Dickenson Coal Company was not relieved of its regulatory obligation to report injury of a contract miner when a portion of a coal “roof” fell just because the contract miner’s employer filed an injury report; the 4th Circuit says the ...

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

A Madison County General District Court says a letter from the former chair of the county board of supervisors that concerns the job performance and potential salary increase of the county administrator is a “personnel record” exempt from public disclosure ...

Tagged with: Administrative General District Court

A Richmond U.S. District Court dismisses plaintiffs’ suit alleging an IRS regulation that extends eligibility for premium assistance subsidies under the Affordable Care Act to individuals who purchase health coverage through federally-facilitated exchanges exceeds the IRS’s statutory authority, is arbitrary ...

Tagged with: Administrative Judge James R. Spencer U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Although a court-appointed lawyer has an unpaid claim of $25,355 for fees for his services and alleges he has been advised by the Supreme Court Executive Secretary that no funds are available for payment, he cannot sue the Virginia Department ...

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

The 4th Circuit upholds a decision by the Federal Trade Commission that defendant Kristy Ross engaged in deceptive Internet advertising practices, specifically, running a deceptive Internet “scareware” scheme in violation of the prohibition on deceptive advertising in 15 U.S.C. § ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Administrative Judge Andre M. Davis

Employee is not entitled to unemployment benefits based on her argument with supervisor, the Court of Appeals says; employer did not require her to leave and had more work for her; employee made no effort to escalate the matter or ...

Tagged with: Administrative Judge Walter S. Felton Jr. Virginia Court of Appeals

A Richmond Circuit Court reverses a finding by the Virginia Board of Veterinary Medicine that appellant veterinarian was guilty of unprofessional conduct as a result of performance of an incomplete spay operation on a dog. On appeal, appellant argues the ...

Tagged with: Administrative Judge Beverly W. Snukals Richmond Circuit Court Virginia Circuit Courts

Plaintiff, a training school for massage therapists, wins $429,016 in damages against defendant, an accrediting body, and the Alexandria U.S. District Court orders defendant to vacate its revocation of plaintiff’s accreditation and grant it continued accreditation until the next normal ...

Tagged with: Administrative Judge Liam O'Grady U.S. District Court - Eastern District

The circuit court erred in dismissing competitor’s appeal of a hospital permitting decision for lack of standing, the Court of Appeals says; standing is determined from properly pled allegations and the case is remanded. Applicant applied to the State Health ...

Tagged with: Administrative Judge Glen A. Huff Virginia Court of Appeals

The North Carolina Utilities Commission loses its challenge to incentives granted by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to Dominion Virginia Power to encourage investment in transmission infrastructure projects, as the 4th Circuit affirms a district court decision for the federal ...

Tagged with: Administrative Judge Allyson K. Duncan Virginia Court of Appeals