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Where the automobile accident giving rise to the suit occurred in Alabama; the plaintiff and nonparty witnesses were all in Alabama and Alabama law likely applied to the matter, the suit was transferred to the Northern District of Alabama. Background ...

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

Where a former athlete at the College of William and Mary, or W&M, alleged that a W&M administrator surveilled her at the request of the women’s basketball coach, and that the coach then threatened to remove her from the team ...

Tagged with: Judge Raymond A. Jackson Tort U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where the owner of a franchisor sued a man associated with one of its franchisees for defamation, but there was already a lawsuit between the franchisor and franchisee’s owner pending in Illinois federal district court, this suit was transferred to ...

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

Where a student sued Liberty University for its alleged negligence in her alleged rape and assault by another student, the negligence claim was dismissed. The court found no Virginia case law that has recognized a duty owed by a university ...

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

Where there was sufficient evidence in the record for a reasonable juror to conclude that the delay in receiving treatment caused a significant injury to a detainee suffering from chronic Hepatitis C, or HCV, the doctor’s motion for summary judgment ...

Tagged with: Judge Douglas E. Miller Medical Malpractice U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where the mother of man who died from gallstones while in prison sued numerous individuals, the majority of her claims against the prison doctor were dismissed because the facts did not support claims for deliberate indifference or gross negligence. Background ...

Tagged with: Judge David J. Novak Medical Malpractice U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where a student asserted multiple claims against Liberty University stemming from his dissatisfaction with a course in which he received an F grade, each of his claims was dismissed because they failed as a matter of law. Background Jerdonnis Murray ...

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

Although a doctor who allegedly examined the Martinsville-based patient through a telemedicine program was physically present in North Carolina, there was personal jurisdiction over the doctor. The doctor’s alleged tortious actions are considered to have occurred in Virginia since the ...

Tagged with: Judge Michael F. Urbanski Medical Malpractice U.S. District Court - Western District

Where an empty pallet in a Walmart store aisle was open and obvious, and a shopper tripped over it because she was not looking down, her slip-and-fall claim was doomed by her own negligence.  Background Barbara Hager sued Wal-Mart Stores ...

Tagged with: Judge Thomas T. Cullen Negligence U.S. District Court - Western District

Where the plaintiff alleged that a co-employee raped her on multiple occasions when she worked at Silver Diner while in high school, her assault and battery claims against the alleged rapist and Silver Diner survived their motions to dismiss. Although ...

Tagged with: Judge Mark S. Davis Tort U.S. District Court - Eastern District