Virginia Consumer Protection Law
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Joel Aaron Burrell v. S. Shirley, Correctional Officer, et al.
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Alexandria, Virginia personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a prisoner civil rights claim.
Under 28 U.S.C. § 1915, federal courts may permit an indigent prisoner to proceed without prepaying filing fees or giving security. The legal term for proceeding this way is in forma pauperis. But Congress expressed concern that prisoners were filing many “frivolous lawsuits floodin... More...
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(07-03-2025 - VA)
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The State of New York v. Capital One Financial Corporation
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Alexandria, Virginia consumer law lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sue the Defendant on fraud theories.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) filed a lawsuit against Capital One over claims the company cheated consumers out of more than $2 billion in potential interest earnings on their savings accounts.
The CFPB argued Capital One misled consumers about its 360 S... More...
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(05-16-2025 - VA)
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United States of America v. Mynor Esau Jandres Flores
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Alexandria, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant who reentered the US after removal.
Mynor Esau Jandres Flores was convited of illegal reentry after removal,
in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a). He argued on appeal that 8 U.S.C. § 1326 is
unconstitutional because it violates the equal protection guarantee of the Fifth Amendment.
Specifically, Flores maintain... More...
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(12-24-2024 - VA)
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Celita Ann Noel v. CarStop Auto, Inc.
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Richmond, Virginia Truth In Lending Act violation consumer credit lawyer represented the Plaintiff.
The Truth in Lending Act (TILA) is a federal law that requires lenders to disclose information about the terms and costs of consumer credit:
Standardizes costs
TILA standardizes how borrowing costs are calculated and disclosed, making it easier for c... More...
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(10-11-2024 - VA)
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United States of America v. William B. Sink
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Abingdon, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraudulently obtaining $1.4 million in payments from an out-of-state aircraft company, pled guilty last week to one count of wire fraud.
In July 2022, William B. Sink, 55, and an unidentified co-conspirator named “Vanessa,” created a fictitious business, “The Rockn U Farms, LLC,” and then opened a b... More...
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(12-18-2023 - VA)
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Ronald Kosmahl v. Nationwide Credit Corporation
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Alexandria, Virginia consumer credit lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on Fair Debt Collection Act violation.... More...
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(11-03-2023 - VA)
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Randy Lassiter v. MJO Dixon, Major Jail Officer
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Norfolk, Virginia personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a prisoner civil rights violation theory un 42 U.S.C. 1983.
"Prisoner civil rights law is a complex area of law that governs the rights of incarcerated individuals. Prisoners retain many of the same constitutional rights as non-incarcerated individuals, but those rights may be restricted to some e... More...
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(11-03-2023 - VA)
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Neather N. Lamberth v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Inc.
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Abingdon, Virginia employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a bad faith refusal to pay E.R.I.S.A. employment benefits.
"The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) is a federal law that sets minimum standards for most voluntarily established retirement and health plans in private industry to provide protection for individuals in these plans... More...
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(10-24-2023 - VA)
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Michael D. Guynn v. Toyota Motor Credit Corporation
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Alexandria, Virginia consumer credit lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on Fair Debt Collection Practices Act violation theory.
This case was initially filed in the Circuit Court of Stafford County, CL22003225-00, and was removed by the Defendant to federal court because the issue related to the claim of the rights claimed presented a federal question.... More...
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(08-24-2023 - VA)
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Adrianna Nicole Ricks v. Orange Tree Employment Screening, L.L.C.
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Newport News, Virginia consumer credit lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a Fair Credit Reporting Act violation theory.
"The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) is a federal law that protects consumers' rights in the context of credit reporting. The FCRA regulates the way credit reporting agencies (CRAs) collect, access, use, and share the data they collect in your credit rep... More...
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(08-03-2023 - VA)
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Nicki Burgess, et al. v. Aetna Health, Inc., et al.
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Alexandria, Virginia employment law lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants on E.R.I.S.A. violation theories.
This case was filed in the Circuit Court of Stafford County, Virginia, CL22-1140 and was removed to federal court by Defendants.
"The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) is a federal law that sets minimum standards for most voluntarily establ... More...
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(04-21-2023 - VA)
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United States of America v. Bennie Earl Magee
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Alexandria, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with engaging in a joint scheme to defraud banks and the Small Business Administration of over $7 million in COVID relief funds.
According to court documents, from approximately April 2020 to March 2021, Bennie Earl Magee, 54, falsified payroll records, created fake IRS business tax returns, and submitted to lender... More...
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(05-26-2023 - VA)
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Coalition for T.J. v. Fairfax County School Board, et al.
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Alexandria, Virginia civil rights lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants claiming that he was discriminated against because he was Asian American in violation of his Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Claims when he made application for adminssion to Thomas Jefferson High School of Science and Technology in Fairfax County, Virginia.
The Court concluded that the Defendant's... More...
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(05-23-2023 - VA)
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Travis Hobley v. Equifax Information Services, LLC, et al.
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Alexandria, Virginia consumer credit lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants on Fair Credit Reporting Act violation theories.
"The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) is a federal law that regulates the collection, use, and disclosure of consumer credit information. The FCRA was enacted in 1970 to protect consumers from inaccurate and unfair credit reporting practices.
The... More...
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(04-13-2023 - VA)
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Anita Tekman v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company
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Alexandria, Virginia insurance law lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on an employee benefits E.R.I.S.A violation theory.

Federal Courthouse - Alexandria, Virginia
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(03-03-2023 - VA)
Jesse James Pagan, et al. v. Faneuil, Inc.
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Richmond, Virginia consumer credit lawyers represented Plaintiffs, who sued Defendants on Credit Repair Organization Act violation theories, 15 U.S.C. 0045 claiming more than $5 million in damages.

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(02-17-2023 - VA)
Jane Doe v. Michael O. Barbazette, et al.
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Alexandria, Virginia personal injury lawyers represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendants on "Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act violation theories.

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(02-17-2023 - VA)
United States of America v. Thanh Rudin and Seir Havana
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Alexandria, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendants charged with conspiracy to defraud the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), a federal loans initiative designed to help businesses pay their employees and meet expenses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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(02-17-2023 - VA)
Jwa E. Chariery v. C.O. Riddick
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Alexandria, Virginia civil litigation lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendants on prison civil rights violation theories under 42 U.S.C. 1983.
Federal and state laws govern the ... More...
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(01-13-2023 - VA)
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Wayne B. Lynch v. Solomon Simmons, III, et al.
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Norfolk, Virginia personal injury wrongful death lawyers represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendants on civil rights violation theories under 42 U.S.C. 1983 claiming excessive use of force.
Wyn... More...
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(12-16-2022 - VA)
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United States of America v. Richard J. Rosser, Jr.
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Newport News, Virginia criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with money laundering hundreds of thousands of dollars in disaster-related loan benefits made available in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic.
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(12-08-2022 - VA)
United States of America v. Demarcus Shaiquan Glenn
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Roanoke, Virginia criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with felony possession and brandishing a firearm.
A 16-year-old male contacted Demarcus Shaiquuan Glenn, age 23, from Roanoke, through a friend on May 31, 2019, in order to purchase two ounces of marijuana. Glenn agreed to sell the teenager the marijuana for $300 and was to meet him at a Denniston Avenue residence to con... More...
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(10-18-2022 - VA)
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United States of America v. Quin Ngoc Rudin
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Alexandria, Virginia criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with defraud the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).
Quin Ngoc Rudin, 55, a convicted felon, was the Secretary, Director and Chief Financial Officer of Mana Tax Services, a tax preparation business in the Los Angeles area. Rudin engaged in a conspiracy to commit two fraud schemes u... More...
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(10-05-2022 - VA)
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United States of America v. Sadie Mitchell
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Richmond, Virginia criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with defrauding the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) Program, the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program, using victims’ personal identifying information that she obtained from her state government employment.
In the first of three fraud schemes, from May 2020 to Augu... More...
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(09-13-2022 - VA)
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United States of America v. John F. Cochcroft
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Abingdon, Virginia criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with misbranding a drug and trafficking anabolic steroids.
John F. Cochcroft, 37, of Lexington, South Carolina, pleaded guilty on May 25, to one count of introduction of a new drug into interstate commerce with the intent to defraud and mislead and one count of manufacturing and possessing with the intent to distribute and d... More...
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(08-31-2022 - VA)
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United States of America v. John F. Cochcroft
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Abingdon, Virginia criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with manufacturing and shipping unapproved drugs and anabolic steroids.
John F. Cochcroft, 37, of Lexington, South Carolina, pleaded guilty on May 25, to one count of introduction of a new drug into interstate commerce with the intent to defraud and mislead and one count of manufacturing and possessing with the intent to di... More...
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(08-29-2022 - VA)
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United States of America v. Seir Robinson Havana, a/k/a Seir Robinson Havana
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Alexandria, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiring with others in separate fraud schemes to defraud the IRS and the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), a federal loans initiative designed to help businesses pay their employees and meet expenses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to court documents and statements made in court, Seir Robinson Hava... More...
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(07-20-2022 - VA)
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United States of America v. Demarcus Shaiquan Glenn
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Roanoke, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with a federal firearms offense.
Demarcus Shaiquan Glenn, 23, pled guilty in federal court to one count of possessing, brandishing, and discharging a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Under the terms of his plea agreement, Glenn is expected to be sentenced to 144 months in federal prison.
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(07-15-2022 - VA)
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United States of America v. Demarcus Glenn
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Roanoke, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with felony firearm possession.
Demarcus Glenn, age 23, Demarcus Shaiquan Glenn, 23, pled guilty in federal court to one count of possessing, brandishing, and discharging a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Under the terms of his plea agreement, Glenn is expected to be sentenced to 144 months in fede... More...
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(07-15-2022 - VA)
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Matthew Gibson v. Louise E. Goldston, et al.
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Beckley, West Virginia civil litigation lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendants on 1983 civil rights violation theories.
On September 18, 2018, Mr. Gibson appeared before Family Court Judge Louise Goldston in his divorce action. Judge Goldston granted the parties' divorce and adopted their property settlement agreement. [Doc. 67-5 at 13:16-23:16 (hereinafter “Gibson at__... More...
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(07-13-2022 - VA)
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United States of America v. Nikki Mitchum
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Newport News, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with conspiring with others to submit millions of dollars in fraudulent disaster-related loan applications in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to court documents, Nikki Mitchum, 44, participated in a conspiracy to obtain disaster-related loan benefits in the form of Small Business Administration ... More...
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(07-13-2022 - VA)
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Deborah McKague ex rel. United States of America v. HSCGP, et al.
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Abingdon, Virginia qui tam lawyers represented the Defendant accused to violaton the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) on numerous occasions between 2017 and 2020.
The claims center around Sovah Health’s failure to have effective controls in place to prevent the diversion of powerful painkilling prescription opioids. Sovah Health is a regional health care delivery system comprised of a... More...
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(06-14-2022 - VA)
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Rae'quan Xavier Dandridge v. Commonwealth of Virginia
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Richmond, Virginia - Criminal Defense lawyer represented defendant with a arguing on appeal that the trial court erred in refusing a offense of voluntary manslaughter.
“Usually, this Court ‘review[s] the evidence in the light most favorable to the
Commonwealth, the prevailing party in th... More...
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(05-10-2022 - VA)
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Shaka Markel Long v. Commonwealth of Virginia
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Richmond, Virginia - Criminal Defense lawyer represented appellant with appealing a denial of his motion to suppress.
“In accordance with established principles of appellate review, we view the ‘evidence in the
light most favorable to the Commonwealth, as we must since it was the prevail... More...
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(05-09-2022 - VA)
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Jason Park v. Commonwealth of Virginia
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Richmond, Virginia - Criminal Defense lawyer represented defendant with k appealing his conviction for refusal of a breath test charge.
This appeal arises from an encounter that the appellant had with a police officer on
November 14, 2019. That day, Officer Aaron Ciarrocchi of the Fairfax Cou... More...
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(05-09-2022 - VA)
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United States of America v. Peter Le, Young Yoo, Joseph Lamborn and Tony Le
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Alexandria, Virginia criminal defense lawyers represented defendants charged with conspiracy to distribute drugs and other felonies.
A federal jury convicted four defendants on numerous charges relating to a murder, a violent gang enterprise, and a drug trafficking conspiracy operating in Virginia, California, and several other states.
According to court records and evidence pres... More...
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(05-06-2022 - VA)
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United States of America v. Raymond L. Johnson
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Alexandria, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with dog fighting.
Raymond L. Johnson, 41, of Henrico, was charged with conspiracy to participate in an animal fighting venture and illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition. Beginning in November 2019, law enforcement investigated a criminal organization involved in dog fighting based out of Richmond, and ext... More...
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(03-31-2022 - VA)
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Firouzeh Dinarany v. John Stark
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Richmond, VA - Divorce lawyers represented both parties in companion appeals from a divorce decree.
Stark and Dinarany were married on December 18, 2012. They have a daughter together,
who was born during the marriage. Dinarany also has a son from a prior marriage.
At the time of the marriag... More...
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(03-13-2022 - VA)
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Michael B. Yourko v. Lee Ann B. Yourko
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Richmond, VA - Divorce lawyer represented defendant with appealing from the modification of a final decree and equitable distribution order.
Wife filed a complaint for divorce from husband. After husband filed a counterclaim and
both parties filed answers, the circuit court entered a final decr... More...
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(03-13-2022 - VA)
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Kimberly Barnes, et al. v. Capital One Financial Corporation, et al.
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Richmond, Virginia consumer law lawyer represented Plaintiffs, who sued Defendants on Credit Repair Organization Act violation claiming to have suffered more than $5 million in injuries and/or damages as a direct result of an their violation of 15 U.S.C. 45, which provides:
(a) Declaration of unlawfulness; power to prohibit unfair practices; inapplicability to foreign trade
(1) U... More...
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(10-21-2019 - VA)
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Kent Morlan, Esq.
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