A vehicle purchaser can recover $41,600 from the Motor Vehicle Recovery Fund, based on the default judgment he won against a vehicle dealer who took the buyer’s money and repeatedly misrepresented that he was acquiring a vehicle for the buyer, ...

Tagged with: Administrative Judge Rossie D. Alston Jr. Virginia Court of Appeals

A hookah lounge is exempt no-smoking regulations under the Virginia Indoor Clean Air Act, as the business is classified as a retail tobacco store, the Court of Appeals holds on rehearing en banc. Appellant She-Sha Café and Hookah Lounge is ...

Tagged with: Administrative Judge William G. Petty Virginia Court of Appeals

The Court of Appeals affirms a circuit court finding that the Department of Medical Assistance Services overpaid $32,099 to appellant Professional Therapies Inc., a certified rehabilitation agency, for Medicaid claims incurred Aug. 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009. The circuit ...

Tagged with: Administrative Judge Walter S. Felton Jr. Virginia Court of Appeals

The Court of Appeals upholds denial of a teacher’s application for disability retirement benefits, as the record indicates he suffered a stroke in 2006 prior to joining the Virginia Retirement System in 2007 when he was hired as a high ...

Tagged with: Administrative Judge Rudolph Bumgardner III Virginia Court of Appeals

An immigration attorney using FOIA to request federal agency documents on selection criteria for conducting audits of employers’ permanent labor applications leading to green cards can try his claim that DOL did not conduct an adequate search for documents; the ...

Tagged with: Administrative Judge James R. Spencer U.S. District Court - Eastern District

The 4th Circuit rejects Philip Morris USA’s appeal seeking review of a USDA decision implementing the phase-out of a price support system for tobacco products that uses, 2003 tax rates instead of current tax rates to calculate allocation of assessments ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Administrative Judge Allyson K. Duncan

A Fairfax Circuit Court grants a permit for a concealed handgun to an applicant who, as a member of the U.S. Navy, pled guilty to three offenses in a Special Court-Martial and received a four-month sentence, reduced rank, pay forfeiture ...

Tagged with: Administrative Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge Robert J. Smith Virginia Circuit Courts

Appellant filed her written statement of facts in lieu of a transcript more than 55 days after entry of judgment and the entry of a child protective order is summarily affirmed by the Court of Appeals. Under Rule 5A:8(b)(4)(ii), when ...

Tagged with: Administrative Per Curiam Opinion Virginia Court of Appeals

A Department of Juvenile Justice trainer who grieved her termination after she backhanded a student who was cursing and who won a suspension in lieu of termination now wins reversal of a circuit court decision reinstating the termination; the Court ...

Tagged with: Administrative Judge William G. Petty Virginia Court of Appeals

The Alexandria U.S. District Court grants summary judgment to the Federal Trade Commission in this FOIA suit filed by a law firm seeking information about the FTC’s interactions with representatives of the alcoholic beverage industry, on behalf of a firm ...

Tagged with: Administrative Judge Liam O'Grady U.S. District Court - Eastern District