In a first for Magistrate Judge Novak in the role of mediator, attorneys representing a liquidating trust were subject to sanctions for not complying with his order to submit a settlement memorandum detailing specific allegations to support claims against 27 ...

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Four candidates – two lawyers and two federal judges – have received high marks from the Virginia State Bar in their applications for an Alexandria federal judgeship. The VSB and other statewide bar associations ranked as many as 15 candidates ...

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Plaintiffs who used defendant marina owner’s 1999 Jeep to tow a dinghy up from plaintiffs’ rented boat slip, and who allege they were injured when the Jeep, placed in Park, rolled back into plaintiffs as they attempted to secure the ...

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In this consumer class action alleging de­fendant law firm’s communication violated certain requirements of the 30-day validation notice disclosure in the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Richmond U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge approves the par­ties’ amended Settlement Agreement settling ...

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Plaintiff offers only her bare assertion that a curb in a Wawa parking lot creat­ed an unsafe condition that caused her to fall and suffer injury, and she cannot rebut defendant’s expert evidence or oth­erwise demonstrate a genuine issue of ...

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A Richmond U.S. District Court Mag­istrate Judge approves a class action settlement in this suit alleging defen­dant Wells Fargo Bank willfully failing to comply with the Fair Credit Reporting Act before taking an adverse employ­ment action against plaintiffs and with ...

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Consumer advocates who claim a Virginia law firm cut corners and overcharged struggling homeowners on high volume foreclosure work won a discovery victory last month. A federal judge swept aside privilege claims and ordered production of communications between the law ...

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A group of plaintiffs whose homes were foreclosed on by defendant law firm of Shapiro, Brown & Alt have stated a claim that defendant Professional Foreclosure Corporation is the alter ego of the firm and may sue for breach of ...

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Although plaintiff, an African-American female, had a bachelor’s degree in building construction and extensive work experience as a construction inspector, defendant city has justified its promotion of a white male without a bachelor’s degree to Construction Inspection Supervisor based on ...

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A Richmond U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge dismisses a plaintiff’s personal injury suit alleging injury from a fall in a WaWa store’s parking lot, as plaintiff has failed to show the store had actual or constructive notice of a danger ...

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