Law

Local couple pleads guilty, avoids stimulus trial

In a twist, just days before they were set to face trial in Richmond federal court, a local husband-and-wife team of entrepreneurs has pleaded guilty in a case that questioned whether they abused a recession-era stimulus program. Morris and Chiroya Cephas entered guilty pleas on Feb. 24 of one count each of submitting false documents… Read more »

Cephas stimulus case set for trial

A jury will decide the fate of a pair of local entrepreneurs accused of abusing a recession-era stimulus program. A trial date is set for March 1 at the Richmond federal courthouse for Morris Cephas Sr. and Chiroya Cephas. The couple, through their defunct Southside recycling company Cephas Industries, is facing criminal charges for an… Read more »

Group of lawyers switches firms

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About a quarter of a downtown firm’s attorney workforce has jumped over to a larger local company to help grow its healthcare practice.

Fed’s case against recycling plant operators shrinks

The former operators of a Southside biomass recycling plant have been re-indicted after successfully arguing for all but nine of the original 28 counts against them to be dropped.

Lawyer’s suit against firm faces bump to arbitration

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An attorney’s discrimination lawsuit against her former employer has been hung up in an argument over where the issue should be settled, with the firm pushing to sweep the suit into arbitration.

Supreme Court puts end to outlet mall billboard dispute

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The state Supreme Court upheld the decision of lower courts and ruled against the owner of a Hanover RV dealership owner who sued the county over an unbuilt billboard near the long-awaited outlet mall development.

Attorney sues former firm for discrimination

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Claiming she was repeatedly denied the same pay and opportunities as her male counterparts, a local attorney is suing one of Richmond’s biggest law firms in federal court.

LandAmerica bankruptcy comes to a close

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Seven years and hundreds of millions of dollars since spiraling into bankruptcy, the former insurance giant has finally been laid to rest, settling with creditors and unloading a lavish California mansion.