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‘Isolated’ comments back ‘hostile environment’ suit
Employment lawyers may be recalibrating what it takes to get into federal court on a Title VII retaliation claim in the wake of a May 7 decision by a divided […]
Oh, the places judges go!
A U.S. Supreme Court opinion cited Dr. Seuss for the first time on Feb. 25, five days before what would have been his 101st birthday. The case was Yates v. […]
Court vacates relief for student-loan debtor
A debtor thought she got a break on her student loans when a bankruptcy court approved her Chapter 13 payoff plan, but a Richmond federal court vacated that decision and […]
Layoffs at coal mining company prompted two WARN Act suits – $625,000 Settlement and $745,000 Settlement
Plaintiffs brought two class actions under the federal WARN Act against two affiliates of Southern Coal Corporation. Both class actions were filed in the U.S. District Court in Abingdon. These […]
Defendant admitted road was too narrow for tractor-trailer – $625,000 Settlement
The wreck occurred on Nov. 29, 2011, on Route 860 in the Franklin County. Route 860 is a narrow, curvy, winding, mountainous road without any road markings in the area […]
4th Circuit vacates $10M award based on ‘spoliation’
An Alexandria federal district court abused its discretion by imposing a too-broad preservation duty on a travel agency suing on an oral contract, prompting a federal appeals court to vacate […]
Lack of real estate license no bar to commission
A real estate company that brokered a lease for the National Science Foundation to move into property in Alexandria will get another chance to land its commission for the sale. […]
Court finds spoliation, shrinks damages claim
A Norfolk federal court will not dismiss a products liability lawsuit as a penalty for the plaintiff’s destruction of critical evidence. Instead, it will downsize the potential damages, based on […]
Jury awards $662k in excessive force case
A Loudoun County man’s five-year battle to recover damages for a violent confrontation at his home produced a $662,500 verdict against three sheriff’s deputies. Marcus Mial claimed officers violated his […]
Ravens player contests arbitration, but loses
How much does an agent for a star NFL player get paid? It depends, of course, on the player, the contract and the cash involved. But under the league’s “Standard […]
‘Constructive discharge’ claim advances
A woman who alleged sexual harassment can sue for wrongful termination based on constructive discharge and for emotional distress, an Abingdon federal court has ruled. With state and federal trial […]
Dump truck driver lost control and struck tractor-trailer – $385,000 Settlement
On Jan. 28, 2013, plaintiff was driving a 1995 Peterbilt tractor-trailer eastbound on Route 93 in Grant County, West Virginia. Defendant was driving a 1996 International dump truck owned by […]
Verdicts & Settlements
- Motor Vehicle Negligence – Unicycle rider dies after being hit by car
- Premises Liability – Delivery driver injured by porch decking collapse
- Premises Liability – Fall down stairs at resort results in injuries, death
- Medical Malpractice – Jurors side with doctor in suit over rescue surgery
- Workers’ Compensation- Seasonal worker paralyzed in tobacco baler accident
- Medical Malpractice- Death from cancer followed stomach pain misdiagnosis
- Workers’ Compensation – Struck in face by forklift, woman suffers brain injury
- Negligence and Tort – Group home resident falls, sustaining femur fracture
- Medical Malpractice – Nursing facility patient dies after fracturing ankle in fall
- Medical Malpractice- Patient has bladder injury during colostomy reversal
- Premises Liability- Apartment guest burned by gas grill spewing fire
Opinion Digests
- The Most Important Opinions, January-June 2026
- Criminal – Court of Appeals wrongly vacated murder conviction
- Tort – U.Va. prevails on former professor’s claims
- Constitutional – Company’s due process claim against county is dismissed
- Administrative – Plaintiffs’ effort to enjoin ITC proceeding fails
- Patent and trademark – Amazon patent infringement suit transferred to New Jersey
- Tort – Chesterfield County dismissed from wrongful death suit
- Consumer Protection – Lawsuit over kratom survives motion to dismiss
- Criminal – Defendant convicted of attempted sexual exploitation of a child
- Evidence – Motion to exclude transmission expert is rejected
- Damages – Court awards pre-judgment interest following parties’ acquiescence
- Employment – Court approves overtime wage collective action settlement
