ESI Discovery Response Not ‘Readily Usable’

No Sanctions Against Corporate Debtor

By Deborah Elkins
Published: April 24, 2013
Tags: Civil Procedure, Judge Robert S. Ballou, U.S. District Court - Western District

A Danville U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge denies plaintiff’s motion for sanctions against defendant for its responses to plaintiff’s debtor’s interrogatories proffered in an attempt to collect a judgment; plaintiff has not complied with Virginia procedure for execution of a judgment and the court declines to impose sanctions against defendant’s corporate officers, its counsel, or [...]

Interpleader Granted Pending ‘Slayer’ Decision

By Deborah Elkins
Published: March 20, 2013
Tags: Insurance, Judge Robert S. Ballou, U.S. District Court - Western District

In this dispute over life insurance benefits claimed by a man suspected of killing his wife, a Roanoke U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge recommends granting the insurance company’s motion for interpleader of the policy proceeds, pending a determination of whether the man is disqualified as a “slayer” under Virginia law from receiving insurance benefits. The [...]