Virginia Beach Mayor Will Sessoms takes early retirement from TowneBank
Virginia Beach Mayor Will Sessoms resigned his position as president of Towne Financial Services Tuesday, taking early retirement, as a result of a new corporate policy adopted by TowneBank last month...
View ArticleMcDonnell gets two years in prison
Family members and friends wept softly as former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell told the judge at his sentencing hearing that he couldn't "fathom any deeper humiliation" for taking bribes from a wealthy...
View ArticleAppeals court sides with Norfolk in Central Radio sign case
The nearly three year battle ended Tuesday as the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals told long-standing Norfolk-based Central Radio Co. that the city of Norfolk did not violate its First Amendment rights...
View ArticleJames River power line case goes to court
Opponents and proponents of a new power line that will span the James River descended on Richmond earlier this month where the two sides argued their cases before the Virginia Supreme Court. By...
View ArticleCourt backs Norfolk in Central Radio case
By Virginia Lascaravirginia.lascara@insidebiz.comA nearly three-year battle ended Tuesday after U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judges told long-standing Norfolk-based Central Radio Co. that the city of...
View ArticleWexTrust Ponzi scheme victims will get $22.1 million
A six-year roller-coaster ride has nearly come to an end. Although they had hoped for more, investors and creditors of WexTrust Capital will soon walk away with about $22.1 million, which represents...
View ArticleSTARTUP Attorney goes virtual, practice expands and without leasing an office
Virginia attorney John Rabil's office is wherever his laptop gets a wireless signal. As the New Year started, Rabil said goodbye to a costly office lease and the perceived pretention he feared stood...
View ArticleEven if you have no love for Valentine's Day, you can still celebrate
A Virginia Beach-based family law firm is throwing an Un-Valentine's Day party. By Virginia Lascaravirginia.lascara@insidebiz.comHate Valentine's Day?A Virginia Beach-based family law firm is throwing...
View ArticleBeach 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...
View ArticleSEC 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...
View ArticleVB 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...
View ArticleVirginia 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...
View ArticleParties 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...
View ArticleAttorney 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...
View ArticleNorfolk 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...
View ArticleVirginia Beach Mayor Will Sessoms takes early retirement from TowneBank
Virginia Beach Mayor Will Sessoms resigned his position as president of Towne Financial Services Tuesday, taking early retirement, as a result of a new corporate policy adopted by TowneBank last month...
View ArticleMcDonnell gets two years in prison
Family members and friends wept softly as former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell told the judge at his sentencing hearing that he couldn't "fathom any deeper humiliation" for taking bribes from a wealthy...
View ArticleAppeals court sides with Norfolk in Central Radio sign case
The nearly three year battle ended Tuesday as the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals told long-standing Norfolk-based Central Radio Co. that the city of Norfolk did not violate its First Amendment rights...
View ArticleJames River power line case goes to court
Opponents and proponents of a new power line that will span the James River descended on Richmond earlier this month where the two sides argued their cases before the Virginia Supreme Court. By...
View ArticleWexTrust Ponzi scheme victims will get $22.1 million
A six-year roller-coaster ride has nearly come to an end. Although they had hoped for more, investors and creditors of WexTrust Capital will soon walk away with about $22.1 million, which represents...
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