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Norfolk police make arrest in string of burglaries
An arrest has been made in Norfolk police’s investigation into a string of burglaries in the city’s Ghent and Ocean View neighborhoods. By Reynolds Hutchinsreynolds.hutchins@insidebiz.comAn arrest has...
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Lyon Shipyard denies harassment charges
Lyon Shipyard in Norfolk has said it did not discriminate against six former employees who claim the workplace was a hotbed of racism and verbal abuse. By Reynolds...
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Gov-elect to revive gay non-discrimination law
Gov.-elect Terry McAuliffeBy Bill Cresenzobill.cresenzo@insidebiz.comFollowing in the steps of his Democrat predecessors, incoming governor Terry McAuliffe intends to revive a law that prohibits...
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Virginia Beach attorney faces lawsuit for almost $2.3M in missing title...
A California-based title insurance company has filed suit against Virginia Beach attorney David Flynn in connection with the misappropriation of $2.3 million in escrow funds. Attorney John Rinaldi of...
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TOP STORIES OF 2013 Gifts to governor, wife prompt investigation
Jonnie Williams and Maureen McDonnellGov. Bob McDonnell will likely know in early 2014 whether he will be indicted in a scandal that arose from gifts and loans that businessman Jonnie R. Williams Sr....
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TOP STORIES OF 2013 Former Suffolk Lawyer sentenced 12-1/2 years in Ponzi...
On Oct. 2, Brian Ray Dinning, who received his law degree in 1990 from Regent University and practiced law in Hampton Roads for a number of years, was given a prison sentence in U.S. District Court in...
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TOP STORIES OF 2013 Guilty verdict leads to prison terms in bank fraud case
After a trial that lasted more than two months, and after a summer of uncertainty for Edward Woodard Jr., the former Bank of the Commonwealth president and CEO was taken into custody on Nov. 6 after a...
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NSU PANEL DISCUSSION The Civil Rights Act, 50 years later
Barbara Hamm Lee, center, moderated the panel, from left, John Pierre, Eric Claville, Amos Jones and John Charles Thomas. John Charles Thomas, a retired justice of Virginia's Supreme Court, put the...
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Law firms launch drone practice groups
A drone is tested by oil giant BP in Alaska. Locally, commercial use of unmanned vehicles is propelling a study of new legal issues. The Federal Aviation Administration is expected to establish rules...
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Beach attorney to be sentenced in October for misappropriation of mortgage...
A Virginia Beach attorney is scheduled to be sentenced in federal court in October for misappropriating more than $2.3 million in escrow funds.By Lydia Wheeler lydia.wheeler@insidebiz.comA Virginia...
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UPDATE Virginia Beach business award program likely a sales scheme
When officials with Virginia Beach-based NTrust Wealth Management learned they got a “Best of Virginia Beach Award” a few months ago, principal Stacy Long said they felt honored. So they purchased a...
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Companies getting adept at identifying FMLA fraud
Attorney Kristina Vaquera said employees will often reveal a co-worker's FMLA fraud. Facebook friends running afoul of rules governing federally protected leave can be a human resources executive's...
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Judge rules in favor of former Shore Bank executive for severance pay
A court has ordered Hampton Roads Bankshares to pay former executive Scott C. Harvard his "golden parachute" worth more than $650,000 despite the bank's argument it received federal bailout funds.By...
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Beach lawyer wins, BP loses in latest oil spill appeal
The U.S. Supreme Court Monday rejected oil giant BP’s challenge to a compensation deal over the now four-year-old oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico -- a victory for the claimants, environmentalists and...
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SEC fights for funds for WexTrust investors
It's been over six years since WexTrust and related entities went under receivership and victims have received hardly any of the $238 million that was lost. By Virginia...
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VB lawyer wins, BP loses in latest oil spill appeal
The U.S. Supreme Court last week rejected oil giant BP's challenge to a compensation deal over the now four-year-old oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. By Reynolds...
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Virginia Beach attorney sentenced for misappropriating $2.3 million in escrow...
On Dec. 16 District Judge Henry Morgan Jr. sentenced Virginia Beach attorney David R. Flynn to 71 months in prison - or almost 6 years - for misappropriating more than $2.3 million in escrow funds. By...
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Parties in suit against VIT continue to wait
More than a month ago, a Norfolk jury found Virginia International Terminals, the operating arm of the state port, conspired with an employee of a family-owned company to divert business to him and...
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Attorney to serve almost 6 years for taking $2.3M
A Virginia Beach attorney who admitted to misappropriating $2.3 million in escrow funds was sentenced to 71 months in prison last week. By Virginia Lascaravirginia.lascara@insidebiz.comA Virginia...
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Norfolk businesses accused of bilking service members
Three Norfolk businesses are under fire after allegations they used illegal tactics to collect debts from thousands of service members. By Reynolds Hutchinsreynolds.hutchins@insidebiz.comThree Norfolk...
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