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Virginia Environmental Groups Sue Over James River Pollution
Dec 10 2021 // Two conservation organizations have filed a federal lawsuit against Henrico County in Virginia, alleging the county allowed tens of millions of gallons of raw sewage to seep into the James River and its tributaries over...
Virginia Fire Displaces Dozens, Causes Nearly $300K in Damages
Dec 9 2021 // Two people suffered life-threatening injuries and dozens of people have been displaced after a fire broke out at a Herndon apartment building, Fairfax County fire officials said. Firefighters responded to the apartments on...
Virginia School District Suit Settled Over Treatment of Students with Disabilities
Dec 1 2021 // Virginia’s largest school district has reached a settlement with parents and advocacy groups over the treatment of students with disabilities. The Washington Post reported that the settlement effectively ends more...
West Virginia High Court Slams St. Paul Fire, Blocks California Suit
Nov 17 2021 // The West Virginia Supreme Court has decided that a trial court has the authority to reach across the continent and halt an insurance carrier’s litigation in California, a move that could affect other opioid-related...
Ensurise Acquires Virginia’s Gerczak Insurance Agency
Oct 25 2021 // Effective October 15, 2021, independent insurance agency Ensurise LLC announced its acquisition of the property/casualty insurance brokerage business of Gerczak Insurance Agency Inc. Founded in 2007 by Gary R. Gerczak,...
McVey Named Next West Virginia Insurance Commissioner
Sep 27 2021 // Allan L. McVey has been appointed as West Virginia’s insurance commissioner. Gov. Jim Justice announced McVey’s appointment Wednesday. McVey fills the vacancy created by the resignation of Jim Dodrill. McVey...
Racial Discrimination Alleged at ABM Janitorial Services’ Maryland, Virginia Offices
Sep 21 2021 // The U.S. Department of Labor has filed an administrative complaint against ABM Janitorial Services after a compliance evaluation by the department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs alleged systematic...
Ex-Owner of Virginia Assisted Living Facility Pleads Guilty to Fraud
Sep 17 2021 // The former owner of a Richmond, Virginia, assisted living facility pleaded guilty to health care fraud after spending more than $800,000 meant for residents’ care on travel, gambling expenses and personal debts,...
Alleged Sex Assault on Virginia School Band Trip Prompts Legal Split
Sep 3 2021 // The full panel of 15 appellate judges in Richmond has narrowly upheld a former northern Virginia high school student’s appeal to have her lawsuit against the school system reinstated after an alleged sexual assault...
School Board in Virginia to Pay ACLU’s Legal Costs Over Bathroom Lawsuit
Sep 1 2021 // A school board in Virginia has agreed to pay $1.3 million in legal costs to the American Civil Liberties Union after the nonprofit spent six years representing a student who sued over the board’s transgender bathroom...
West Virginia Lawsuit Against Opioid Makers Scheduled for April 2022 Trial
Aug 9 2021 // A lawsuit filed by the state of West Virginia accusing several drug manufacturers of misrepresenting the risks of their painkilling drugs will go to trial next April, Attorney General Patrick Morrisey said Thursday. The...
Ex-West Virginia Mayor Pleads Guilty to Stealing Flood Relief Funds
Aug 6 2021 // A former mayor in West Virginia has pleaded guilty to stealing federal relief funds meant to rebuild his city after a massive 2016 flood. Ex-Richwood Mayor Bob Henry Baber, 70, pleaded guilty Monday in Nicholas County...
Virginia Judge Upholds Liberty University’s Suit Against Falwell
Aug 2 2021 // A Lynchburg judge has upheld most of a lawsuit Liberty University filed against its former leader, Jerry Falwell Jr., after an acrimonious parting last year. The lawsuit survived its first round of legal challenges Friday...
West Virginia Lawsuit Over Opioids Reaches Closing Arguments
Jul 29 2021 // Three major U.S. drug distributors should be held responsible for sending a “tsunami” of prescription pain pills that caused a health crisis in one corner of West Virginia, an attorney for local governments...
In Opioid Trial Closing, West Virginia Blames Drug Distributors. Distributors Blame Doctors.
Jul 28 2021 // CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Lawyers for a West Virginia city and county hard hit by the opioid crisis began wrapping up their case in a $2.5 billion trial on Tuesday arguing major drug distributors flooded the region with the...
Virginia Tech Says It Was Targeted in Two Recent Cyberattacks
Jul 21 2021 // Virginia Tech says it was targeted in two recent cyberattacks but feels confident no data was stolen. Virginia Tech spokesman Mark Owczarski told the Roanoke Times that a few university units used Kaseya, a U.S. software...
The Hilb Group Builds Virginia Presence with Six July Acquisitions
Jul 19 2021 // The Hilb Group (THG) is building its presence in its home state with six acquisitions of Virginia-based agencies so far this month. The acquisitions were effective July 1. “We’re always looking to grow,...
West Virginia Attorney General Opposes Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy Plan
Jul 15 2021 // West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey said he will oppose OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma’s bankruptcy plan, arguing that his state, one of the hardest hit by the opioid epidemic, would get shorted in...
Hub International Limited Acquires Virginia’s Pete Webb Agency
Jul 13 2021 // Hub International Limited (Hub), a global insurance brokerage and financial services firm, has acquired the insurance brokerage assets of Pete Webb Agency. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Owner Pete Webb was...
Virginia Man Charged with Arson After String of Suspicious Fires
Jul 8 2021 // Officials have charged a man with one count of arson after a string of suspicious fires in Norfolk, Virginia. News outlets report that the Norfolk Fire Marshal’s Office announced the arrest of Ryan Elza, 42, on...
