In a 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court held in Hencely v. Fluor Corp. that state law tort claims against a military contractor are not preempted where the federal government neither ordered nor authorized the contractor’s alleged misconduct. The Court's ruling rejected the Fourth Circuit’s categorical “battlefield preemption” doctrine, thereby restricting military contractor immunity. When asked about the recent ruling, Glen Sturtevant, attorney and chairman of AAJ’s Feder

Canterbury Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Henrico County is facing its most serious regulatory scrutiny after a Virginia Department of Health inspection determined the facility failed to protect multiple residents from a known aggressive resident over the course of nearly two years. Inspectors issued "immediate jeopardy" citations — the most severe classification available — following an April 2026 review that revealed four residents in the facility's memory care uni

At Rawls Law Group, we spend our days fighting for people who have been harmed in nursing homes. We see the consequences of inadequate staffing, weak oversight, and a regulatory environment that too often tilts toward industry interests rather than patient welfare. So, when a new CBS 6 investigation revealed that the nursing home industry has become one of Virginia's top political donors heading into the 2026 legislative session, it was troubling—but it wasn't surprising. Thi