Anne Hemenway—Senior Attorney
On August 13, 2026, the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts dismissed the United States Department of Justice’s (“DOJ”) complaint against Harvard University, which had been filed on March
Nadine Roddy—Senior Attorney
On February 6, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit vacated a nationwide preliminary injunction blocking key provisions of two Executive Orders (“EOs”) issued by President Trump, finding that they were
Trish Sifka—Senior Attorney
Dog bite injuries do not just occur in neighborhoods. If a dog bites an employee while at work, the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Action may be the plaintiff’s exclusive remedy, even if being a dog
Jason Holder—Senior Attorney
ATTORNEY ETHICS: How to Make a Bad Situation Worse: Court Sanctions Attorney for Using Hallucinated Cases to Defend Himself Against Motion Alleging Prior Use of Hallucinated Cases
In a cautionary tale for attorneys seeking
Charlene Hicks—Senior Attorney
Beginning with the United States Supreme Court’s decision in East River S.S. Corp. v. Transamerica Delaval, Inc., 476 U.S. 858, 106 S. Ct. 2295 (1986), courts nationwide have utilized the economic loss
Amy Gore—Senior Attorney
Calling a fee payment “non-refundable” is no protection from an ethical violation. The Virginia Supreme Court’s recent decision in Swango v. Virginia State Bar ex rel. Second District, No.
Anne Hemenway—Senior Attorney
Over 90,000 individuals have sued Johnson & Johnson and other parties for damages alleging that its talcum powder products—including Johnson’s Baby Powder, which has been widely used on babies over the past 50 years—contain asbestos,
Robert Westendorf—Senior Attorney
In Virginia, a statute mandated that drivers lose their licenses when fines or penalties that they owed were not paid. Lackey v. Stinnie, 145 S. Ct. 659, 2025 U.S. LEXIS 866, at *5-6
Jason Holder—Senior Attorney
In August 2023, Alice Minium filed a Virginia Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) request seeking the name, job title, rank, unit or division, gender, race, as well as hiring and compensation information for each
Anne Hemenway—Senior Attorney
In United States v. Rahimi, 144 S. Ct. 1889, 219 L. Ed. 2d 351 (2024), the United States Supreme Court, in an unusual nearly unanimous 8-1 decision, upheld a 1994 federal criminal law, 18
