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023-3-477 – Rivers v. Wynne
Rivers v. Wynne, Case No. 6:22-cv-00034, Aug. 14, 2023. WDVA at Lynchburg (Dillon). VLW 023-3-477. 3 pp. Full-Text Opinion
023-3-479 – Lewis v. Melius
Lewis v. Melius, Case No. 7:22-cv-00023, Aug. 14, 2023. WDVA at Roanoke (Urbanski). VLW 023-3-479. 9 pp. Full-Text Opinion
023-3-478 – Allen v. Fields
Allen v. Fields, Case No. 7:21-cv-00207, Aug. 14, 2023. WDVA at Roanoke (Cullen). VLW 023-3-478. 23 pp. Full-Text Opinion
023-3-510 – Hairston v. Nilit America Inc.
Hairston v. Nilit America Inc., Case No. 4:23-cv-00011, Aug. 24, 2023. WDVA at Danville (Cullen). VLW 023-3-510. 16 pp. Full-Text Opinion
023-3-476 – Scott v. Wise County Department of Social Services
Scott v. Wise County Department of Social Services, Case No. 2:20-cv-00014, Aug. 11, 2023. WDVA at Big Stone Gap (Jones). VLW 023-3-476. 7 pp. Full-Text Opinion
023-3-457 – Gonzalez Reyna v. Pride
Gonzalez Reyna v. Pride, Case No. 7:22-cv-00309, Aug. 7, 2023. WDVA at Roanoke (Cullen). VLW 023-3-457. 10 pp. Full-Text Opinion
023-3-456 – Mountain Valley Pipeline LLC v. 0.32 acres of land owned by Grace Minor Terry
Mountain Valley Pipeline LLC v. 0.32 acres of land owned by Grace Minor Terry, Case No. 7:21-cv-00099, Aug. 7, 2023. WDVA at Roanoke (Dillon). VLW 023-3-456. 11 pp. Full-Text Opinion
023-3-462 – Regions Bank v. Frazier
Regions Bank v. Frazier, Case No. 5:23-cv-00019, Aug. 8, 2023. WDVA at Harrisonburg (Dillon). VLW 023-3-462. 11 pp. Full-Text Opinion
023-3-460 – Phillips v. Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia
Phillips v. Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia, Case No. 3:22-cv-00075, Aug. 8, 2023. WDVA at Charlottesville (Ballou). VLW 023-3-460. 8 pp. Full-Text Opinion
023-3-482 – Head v. Modine Manufacturing Company
Head v. Modine Manufacturing Company, Case No. 6:23-cv-00029, Aug. 17, 2023. WDVA at Lynchburg (Moon). VLW 023-3-482. 8 pp. Full-Text Opinion
023-3-461 – Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Nexus Services Inc.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Nexus Services Inc., Case No. 5:21-cv-00016, Aug. 8, 2023. WDVA at Harrisonburg (Dillon). VLW 023-3-461. 14 pp. Full-Text Opinion
023-3-458 – South Holston Dental Designs LLC v. Innovative Computer Services, Inc.
South Holston Dental Designs LLC v. Innovative Computer Services, Inc., Case No. 1:22-cv-00001, Aug. 8, 2023. WDVA at Abingdon (Jones). VLW 023-3-458. 5 pp. Full-Text Opinion
Verdicts & Settlements
- Plaintiff injured in crash with oncoming vehicle — $235,000 settlement
- Driver killed in rear-end collision with tractor-trailer — $1.5M settlement
- Man died from pancreatic cancer after delayed response — $1.8M settlement
- Worker fell off roof, rendering him a paraplegic — $1.25M settlement
- Driver sustained permanent hearing loss after traffic collision — $240,000 settlement
- Plaintiff suffered concussion in rear-end collision — $81,000 verdict
- Builder misrepresented home status to buyers — $675,000 verdict
- Low potassium led to cardiac arrest, death of patient — $1M settlement
- Excessive propofol caused death in dialysis patient — $850,000 settlement
- Pedestrian struck in crosswalk in hit-and-run incident — $300,000 settlement
- Navy veteran killed in collision with box truck — $1.85M arbitration award
- Motorcyclist ejected from bike in collision with SUV — $1.5M settlement
Opinion Digests
- Company owner dodges breach of contract suit
- Employee’s own allegations doom minimum wage claim
- Federal government defeats former employee’s claims
- Principal wasn’t entitled to exclusively remote work
- 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
- Judgment entered against company for horse’s death
