Where individuals who made the decision to end a woman’s employment with Old Dominion University’s Office of Development had no knowledge that she had previously complained to Human Resources, and the decision was part of a department reorganization, the university ...

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Where a suit sought a declaratory judgment that the plaintiffs could use a directional drill, and there was no showing that the value of possession or use of the drill exceeded $75,000, the suit was remanded to the circuit court. ...

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Where a middle-school student was charged with possession and distribution of child pornography after he shared a photo of a female student’s genitalia, and after the student then filed a civil rights suit against school and city officials, they were ...

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Where a home healthcare provider failed to pay $759,698.70 in overtime wages, it was liable for that amount. And because the healthcare company and its owners were aware of their obligations, because of a prior investigation for failure to pay ...

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Where a Virginia-based company sued its Pennsylvania-based law firm for alleged malpractice in connection with a New Jersey lawsuit, but there were insufficient allegations showing the law firm purposefully availed itself of Virginia, the suit was transferred to Pennsylvania, where ...

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The United States Senate voted to confirm U.S. Magistrate Judge Elizabeth Hanes to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, filling a vacancy that has been open since last fall. Ten Republican senators voted along with the ...

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Where an individual sued his former girlfriend and a police offer for their alleged involvement in his arrest and incarceration for a burglary he did not commit, and the former girlfriend did not join in the notice of removal, the ...

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Virginia’s two U.S. senators have recommended two candidates for a vacancy on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. In a Nov. 4 letter to President Joe Biden, Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine recommended U.S. Magistrate ...

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