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Briefly stated, the measure of value of a stolen item is the actual value for Virginia Grand Larceny purposes.  However, there are some circumstances where the replacement value can be used. “Larceny” is stealing, theft, or shoplifting.  To convict, the prosecutor must prove (1) that the defendant took personal property belonging to another and carried it away; (2) that the taking was against the will and without the consent of the owner; and (3) that…

Family Dollar Stores, Inc. is facing heat from some 51 female managers that claim that the Dollar Store’s corporate headquarters created a system of compensation that caused female store managers to be paid less than males.  The plaintiffs allege that they are aware of no other criteria that could have caused such disparate impact, other than gender bias, subjectivity, and stereotyping.  The Dollar Store asked the U.S. District Court in North Carolina to dismiss the

Many times, defamation lawsuits are filed based on suspicion that a former employer has disparaged the plaintiff because companies to which she has applied have not hired her.  While this may seem like a proper basis for legal action, a recent decision by the Eastern District of Virginia confirmed that it is not – the plaintiff must set forth “the exact words spoken or written” that constitute the alleged defamation. Without knowing what the employer

Over the past few years, the Virginia Supreme Court has evaluated the language contained in restrictive covenants, and clarified the types of non-compete clauses which create permissible restraints on trade under Virginia law.  Over the past few months, the Court has set out to clarify at which stage in the proceeding a trial court may determine the enforceability or unenforceability of such non-compete provisions.   For example, in the September 2013 decision of Assurance Data Inc.