A hearing officer’s conclusion that the Loudoun County School Board provided a 9-year-old student with a free appropriate public education, or FAPE, required by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, or IDEA, was not erroneous. Background Plaintiffs Kewin and Elizabeth ...

Tagged with: Administrative Judge T.S. Ellis III U.S. District Court - Eastern District

The administrative law judge’s conclusion a woman with physical and mental limitations could work as a sales attendant and order clerk was supported by her medical and psychological records. Background In 2013, Margaret Shinaberry applied for social security disability benefits. ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Administrative Judge William B. Traxler Jr.

Where the Federal Power Act, or FPA, requires the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, or FERC, to take steps before it can bring claims against those charged with manipulation of the energy markets, the five-year statute of limitations for filing suit ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Administrative Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III

Where the Virginia Air Pollution Control Board failed to provide a rational explanation as to why it awarded a construction permit for a compressor station in the historic community of Union Hill, reasons offered during litigation were insufficient as a matter ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Administrative Judge Stephanie Dawn Thacker

Where the Virginia Board of Pharmacy denied appellant a permit to operate a facility for producing and dispensing cannabidiol and THC-A oils, the trial court properly granted a motion to dismiss filed by appellee, the company that was awarded a ...

Tagged with: Administrative Judge Mary Grace O'Brien Virginia Court of Appeals

The Virginia Maintenance Code requires appellant landlords to install a heating system in their rental property, and their failure to do so rendered the property unfit for habitation. The circuit court’s determination that the State Building Code Technical Review Board ...

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

Where building commissioner determined that a barn used for weddings and events was a “farm building” and thus not subject to inspection as a commercial building, appellants, who operate a nearby equestrian business, cannot challenge the decision under the Virginia ...

Tagged with: Administrative Judge Richard Y. AtLee Jr. Virginia Court of Appeals

Even though appellant completed a registered nursing program in Korea and was a licensed practical nurse in New York, she is not entitled to be licensed as a practical nurse in Virginia because the relevant statute requires completion of an ...

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

Where Fairfax County has adopted by resolution its own polices and practices for the procurement of goods and services, the county is wholly exempt from Virginia’s Public Procurement Act. A contractor’s judicial review rights are determined with reference to the ...

Tagged with: Administrative Fairfax Circuit Court Judge Richard E. Gardiner Virginia Circuit Courts

Although a tenant alleged the Department of Housing and Urban Development failed to intervene and prevent her landlord from terminating her lease, HUD regulations do not require the agency to intervene and her claim was dismissed. Background Rebecca Dare Brooks ...

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