{"id":13,"date":"2018-06-19T06:30:46","date_gmt":"2018-06-19T06:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/rpb\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2020-02-20T13:58:45","modified_gmt":"2020-02-20T18:58:45","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rpb-law.com\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"EDVA Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"13\" class=\"elementor elementor-13\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3ed0e2ce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3ed0e2ce\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;tilt&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape 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class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rpb-law.com\/attorneys-fees-claim\/\">\n\t\t\t\tE.D. Va. Whacks Attorneys\u2019 Fees Claim: Further Split on Court Revealed\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tFebruary 28, 2018\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Star Scientific, Inc. is back in the legal news, but this it has nothing to do with Jonnie Williams and the McDonnell trial (Star Scientific, Inc. did not disappear, but instead changed its name to Rock Creek Pharmaceuticals).\u00a0 In August 2016, Judge Anthony Trenga ruled on Plaintiffs\u2019 Motion for an<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/rpb-law.com\/attorneys-fees-claim\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about E.D. Va. Whacks Attorneys\u2019 Fees Claim: Further Split on Court Revealed\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\tContinue Reading \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-407 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-attorneys-fee-awards category-business-litigation\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rpb-law.com\/disagreement-attorney-rates\/\">\n\t\t\t\tFurther Disagreement on the EDVA Bench over Attorney Rates\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tFebruary 21, 2018\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Multiple recent decisions from the Eastern District show a widening disagreement among the judges regarding \u201creasonable\u201d hourly rates for attorneys.\u00a0 This disagreement is manifesting itself most notably among the judges of the Alexandria Division as they rule on attorney\u2019s fees petitions that involve lawyers from firms based in both Virginia<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/rpb-law.com\/disagreement-attorney-rates\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Further Disagreement on the EDVA Bench over Attorney Rates\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\tContinue Reading \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-403 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-attorneys-fee-awards category-business-litigation\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rpb-law.com\/cap-recoverable-attorney-rates\/\">\n\t\t\t\tIs there a New Cap on Recoverable Attorney Rates in EDVA?\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tFebruary 17, 2018\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>There is yet further disagreement among the judges of the Eastern District regarding reasonable attorney hourly rates.\u00a0 As we noted in a previous EDVA Update here, this disagreement is manifesting itself most frequently in the Alexandria Division, as judges there confront (and push back against) the higher hourly rates frequently<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/rpb-law.com\/cap-recoverable-attorney-rates\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Is there a New Cap on Recoverable Attorney Rates in EDVA?\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\tContinue Reading \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-400 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-attorneys-fee-awards category-business-litigation\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rpb-law.com\/new-trend-attorneys-fees\/\">\n\t\t\t\tNew Trend in Attorney\u2019s Fees Declarations?\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tFebruary 14, 2018\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>As the judges of the Eastern District continue to differ regarding reasonable hourly rates for attorneys, practitioners need to be aware of a potential new trend regarding declarations supporting or opposing petitions for attorney\u2019s fees.\u00a0 Unfortunately, that new trend appears likely to make such petitions more detailed and time-consuming \u2013<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/rpb-law.com\/new-trend-attorneys-fees\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about New Trend in Attorney\u2019s Fees Declarations?\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\tContinue Reading \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-390 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-appellate\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rpb-law.com\/fourth-circuit-accreditation-decisions\/\">\n\t\t\t\tFourth Circuit Recognizes Limited Federal Common-Law Due Process Review of Accreditation Decisions\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tFebruary 10, 2018\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The Fourth Circuit recently recognized that higher-education accreditation agencies have a federal common-law duty to employ fair procedures when making accreditation decisions. \u00a0In reversing the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia for its failure to show appropriate judicial deference to the accrediting agency\u2019s denial of re-accreditation, the<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/rpb-law.com\/fourth-circuit-accreditation-decisions\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Fourth Circuit Recognizes Limited Federal Common-Law Due Process Review of Accreditation Decisions\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\tContinue Reading \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-385 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-appellate\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rpb-law.com\/suing-supreme-court-virginia\/\">\n\t\t\t\tSuing the Supreme Court of Virginia\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tFebruary 7, 2018\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>At some point in their careers, most Virginia practitioners have argued petitions for appeal to the Supreme Court of Virginia and have lost. An appeal to the Virginia high court in a civil case is discretionary. Often, the denial of the appeal is a brief, unsatisfactory one-page order: \u201cUpon review<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/rpb-law.com\/suing-supreme-court-virginia\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Suing the Supreme Court of Virginia\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\tContinue Reading \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-379 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-appellate category-criminal-defense category-trial-exhibits\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rpb-law.com\/appellate-challenge-avoid-waiver\/\">\n\t\t\t\tFourth Circuit: Appellate Challenge to Summary Chart Requires Careful Attention to Avoid Waiver\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tFebruary 4, 2018\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>A recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit illustrates the need for careful planning at the briefing stage to review the admission of a summary chart at trial. \u00a0In\u00a0U.S. v. Katsipis, 598 Fed. Appx. 162 (4th Cir. 2015), an appeal from the U.S. District Court<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/rpb-law.com\/appellate-challenge-avoid-waiver\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Fourth Circuit: Appellate Challenge to Summary Chart Requires Careful Attention to Avoid Waiver\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\tContinue Reading \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-377 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-appellate category-spoliation\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rpb-law.com\/influencing-district-courts\/\">\n\t\t\t\tIs the Specter of New Rule 37(e) Influencing District Courts in Spoliation Rulings?\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tFebruary 1, 2018\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>We have written multiple times on the EDVa Update Blog about the Court\u2019s handling of spoliation claims.\u00a0Recently we covered the 4th Circuit\u2019s remand of a District Court ruling applying an adverse inference following a failure to preserve certain evidence.\u00a0\u00a0We have also written on the workings of amended Fed. R. Civ.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/rpb-law.com\/influencing-district-courts\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Is the Specter of New Rule 37(e) Influencing District Courts in Spoliation Rulings?\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\tContinue Reading \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-372 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-appellate category-business-litigation category-corporate-defense\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rpb-law.com\/standard-summary-judgment\/\">\n\t\t\t\tIs the Standard for Summary Judgment Evolving in EDVA?\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJanuary 28, 2018\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Is the standard for summary judgment evolving, and has the Eastern District kept up with the evolution?\u00a0 In a July 6, 2016 decision in Guessous v. Fairview Property Investments, LLC, (Dkt. No. 15-1055), the Fourth Circuit reversed Judge Lee on all six counts in a fairly standard discrimination case.\u00a0 The<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/rpb-law.com\/standard-summary-judgment\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Is the Standard for Summary Judgment Evolving in EDVA?\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\tContinue Reading \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-364 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-appellate\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rpb-law.com\/trumps-immigration-executive-order\/\">\n\t\t\t\tPresident Trump\u2019s Immigration Executive Order Heads to the Fourth Circuit\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJanuary 24, 2018\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The Trump Administration issued its replacement Immigration Executive Order on March 6, 2017 (Order No. 13,780).\u00a0 This Executive Order arrived three weeks after several federal courts, including the EDVa and the Ninth Circuit, enjoined enforcement of core terms of the earlier Immigration Executive Order (Order No. 13,769). 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