A discovery dispute in a discrimination case has come to a draw in the latest round in Richmond federal court. Richmond U.S. District Judge John A. Gibney Jr. has partially granted a motion to compel filed by Karla Gerner, former ...

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Virginia’s state residency requirement under Va. Code § 24.2-543 for persons who circulate petitions for independent candidates for President of the U.S. violates the First and 14th Amendments, and a Richmond U.S. District Court permanently enjoins the State Board of ...

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A Richmond U.S. District Court says defendant “spice” company intentionally violated plaintiff tobacco company’s trademarks for plaintiff’s cigarette brand “NEWPORT” with its similarly packaged product called “NEWPROT,” and rules in plaintiff’s favor on all counts and awards attorney’s fees in ...

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A Richmond U.S. District Court grants summary judgment to defendant school board in this race and age discrimination suit filed by an African-American plaintiff over 70 years old whose position as maintenance director was eliminated by the board. Plaintiff claims ...

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A defendant cannot overturn his reckless driving conviction for speeding on Fort Lee property by complaining that the magistrate judge should not have admitted certificates of testing of the tuning forks on the officer’s radar device because the government failed ...

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In this dispute between a computer vendor and the marketing firm it terminated, a Richmond U.S. District Court addresses the “Russian nesting doll” of defendant marketing firm’s single counterclaim and says only the firm’s claim for underpayment of commissions can ...

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A Richmond U.S. District Court denies a preliminary injunction to halt a healthcare clinic from FINRA arbitration of its complaint against plaintiff financial services providers the clinic alleges fraudulently induced it to issue over $308 million in municipal bonds; on ...

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In this lawsuit by the owner of two champion Labrador Retrievers against an animal hospital that allegedly breached an agreement to collect and preserve dog semen samples, a Richmond U.S. District Court dismisses the owner’s claims for negligent misrepresentation, constructive ...

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In the beginning there were three. Clerks, that is. Fifty years ago this month, the Supreme Court of Virginia hired its first class of judicial law clerks. And that first class had three members: John Pedigo, law clerk for Justice ...

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A state trooper who was part of an “interdiction” team that targeted suspected criminals traveling on I-95 cannot justify extension of his initial traffic stop for speeding into a 14-minute investigation of potential criminal activity, including use of a drug-sniffing ...

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