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Contract: Roofing contractor liable for $30K judgment
Where a woman suing a roofing contractor for breach of contract introduced evidence demonstrating the difference between the value of the roof she had contracted for and the deficient one […]
Contract: Charlotte breached settlement agreement
Where the City of Charlotte resolved an employment discrimination suit with a firefighter but it failed to treat the employee’s payment as pension-eligible wages, it breached the agreement. The payment […]
Contract: Company alleges former CEO improperly solicited its employee
Where a company plausibly alleged its former Chief Executive Officer violated confidentiality and non-solicit provisions when he attempted to solicit one of its employees to join a competitor, the CEO’s […]
Contract: Virginia statute doesn’t prohibit landlord from raising rent
Where the landlord of a mobile home park reserved its right to raise rents during the lease period, that provision did not violate Virginia law. Background This appeal arises out […]
Contract: Court will enforce attorneys’ fees shifting provision
Where purchases of a recreational vehicle sued the manufacturer and seller, the court will enforce a fee-shifting provision in the purchase agreement that makes plaintiffs responsible for the “reasonable attorneys’ […]
Contract: Franchisee allegedly stole trade secrets
Where a company that prepares tax returns alleged a franchisee disclosed trade secrets to his new business, it plausibly alleged violations of the Defend Trade Secrets Act. Background Plaintiff filed […]
Contract: Bond insurer obtains default judgment against guarantor
Where a woman guaranteed to repay an insurance company for any losses incurred in connection with the performance and payment of bonds, but then failed to indemnify the insurance company […]
Contract: Forum-selection clause results in transfer to Texas
Where a company alleged defendants made misrepresentations that they possessed a patent on certain diesel technology processes, but its claims were all based on a Master Services Agreement that contained […]
Contract: Unjust enrichment claim is dismissed
Where the plaintiff alleged a man was unjustly enriched when his company failed to repay loans, but he failed to show the individual defendant directly received the funds sent to […]
Contract: Owner demands return of dog
Where an organization that trains service dogs sought the return of a dog from two people who refused to return her, and it alleged that it expected the dog to […]
Contract: Parties memorandum of understanding unenforceable
Although the parties previously executed a memorandum of understanding, or MOU, that resolved their legal dispute, the plaintiff’s suit to enforce that agreement was dismissed. The MOU was not an […]
Contract: Tort claims dismissed due to Virginia’s ‘source of duty’ rule
Where a woman alleged that a company failed to pay her as required by an asset purchase agreement, but her claims of nonfeasance sound only in contract, her civil conspiracy […]
Legal Tech
- How large language models are leveling the personal injury playing field
- Attorney Share, Lawmatics integrate to automate law firm referrals
- How ransomware tactics against law firms are changing
Verdicts & Settlements
- Motor Vehicle Negligence – Motorcyclist suffers severe injuries in vehicle accident
- Medical Malpractice – Patient dies after alleged improper medicine admin
- Workers’ Compensation-Vehicle accident paralyzes Brazilian cement worker
- Medical Malpractice – Death from cancer followed stomach pain misdiagnosis
- Workers’ Compensation – Seasonal worker paralyzed in tobacco baler accident
Opinion Digests
- Criminal – Defendant convicted based upon Commonwealth witnesses’ testimony
- Zoning – Party failed to show its due process rights were violated
- Tort – Jury’s zero-damages verdict for inmate plaintiff affirmed
- Parent and child – Record supported termination of mother’s parental rights
- Criminal – Man convicted of grand larceny after stealing $26,000
- Parent and child – Brothers dispute who should be their mother’s guardian
- Tort – Allegedly defamatory statements lacked the requisite “sting”
