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CoStar facing multiple antitrust accusations in lawsuits
CoStar Group faces three federal antitrust lawsuits alleging monopolistic practices in commercial real estate data across Virginia, California and Washington, D.C.
New Virginia noncompete restrictions become law
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed SB 170 restricting noncompete enforceability against employees discharged without cause unless severance is provided.
General Assembly passes bill limiting noncompete enforceability for terminated employees
Virginia Senate Bill 170 limits enforceability of noncompete agreements for employees terminated without severance, expanding employee rights statewide.
Trio accused of luring staff, clients to competing business — $8,835,674.99 verdict
The plaintiff purchased an accounting, tax and tax problem resolution practice in Mechanicsville in August 2018 from a trust set up by the defendant.
New legislation will impact employment, business law
For many, the start of summer means warmer temperatures, the end of the school year and the promise of outdoor activities and vacations to come as the seasons change. In Virginia, the start of summer means another thing is on the horizon: the effective date of much of the legislation passed in the winter by the General Assembly.
Virginia’s revised noncompete law adds new uncertainty
Virginia has amended its noncompete statute to prohibit employers from entering into non-competition agreements with employees who are “non-exempt” under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Legislature narrows use of noncompetes
In recent years, federal and state governments have embraced a push toward restricting the use of noncompete agreements by employers, most notably with the ultimately unsuccessful 2024 Federal Trade Commission rule that attempted to ban noncompetes nationwide.
No preliminary injunction in non-compete case
A non-compete between a recruiting company and its former senior talent acquisition manager is enforceable, but the company lost its bid for a preliminary injunction because it failed to show […]
‘Unfair’ noncompetes? Response beginning to form to Biden’s ‘competition’ order
The title of the Biden administration’s July 9 executive order on “Promoting Competition in the American Economy” is unlikely to set off alarm bells. After all, “more competition” conjures images […]
The ‘Great Resignation’ and restrictions on noncompetes
The Great Resignation is coming. Unprecedented numbers of employees are expected to change jobs, and more than half of them will take confidential company information. Worse, 40 percent of them […]
Verdicts & Settlements
- Motor Vehicle Negligence – Unicycle rider dies after being hit by car
- Premises Liability – Delivery driver injured by porch decking collapse
- Premises Liability – Fall down stairs at resort results in injuries, death
- Medical Malpractice – Jurors side with doctor in suit over rescue surgery
- Workers’ Compensation- Seasonal worker paralyzed in tobacco baler accident
- Medical Malpractice- Death from cancer followed stomach pain misdiagnosis
- Workers’ Compensation – Struck in face by forklift, woman suffers brain injury
- Negligence and Tort – Group home resident falls, sustaining femur fracture
- Medical Malpractice – Nursing facility patient dies after fracturing ankle in fall
- Medical Malpractice- Patient has bladder injury during colostomy reversal
- Premises Liability- Apartment guest burned by gas grill spewing fire
Opinion Digests
- The Most Important Opinions, January-June 2026
- Criminal – Court of Appeals wrongly vacated murder conviction
- Tort – U.Va. prevails on former professor’s claims
- Constitutional – Company’s due process claim against county is dismissed
- Administrative – Plaintiffs’ effort to enjoin ITC proceeding fails
- Patent and trademark – Amazon patent infringement suit transferred to New Jersey
- Tort – Chesterfield County dismissed from wrongful death suit
- Consumer Protection – Lawsuit over kratom survives motion to dismiss
- Criminal – Defendant convicted of attempted sexual exploitation of a child
- Evidence – Motion to exclude transmission expert is rejected
- Damages – Court awards pre-judgment interest following parties’ acquiescence
- Employment – Court approves overtime wage collective action settlement
