the Supreme Court of Virginia has ordered a new trial. The court reversed a Henrico County judge’s decision to ex­clude ...

Tagged with: Beverly Gelber Domestic Relations Gregory D. Foreman Henrico County Circuit Court Judge Gary Hicks Justice Elizabeth A. McClanahan Meryl Glock Supreme Court of Virginia