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Claim Mooted for Prison Visitation Denial (access required)

By Deborah Elkins
Published: May 21, 2013
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Restoration of a prison inmate’s visiting privileges has mooted his appeal of suspension of those privileges for a two-year period as a penalty for the inmate’s suspected receipt of contraband; the 4th Circuit further concludes that the prison warden who imposed the suspicion is shielded by qualified immunity because the inmate did not have a [...]

Policy Exclusion for ‘BUI’ Damage (access required)

By Deborah Elkins
Published: May 15, 2013
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An insurance company is not obligated to provide coverage to defendant yacht owner for damages after his boat collided with an anchored sailboat off the coast of Middlesex County and the owner was convicted of boating “under the influence.” The sailing vessel defendant owner struck, owned by Carol and Alan Herrie, sustained significant damage including [...]

Complaint Sufficient to Seize Cash (access required)

By Deborah Elkins
Published: May 15, 2013
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In this civil forfeiture action involving $17,550 seized by Fairfax County police officers from claimant’s vehicle during a traffic stop, the Alexandria U.S. District Court denies claimant’s motion to dismiss the action because the government’s complaint supports the initial seizure of the cash. The court finds the government has stated facts sufficient to support a [...]

Interstate Delivery Drivers Lose on Preemption Issue (access required)

By Deborah Elkins
Published: May 15, 2013
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An Alexandria U.S. District Court grants summary judgment to defendant Lasership Inc. in this suit filed by a purported class of delivery truck drivers who allege they were misclassified under the Massachusetts Independent Contractor Statute, M.G.L. 149 § 148B. Though headquartered in Vienna, Va., Lasership maintains facilities in Woburn, Mass., and Meriden, Conn. In the [...]

Banking Practices ‘Bad Faith’ Claim Survives (access required)

By Deborah Elkins
Published: May 15, 2013
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Plaintiff company, who is suing defendant bank for refusing to honor a Debt Settlement Agreement settling $9 million in debts for $3 million, may sue for breach of the implied duty of good faith and fair dealing by acting in bad faith and against usual and prudent business and banking practices in determining that plaintiff’s [...]

Failure-to-Insure Claim Assignment is Valid (access required)

By Deborah Elkins
Published: May 15, 2013
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Plaintiff Cincinnati Insurance Company, as assignee of a claim against defendant insurance broker and his agency, may sue those defendants for failure to place property insurance on a property that was damaged by fire after the prior insurance had lapsed; the Richmond U.S. District Court says the assignment is valid. Defendants are broker John Ruch [...]

Suit to Invalidate Trust OK in Federal Court (access required)

By Deborah Elkins
Published: May 8, 2013
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An Alexandria U.S. District Court says the probate exception to federal court jurisdiction does not apply to a suit that seeks to invalidate an inter vivos trust, and it denies plaintiff’s motion to remand this suit back to a Virginia state court. Col. William P. Oliver Jr., U.S. Marine Corps (Ret.), created the William P. [...]

No Res Ipsa Loquitur Claim for Elevator Drop (access required)

By Deborah Elkins
Published: May 8, 2013
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A Norfolk U.S. District Court dismisses a negligence claim filed by a woman who was injured when she stepped into an elevator on the 12th floor of the tower at One Commerce Place in Norfolk, and was injured when the elevator suddenly and violently dropped a number of floors; this court will not extend Virginia [...]

Parents Have no Claim for CPS Inquiry (access required)

By Deborah Elkins
Published: May 8, 2013
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The parents of a 14-month-old daughter who did not promptly seek medical attention when the child suffered a second-degree burn to her shin as her father held her and her twin sister while riding an all-terrain vehicle, lose their suit alleging malicious prosecution and due process violations arising from their investigation by child protective services [...]

School Bus Driver’s FLSA Retaliation Claim Fails (access required)

By Deborah Elkins
Published: May 8, 2013
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The Richmond U.S. District Court says a school bus driver who alleges she was fired in retaliation for filing a claim for overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act may not amend her complaint because her additional allegations still do not show a causal connection between her protected activity and her later termination for [...]

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