Virginia Lawyers Weekly VA Lawyers Weekly

Where plaintiff’s decedent was ejected from defendant bar and beaten outside of the building, the bar is not liable for the injuries. Background According to the allegations in plaintiff’s complaint, plaintiff’s decedent was a patron of a bar called The ...

Tagged with: Judge Everett A. Martin Jr. Norfolk Circuit Court Personal Injury Virginia Circuit Courts

Where a county Board of Supervisors met in closed session and discussed the contents of an ad to replace the county attorney, and also discussed alternatives to the current county attorney set up, the board violated the Virginia Freedom of ...

Tagged with: FOIA Judge Jeffrey W. Parker Rappahannock County Circuit Court Virginia Circuit Courts

Where the Virginia Department of Corrections discharged appellee corrections officer after determining she fraternized with a former prisoner, the circuit court incorrectly reversed the VDOC and awarded her $17,000 in attorney fees. Background Montgomery, the appellee, had worked as a ...

Tagged with: Employment Judge Robert J. Humphreys Virginia Court of Appeals

Where the evidence shows that it was appellant’s idea to become a confidential informant and participate in a controlled drug buy with a high-level distributor, the trial court correctly refused to instruct the jury on entrapment at appellant’s trial for ...

Tagged with: Criminal Judge Wesley G. Russell Jr. Virginia Court of Appeals

A driver who claims a bike rider’s negligence contributed to an accident in a crosswalk was defeated in his bid to have an expert testify about moving in or around traffic while on a bicycle because these are issues within ...

Tagged with: Judge Glen E. Conrad Negligence U.S. District Court - Western District

In a trial over damages for land taken for an easement required for construction of a natural gas pipeline, the landowners’ expert may testify about the high demand for residential subdivisions, but cannot testify about the stigma attached to pipelines, ...

Tagged with: Evidence Judge Elizabeth K. Dillon U.S. District Court - Western District

A suit involving a Virginia resident allegedly injured when her car was struck by a vehicle owned by an Ohio company and driven by a man who now lives in Greece was properly removed to federal court on the basis ...

Tagged with: Judge Glen E. Conrad Negligence U.S. District Court - Western District

Charlottesville officials did not effectuate a “heckler’s veto” of a Unite the Right rally because plaintiffs – a rally organizer and an attendee – had no constitutional right to state protection from private parties who try to suppress speech and ...

Tagged with: Civil Rights Judge Norman K. Moon U.S. District Court - Western District

The Western District of Virginia was the improper venue for a dispute over whether a former employee was properly terminated and paid because the employee resides in Maryland and none of the relevant events occurred here. Rather than transfer the ...

Tagged with: Employment Judge Glen E. Conrad U.S. District Court - Western District

The City of Richmond prevailed on the failure-to-accommodate claim because merely informing a supervisor about disabilities is not sufficient to trigger an interactive process. Background Plaintiff Tyrus Yerby alleged violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Plaintiff alleges that the ...

Tagged with: Employment Discrimination Judge Henry E. Hudson U.S. District Court - Eastern District