The circuit court did not err in denying a mother’s request to continue a hearing to terminate her residual parental rights. She claimed she was unable to get the time off work, though her counsel appeared at the hearing without ...

Tagged with: Domestic Relations Family Law Per Curiam Opinion Virginia Court of Appeals

Although a retirement account partially containing marital property had a balance of zero by the time of the equitable distribution hearing, the circuit court properly applied the relevant statute in considering the account balance at the time the parties separated. ...

Tagged with: Domestic Relations Family Law Per Curiam Opinion Virginia Court of Appeals

Appellant Douglas A. Hoglan, a Virginia inmate, appeals the district court’s order denying his motion for a preliminary injunction to stop the enforcement of certain provisions governing incoming prisoner mail. In particular, Hoglan challenges the institutional requirement that images with ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Civil Procedure Civil Rights Per Curiam Opinion Prisons & Jails

Police responding to a service call did not violate the caller’s constitutional rights by shooting at his two pit bulls after they charged at officers. Police also had probable cause to arrest the caller for reckless driving on his way ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Constitutional Per Curiam Opinion Search & Seizure

An attorney-in-fact was not liable for his wife’s improper withdrawal from an account she shared with the decedent, but he was still liable to the decedent’s estate for money damages in the amount of funds he wrongfully deposited into his ...

Tagged with: Per Curiam Opinion Supreme Court of Virginia Wills & Trusts

Appellant Victoria Dufresne was indicted for robbery but convicted of grand larceny. The trial court denied Dufresne’s motion to set aside the verdict on the ground that grand larceny is not a lesser-included offense of robbery. The court of appeals ...

Tagged with: Criminal Per Curiam Opinion Supreme Court of Virginia

The court of appeals lacked jurisdiction to review the order of a circuit court, acting in its appellate capacity, finding that the appellant had standing to litigate the action. Background Appellant Tesla Inc. sought to open a manufacturer-owned dealership in ...

Tagged with: Administrative Civil Procedure Per Curiam Opinion Virginia Court of Appeals

The death of a leasing agent, who was stabbed to death while working at her leasing office, arose out of her employment with the apartment complex. Therefore, her estate could obtain remedies against her employer only as provided in the ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Administrative Per Curiam Opinion Workers' Compensation

Despite his supervisor’s racially-tinged comments, a VDOT employee’s termination was not plausibly connected to racial or religious discrimination but was instead the result of unsatisfactory performance. Background Appellant Sinan Rayyan is a Muslim Arab-American who worked as a professional engineer ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Civil Rights Employment Employment Discrimination Per Curiam Opinion

In its first published order of the year, Virginia’s high court reversed an order granting bail to a defendant indicted for first-degree murder. Appellee Bernard Clark Duse Jr. is charged with first-degree murder of his work supervisor and use of ...

Tagged with: Criminal Per Curiam Opinion Supreme Court of Virginia