After dismissing plaintiffs’ suit alleging defendant schools, their principals and teachers, and their lawyer discriminated against black and special education students, the Richmond U.S. District Court grants the school board lawyer’s motion to sanction plaintiffs’ counsel for the complaint’s lack ...

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In a Libertarian political candidate’s suit challenging Virginia laws and practices that assign small-party and independent candidates a lower place on voting ballots, a Richmond U.S. District Court grants the commonwealth’s motion to dismiss; Virginia has articulated a sufficient reason ...

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A plaintiff who failed defendant hospital’s family medicine residency program who alleges race and gender discrimination, sexual harassment and retaliation for working hours in excess of established guidelines under the American Council for Graduate Medical Education, has not stated claims ...

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In this suit alleging defendant law firm’s form collection letter violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Richmond U.S. District Court rejects plaintiff’s motion to certify a class of Henrico County residents and grants defendant’s motion to certify a ...

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In plaintiff’s suit alleging defendant company violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act when it did not provide him with a copy of the credit report that allegedly prompted withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment, a Richmond U.S. District Court ...

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Senior U.S. District Judge Robert E. Payne has been a craftsman of the law for more than two decades, writing carefully considered and lucid opinions that have helped to define the law in many areas. He also has conducted trials ...

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Hon. Robert E. Payne, a senior U.S. district judge in Richmond, was named “Leader of the Year” by the 2014 class of Leaders in the Law. Virginia Lawyers Weekly’s Leaders in the Law program, now in its ninth year, honors ...

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The Richmond U.S. District Court affirms a joint order of the bankruptcy court suspending appellant from practicing in the Eastern District of Virginia’s Bankruptcy Court for four months, ordering appellant to undergo legal education regarding bankruptcy law and ethics and ...

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In the Federal Trade Commission’s investigation of defendant pharmaceutical company for potentially anticompetitive conduct involving its branded drug Suboxone, in which the FTC is seeking discovery of an additional 28,000 documents withheld on the ground of attorney-client privilege, the Richmond ...

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Although a defendant who rejected a plea deal does not allege ineffective assistance by his former trial counsel, he says he was in a state of “utter confusion,” and the Richmond U.S. District Court says defendant has impliedly waived his ...

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