Where land was condemned for an easement required for construction of a natural gas pipeline, any evidence or statements by landowners or counsel bearing on the land’s “value to me,” or that they are being forced to sell, cannot afford ...

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

A couple was awarded attorneys’ fees and costs after a defendant violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, or FDCPA, by attempting to collect a disputed debt from them despite notice from their attorney. The federal district court, however, said ...

Tagged with: Attorneys Fees Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Judge Elizabeth K. Dillon U.S. District Court - Western District

Type of action: Eminent domain Injuries alleged: Loss in value to property remaining after condemnation due to pipeline project easement corridor Name of case: Mountain Valley Pipeline LLC v. Terry Court: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia, ...

Tagged with: Eminent Domain Judge Elizabeth K. Dillon U.S. District Court - Western District Verdict

Where the court previously held the defendant violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, or FDCPA, by attempting to collect a disputed debt from a couple despite notice from their attorney, the couple were awarded attorneys’ fees and costs. But ...

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

Where a detainee requested access to electronic legal research 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for use in his civil rights suit, his request was denied. He failed to show that lack of constant access to legal research ...

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

Where the plaintiff moved to enjoin a possible criminal prosecution by the Augusta County Commonwealth Attorney for violating Virginia Code § 18.2-186.4, which makes it unlawful to publish a person’s name, photograph or home address when the publisher acted “with ...

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

Where a taxpayer asked the IRS not to process an income tax refund because his identity had been stolen, the IRS stated that the refund was stopped, but the IRS nevertheless sent the refund to the fraudster, the IRS is ...

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

Where an insurance carrier sought to intervene in an underlying tort suit in order to stay the matter pending determination of coverage issues in a parallel lawsuit, but its motion was not filed until more than 17 months after this ...

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

Where the Internal Revenue Service, or IRS, negligently deposited a tax refund into a fraudulent account despite being warned in time to stop it, a taxpayer’s negligence suit was barred by sovereign immunity. The government moved to dismiss on the ...

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

Where a former medical assistant for the University of Virginia Medical Center alleged her termination was the result of race discrimination, at the motion to dismiss stage UVA could not rely on her termination document to argue that she was ...

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