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022-6-031 – City of Charlottesville v. Regulus Books, LLC
Virginia Lawyers Weekly//June 24, 2022
City of Charlottesville v. Regulus Books, LLC, Record No. 210414 (Millette) June 9, 2022. From the Circuit Court of the City of Charlottesville. John A. Rife (Lisa Robertson, City Attorney; Andrew M. Neville; Steven R. Minor; Taxing Authority Consulting Services; Elliott Lawson & Minor, on briefs), for appellant. Renee Flaherty (Keith Neely; Paul Sherman; Neal L. Walters; Institute for Justice; Scott Kroner, on brief), for appellee. Amicus Curiae: National Taxpayers Union Foundation (Joseph D. Henchman; Victor M. Glassberg; Victor M. Glassberg & Associates, on brief), in support of appellee. VLW 022-6-031, 9 pp.
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Opinion Digests
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- Federal government defeats former employee’s claims
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- USPTO properly redacted info in responsive documents
- Untimely lawsuit allowed to proceed
- Engineering consultant dismissed from suit
- Rule 60 motion was filed too late
- Nonprofit directors immune from ex-employees’ claims
- City, employees immune from whistleblower claims
- Experts excluded in condemnation damages suit
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