After years of marriage, I’ve learned one thing: Binary choices are almost always better. For example, the question “Do you want pizza, Thai, BBQ or Mexican?” will result in the reply, “I don’t care,” when we all know that is ...

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As businesses have suffered and shuttered over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, countless contractual obligations have gone by the wayside. In ensuing litigation, many businesses have sought to escape or limit their liability for contractual nonperformance, citing various considerations ...

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A ruling by a Newport News judge illustrates one of the hurdles faced by lawyers seeking to sue over COVID-19 infections acquired in group facilities. A wrongful death lawsuit claiming an unwritten no-mask policy at an assisted living facility led ...

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A man who was terminated for failure to provide his employer information about his COVID-19 status or that of a family member who tested positive cannot sue the company, a federal judge in Norfolk has ruled. The plaintiff sought to ...

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In the absence of daycares and in-person schooling during the COVID-19 pandemic, working parents have scrambled together a childcare strategy, which likely includes plenty of screen time, stress and guilt. Working from home has been a difficult adjustment for all; ...

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