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A fired executive who won a $5 million award for breach of a retention agreement cannot add a “performance bonus” to that award, under a decision handed down by the Supreme Court of Virginia on June 28. The executive, Army ...

A fired executive who won a $5 million award for breach of a retention agreement cannot add a “performance bonus” to that award, under a decision handed down by the Supreme Court of Virginia on June 28. The executive, Army ...

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a simmering dispute over when Virginia localities have to delay their collection of cash proffers from developers. Some fast-growing communities require builders to make cash payments in exchange for approval of their building ...

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a simmering dispute over when Virginia localities have to delay their collection of cash proffers from developers. Some fast-growing communities require builders to make cash payments in exchange for approval of their building ...

A prosecutor who could be considered “incompetent” under Virginia legal ethics rules in his ill-fated pursuit of a drug conviction was nevertheless not shown to have knowingly filed meritless charges, the Supreme Court has ruled. Thursday’s decision by the high ...

The Supreme Court could offer further guidance on when a trial judge has authority to defer disposition of criminal charges for possible dismissal. The high court has agreed to hear a case in which a Fairfax County judge ruled he ...

The Supreme Court has agreed to consider one bit of unfinished business in the wake of the messy divorce and personal injury lawsuit arising from the split between wine-maker Tareq Salahi and wife Michaele. While a settlement brought an end ...

A former elevator installer and maintenance man who allegedly died of asbestosis can maintain his lawsuit against a group of elevator companies based on asbestos contained in their products, the Supreme Court has ruled. Richmond Circuit Judge Melvin R. Hughes ...

The Supreme Court of Virginia has agreed to consider two cases involving multimillion-dollar verdicts, including an appeal that challenges Virginia’s medical malpractice damages cap for a child’s suit against her mother’s obstetrician. The decision could mean a $5.4-million difference in ...

The Supreme Court of Virginia has agreed to hear one causation issue arising out of a mesothelioma death case decided by a Newport News jury last February. The jury returned a $9.18-million verdict for the family of John Bristow, a ...