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	<title>Sands Anderson Marks &amp; Miller</title>
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	<description>Sands Anderson Marks &amp; Miller attorneys in Virginia and North Carolina for public corporations, private companies, governments and individuals</description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 3:34:06 +0000</pubDate>
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						<title>Virginia Requires Disclosure of  Policy Liability Limits</title>
						<link>http://www.sandsanderson.com/news_events/article/policy_limit_disclosure.html</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 0:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Virginia&#039;s legislature adopted a new disclosure requirement for motor vehicle insurers that  requires an insurer disclose the limits of liability of any motor vehicle liability or personal injury liability insurance policy to a claimant prior to the filing of a civil action.]]></description>		</item>
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						<title>Simple Compliance Steps to Avoid IRCA Violations</title>
						<link>http://www.sandsanderson.com/news_events/article/immigration_compliance_steps.html</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 0:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Immigration law can be a mine field and catch an unwary employer. Most employers are first acquainted with the Immigration Reform and Control Act (&quot;IRCA&quot; through meeting their obligations to complete the I-9 form for each employee hired.]]></description>		</item>
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						<title>Watch for the Pitfall of &quot;Stale&quot; Medicals Points of Law Alert</title>
						<link>http://www.sandsanderson.com/news_events/article/stale_medical_bishop.html</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 4 Apr 2008 0:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[In order to file an employer&#039;s application on the basis of a release to return to work, you must file supporting medical documentation.  If the medical documentation is &quot;stale,&quot; the Commission will reject the application.]]></description>		</item>
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						<title>Nationwide Home Care Corporation Acquires Youth Services Client </title>
						<link>http://www.sandsanderson.com/news_events/article/youth_services_acquired.html</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 0:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Kids in Focus, a Richmond, Virginia client of the firm, in 2008, with our help successfully joined a Louisville, Kentucky-based national home care company ]]></description>		</item>
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						<title>Mergers Happen: Local Talent Gets A National Stage</title>
						<link>http://www.sandsanderson.com/news_events/article/oliver_merger_07.html</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2008 0:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[A rising start in the interactive development world, firm client Oliver Creative, was approached with a purchase offer from a respected national public relations and marketing firm.]]></description>		</item>
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						<title>Med Mal Experts Requirements Clarified Point of Law Alert</title>
						<link>http://www.sandsanderson.com/news_events/article/med_mal_exps_clarified.html</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2008 0:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Two recent decisions by the Virginia Supreme Court addressed the necessity and qualifications of experts in medical malpractice cases]]></description>		</item>
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						<title>Employee Visa Options, Employer Liability Issues</title>
						<link>http://www.sandsanderson.com/news_events/article/foriegn_worker_visas.html</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 9 Jan 2008 0:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[The purpose of this article is to briefly inform Virginia employers of the non-immigrant worker visa options available for workforce development, and to highlight the current and pressing liability issues involved with such foreign workers and I-9 procedures.]]></description>		</item>
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						<title>Government Comes to Life for Richmond Middle School Students</title>
						<link>http://www.sandsanderson.com/news_events/article/students_day_2007.html</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 9 Jan 2008 0:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[On November 13 through 14, 2007, approximately 600 middle school students from the Commonwealth of Virginia were given the opportunity to explore the newly renovated Capitol during Students&#039; Day at the Capitol sponsored by the Young Lawyers Conference of the Virginia State Bar.]]></description>		</item>
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						<title>Supreme Court Rules Coverage Extends To Intrastate Activity</title>
						<link>http://www.sandsanderson.com/news_events/article/article_intrastate_transp.html</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2007 0:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Sands Anderson Marks &amp; Miller lawyer Ashley Burgess details the points of law in a recent Supreme Court decision about commercial transportation liability.]]></description>		</item>
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						<title>Real Estate Goliath Topples to Investor David</title>
						<link>http://www.sandsanderson.com/news_events/article/case_real_estate_lease.html</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2007 0:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Sands Anderson Marks &amp; Miller lawyers helped a retired investor keep his rental property out of the hands of a giant real estate concern.]]></description>		</item>
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						<title>Employer Cannot Substitute Paid Leave for Unpaid Leave for an Employee on Disability Benefits</title>
						<link>http://www.sandsanderson.com/news_events/article/article_katz_leave.html</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2007 0:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[A federal appeals court recently held that an employee who is on paid disability leave can not be compelled by her employer to use accrued paid leave while she is on Family and Medical Leave]]></description>		</item>
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						<title>Landfill Flow Control is Back - Sometimes </title>
						<link>http://www.sandsanderson.com/news_events/article/article_jacobson_landfill.html</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 3 May 2007 0:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Supreme Court held on April 30 in United Haulers Association, Inc. v. Oneida-Herkimer Solid Waste Management Authority, by a 6 to 3 vote, that a local government may constitutionally adopt an ordinance to direct the disposal of all solid waste generated within its borders to a government run landfill.]]></description>		</item>
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						<title>Use Caution in Managing Payroll Costs through Tip Credits and Tip Pooling</title>
						<link>http://www.sandsanderson.com/news_events/article/article_tip_pooling.html</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2007 0:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Tip credits and tip-pooling, if properly used, are tools that can help management control labor costs in restaurants, bars, hotels, salons, golf clubs, casinos and other service industries.]]></description>		</item>
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						<title>2007 Legislation Impacts Retailers, Crime Victims and Their Employers</title>
						<link>http://www.sandsanderson.com/news_events/article/article_crime_victim_rights.html</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2007 0:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[In addition to provisions in Virginia law which are intended to insure that crime victims and witnesses are treated with dignity, sensitivity, and that their privacy is protected (to the extent permissible), the recent legislation also provides for certain other rights which are afforded to all victims, including victimized retailers. ]]></description>		</item>
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						<title>The Care and Feeding of Your Trademark: Or How To Avoid Losing This Valuable Company Asset</title>
						<link>http://www.sandsanderson.com/news_events/article/article_trademark.html</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2007 0:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[A trademark is a symbol, design, name, image or word used to identify a particular good or service as being offered by a particular source. ]]></description>		</item>
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						<title>Virginia Supreme Court Rulings</title>
						<link>http://www.sandsanderson.com/news_events/article/article_va_supreme_court.html</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2006 0:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[On June 8, 2006, the Virginia Supreme Court issued two rulings which may adversely affect defendants in medical malpractice cases. In Bitar, MD v. Rahman, the Court made it more difficult for defense counsel to strategically object to a plaintiff&#039;s medical expert testimony. In Alcoy v. Valley Nursing Homes, Inc., the Court narrowed the applicability of the Medical Malpractice Act. Click on the links below to view articles describing the opinions and their potential impact on medical malpractice insurers and defendants.]]></description>		</item>
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						<title>Avoiding the Pitfalls of Penalties</title>
						<link>http://www.sandsanderson.com/news_events/article/article_penalties_pitfalls.html</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jun 2006 0:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[The Virginia Workers’ Compensation Act contains a strong penalty provision which is designed to spur an employer or insurer to promptly pay any accrued benefits awarded to a claimant.]]></description>		</item>
		
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