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Business Torts In Virginia

In late January, the United State District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, sitting in Richmond, handed down an opinion that provided a succinct analysis of the pleading standards applicable to several Virginia...more

Hallmark Recoups Former Executive’s Severance Pay Seven Years after Separation Agreement

Seven years after entering into a separation agreement with one of its executives, Hallmark Cards, Inc. brought suit against the former employee, seeking a “full refund” of the $735,000 severance it paid her....more

Patton Boggs Reinsurance Newsletter - December 2012: Texas Federal Court Finds for Managing Agent of Cedent Against Reinsurer

Lincoln Gen. Ins. Co. v. U.S. Auto Ins. Servs., Inc., No. 3:10-CV-2307-B, 2012 WL 3777408 (N.D. Tex. Aug. 30, 2012). A Texas federal court granted an underwriting agent’s motion for summary judgment in part in a...more