A fight down on the farm
December 31, 2008
A family fight over the proposed breakup of a showplace cattle farm in Northern Virginia may be headed for the Supreme Court of Virginia. One family member argues that the courts should not force her to share the cost of subdivision preparations when she never agreed with her siblings’ plan to split up the property.
Nestled […]
Disappointed investors can’t sue bank
December 31, 2008
In a sign of tough times for the real estate development market, investors in a multi-story lakefront condo project are battling with the bank that paid out their investment money to now-bankrupt developers. The disappointed investors who thought they had a money-back guarantee had their lawsuit against Branch Banking and Trust Co. dismissed by a […]
Accountant gets ‘reward’ for blowing the whistle
December 31, 2008
An accountant who spotted a $155,000 discrepancy in the books at the credit union where he worked will pocket almost that much from the recent $640,000 settlement of his state whistleblower lawsuit.
Fairfax attorney Zachary A. Kitts, who represented plaintiff Nisar Siddiqui, said the case represents the first Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act case allowed to […]
A war over wings in Northern Virginia
December 31, 2008
Attorneys for a restaurant chain specializing in spicy Buffalo wings are searching for assets and demanding nearly $70,000 in attorneys’ fees after eight months of effort to enforce a consent order against an “obstreperous” copycat eatery.
The owners of the alleged infringing restaurant were so derelict in following the terms of a consent order that Alexandria […]
Boors or bigots? Judge gets second chance to decide
December 31, 2008
A female air traffic controller gets another chance to prove her Title VII “hostile environment” claim in Alexandria federal court.
An Alexandria federal judge pulled the trigger a little too fast when it granted summary judgment to the employer after refusing to consider affidavits from the woman’s coworkers, according to the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of […]
Changes by Obama will reshape labor law
December 31, 2008
The election of Barack Obama promises to bring change to Washington but the question most employment lawyers are asking these days is, “Who will benefit most from this change?”
The answer to this question is simple – unions.
Several new measures likely to be passed in his administration are designed to reverse the decline of unions and […]
Woman wins $200K in reverse discrimination suit
December 31, 2008
A white woman claiming she was bypassed when a predominately black high school chose a new principal has won a $200,000 reverse discrimination verdict.
A federal jury in Richmond returned the verdict for Pamela K. Hartnett, who sought the position at Brunswick High School in 2006.
Hartnett was one of two assistant principals at the school when […]
Keeping track of bills that matter to you
December 31, 2008
The Virginia General Assembly will convene in Richmond Jan. 14. This year’s legislature will meet in a short session, lasting until late February.
With the state’s budget shortfall, expect finances and money issues to dominate, as they have for the past several years.
But if experience holds, there will be thousands of bills proposed and considered by […]
‘Red Flag’ rules are catching some businesses by surprise
December 31, 2008
Lawyers who advise businesses are fielding calls from clients about new federal requirements for identity theft prevention programs. While lawyers say business owners are often surprised to find they’re affected by the new rules, complying with the rules themselves is not particularly difficult. The so-called “Red Flag” rules apply to both “financial institutions” and “creditors,” […]
Despite no magic language, arbitration pact is enforceable
December 31, 2008
In Alexandria political consultant who breached his employment contract can’t overturn a $366,037 judgment against him by claiming the contract’s arbitration clause did not contain specific language required by a federal statute.
The Federal Arbitration Act calls for arbitration pacts to include a clause authorizing a court to enter judgment after an arbitrator reaches a decision. […]
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Recent Posts
- A fight down on the farm
- Disappointed investors can’t sue bank
- Accountant gets ‘reward’ for blowing the whistle
- A war over wings in Northern Virginia
- Boors or bigots? Judge gets second chance to decide
- Changes by Obama will reshape labor law
- Woman wins $200K in reverse discrimination suit
- Keeping track of bills that matter to you
- ‘Red Flag’ rules are catching some businesses by surprise
- Despite no magic language, arbitration pact is enforceable
- Is ‘binding mediation’ a new solution?
- Open my own business…now?
- Get a handle on your I.P. now, or hate yourself later
