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Virginia, others ask feds to fight for execution drug
Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli has joined officials in several states in asking the federal government to fight a judge's decision that blocked the importation of a drug used in executions. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that Cuccinelli...
Tags: Eric Holder, Judges, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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Drunk-driver gets eight years in prison for Montgomery County wreck that hurt four
A drunk-driver who seriously hurt four people when he crashed in Elliston in August will serve eight years in prison.
James Rickman pleaded guilty to the charges in February. On Tuesday he was sentenced to 25 years in prison, suspended after eight years....Tags: Substance Abuse, Trials, Justice System, Prisons, Crime, Law and Justice
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Shoe company giving $40 million in refunds after claiming its shoes will tone your body
Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli announced Wednesday that Skechers, a shoe company, has agreed to pay $40 million after claiming that some of its shoes will tone your body without any extra exercise. Several states filed class-action lawsuits against...
Tags: Trials, Consumers, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Federal Trade Commission, Economy, Business and Finance
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Abbott Labs settles $1.5 billion dispute over drug claims
Abbott Laboratories has pleaded guilty and agreed to pay $1.5 billion over allegations that it promoted the anti-seizure drug Depakote for uses that were not approved by the Food and Drug Administration. Deputy Attorney General James Cole says the...
Tags: Health Organizations, Behavioral Conditions, Depakote (drug), Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Politics
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Nursing students awarded $2.4 million settlement against Virginia Western Community College
Former students of Virginia Western Community College's nursing program have been awarded a $2.4 million settlement against the Roanoke school. The plaintiffs claimed the school didn't notify nursing students quickly enough that Virginia Western's...
Tags: Corporate Crime, Trials, Nursing, Colleges and Universities, Students
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Lawyers in Giles Co. 10 Commandments case consider agreement where only 6 commandments would be posted
The judge presiding over the Ten Commandments case wants lawyers to consider an agreement that would post only six of the commandments in a Giles County high school. An unnamed Narrows High School student and their parents are suing Giles County...
Tags: Judges, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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Woman charged in Valley Metro bid rigging sentenced to four months in jail
An interior designer who admitted to bid rigging has been sentenced to serve four months in prison. Diane Holdren was also sentenced to four months home confinement, a $3,000 fine. She also has to pay $45,728.85 in restitution. The charges stem from...
Tags: Trials, Court Preliminary, Justice System, Prisons, Crime, Law and Justice
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Arrest made in Navy veteran fundraising scam
Ohio's attorney general and the U.S. Marshal's office are announcing the arrest of a fugitive who is accused of running a scam that collected millions of dollars in donations from people who believed they were helping U.S. Navy veterans. A man who uses...
Tags: U.S. Navy, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Ken Cuccinelli
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UPDATED: Virginia Supreme Court hears arguments in Amherst County killer's case
It took the Virginia Supreme Court less than 10 minutes to hear the two death penalty cases of an inmate who is not pursuing his appeals. The justices asked no questions Thursday, and lawyers for Robert Gleason Jr. offered no reasons their client...
Tags: Rockbridge County, Justice System, Prisons, Crime, Law and Justice, The Associated Press
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Attorney General sues White House party crasher
Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli has sued White House party crasher Tareq Salahi, claiming Salahi cheated customers who purchased wine tours in northern Virginia. The lawsuit filed Monday in Fauquier County Circuit Court accuses Salahi and his Virginia...
Tags: Trials, Litigation, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Fauquier County
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DAY 7: Jury to deliberate Wednesday in Virginia Tech lawsuit trial
Imminent danger or no way to know.
It's the decision a jury will decide Wednesday in the Virginia Tech lawsuit.
The university is being sued by two families of victims of the April 16, 2007, shootings.
We now know this case will go into day number...Tags: Montgomery County (Virginia), Trials, Litigation, Laws, Virginia Tech
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Day 2: Opening statements begin in Virginia Tech shootings lawsuit
The Commonwealth of Virginia is defending it's actions the morning of April 16, 2007, before Seung-Hui Cho shot and killed 30 people, and then himself, inside Norris Hall. Hours before that shooting, Cho killed two people inside a campus dorm room.
In...Tags: Montgomery County (Virginia), Trials, Politics, Virginia Tech, Colleges and Universities
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