Tighter rules on some kinds of drug prescriptions have put pharma­cists and law enforcement on alert for efforts to evade controls. Some­times their suspicions can lead to lawsuits, as in a recent case in Richmond federal court. Plaintiff Eve Davis ...

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Plaintiff, an African-American female special agent employed by the Virginia ABC Department from 1985 until 2014, who alleges she was investigated and disciplined for incidents comparable to alleged misconduct issues for which white and male employees were not disciplined, has ...

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In plaintiff concrete company’s suit seeking to enforce a settlement purportedly negotiated between the parties in Virginia and providing plaintiff with $112,500 in satisfaction of liens filed on property in Texas, a Richmond U.S. District Court declines to transfer venue ...

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Consumers who allege defendants, including The Servicing Company LLC, have improperly obtained consumer reports of plaintiffs and then resold those reports to Internet payday lenders have stated claims under the Fair Credit Reporting Act against the company and its owner; ...

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A man sued by his business partner for defamation could call on his homeowners insurance policy for a defense in the suit, a Richmond U.S. District Court said on Nov. 24. “Business” exclusions in the homeowners and umbrella policies issued ...

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A Richmond U.S. District Court joins the majority of courts that have determined that a charge of Hobbs Act robbery is a “crime of violence” that can qualify a defendant for additional prison time under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) for ...

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A Richmond U.S. District Court denies an emergency motion for a temporary restraining order filed by a Virginia death-row inmate alleging that the manner in which the commonwealth intends to put him to death involves an unnecessary and substantial risk ...

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A Richmond U.S. District Court denies a motion to intervene filed by a current officeholder and potential future candidates, in this challenge to Virginia’s Voter ID law; on the current record, it appears the interests of defendant State Board of ...

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A Richmond U.S. District Court dismisses this lawsuit filed by plaintiff and alleging fraud and mismanagement of a property located in Fredericksburg and jointly owned by plaintiff and defendant; plaintiff filed suit in 2013 in Spotsylvania County Circuit Court seeking ...

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A plaintiff who alleges he was injured when he received an electrical shock as he touched the casing of a “McLean climate controller/air conditioning unit” that was “wired to and operated with a Domino 110-M” folder-gluer machine, has stated a ...

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