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FILE - A Darth Vader costumed character poses at the Hasbro and Amazon Star Wars interactive Imperial March experience at the Empire State Building on Thursday, March 21, 2024, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, file)
Jun 11, 2025

Disney and Universal sue AI firm Midjourney for copyright infringement

Disney and Universal sue AI image-generator Midjourney for copyright infringement, alleging unauthorized use of Star Wars, Minions and more.

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May 28, 2025

Antitrust lawsuit against General Dynamics, HII revived in appeals court

Two former naval engineers who claimed that General Dynamics, Huntington Ingalls Industries and more than a dozen other government contractors and shipbuilders illegally agreed to not poach each other's employees will receive a rehearing, a federal appeals court panel ruled this month.

A container ship is moored at the port of the port of New York & New Jersey in Elizabeth, N.J., Monday May 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
May 13, 2025

Trump trade war faces legal challenge as businesses, states argue his tariffs exceeded his power

Trump's sweeping tariffs under emergency powers face lawsuits from states and businesses arguing he overstepped constitutional authority on trade.

FILE - President Donald Trump speaks at an education event and executive order signing in the East Room of the White House in Washington, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
May 10, 2025

Judge pauses much of Trump administration’s massive downsizing of federal agencies

A judge blocked the Trump administration’s sweeping federal job cuts, ruling that major agency reductions require congressional cooperation.

Law firms advise businesses on Trump 2.0 policies
May 7, 2025

Law firms advise businesses on Trump 2.0 policies

Virginia law firms see surge in client questions as Trump’s 2025 executive orders spark regulatory, immigration, and DEI compliance concerns.

The five attorneys formerly with Frieden Seery Nuckols & Hahn are in the front row: Alan Frieden, Scott Seery, Carol Hahn, Lane Nuckols, and Mike Nuckols. Business support staff Kristen Berglund, Michelle O'Neal, Renee Williams, Lorinda Vincent, Barbara Jakimjuk, Colleen Reynolds and Lisa Pesquera are in the back row. Photo Courtesy Sands Anderson
May 1, 2025

Sands Anderson absorbs Virginia Beach law firm

Richmond-based law firm Sands Anderson on Thursday announced that it completed its merger with Virginia Beach-based law firm Frieden Seery Nuckols & Hahn.

Apr 30, 2025

Maritime Law Firms 2025

A list of Virginia law firms specializing in maritime law practice

Woman accused of running high-end brothels in Northern Virginia and near Boston set to be sentenced
Apr 30, 2025

KPMG enters U.S. legal market with Arizona launch

KPMG Law U.S. debuts in Arizona, marking a bold step into the legal industry and sparking debate about the future of law firm ownership and competition.

FILE - A man walks past Google's offices in London's Kings Cross area, on Aug. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Brian Melley, File)
Apr 21, 2025

Google faces off with US government in attempt to break up company in search monopoly case

Google confronts an existential threat Monday as the U.S. government tries to break up the company as punishment for turning its revolutionary search engine into a ruthless monopoly. The drama will unfold in a Washington courtroom during the next three weeks during hearings that will determine how the company should be penalized for operating an […]

FILE - New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks during a news conference outside Manhattan federal court in New York on Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)
Apr 21, 2025

Trump official urges criminal probe of NY AG over Virginia home purchase

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — In the summer of 2023, New York Attorney General Letitia James helped her niece buy a modest house in Norfolk, Virginia, by becoming a co-borrower on the mortgage loan. A top housing official in the Trump administration has now seized on a document in that transaction to argue that James should […]

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Apr 18, 2025

This 420, Virginians can possess marijuana but still can’t buy it

Rolling into a 420 weekend seems like a good time to do an overview of Virginia’s current marijuana landscape. In 2021, Virginia became the first state in the South to legalize marijuana. If you’re 21 years old or older, you can lawfully possess up to one ounce of weed and grow up to four marijuana […]

A photo of a LewisGale Medical Center sign surrounded by flowering trees.
Apr 15, 2025

Roanoke jury finds ER doc wasn’t fired for whistleblowing

A jury decided Friday that a Roanoke Valley emergency room doctor was not fired for complaining that HCA Healthcare’s emphasis on short wait times at LewisGale Medical Center and its Cave Spring ER had a negative impact on patient safety. Dr. Thomas Bolton sought $20 million in his lawsuit against his former employer, Lake Spring […]

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