Where the defendant pleaded guilty to distributing cocaine base, he could not later complain that he was not provided with impeachment evidence because when a defendant pleads guilty, he forgoes accompanying constitutional guarantees, like the right to receive material impeachment ...

Tagged with: Criminal Judge Glen E. Conrad U.S. District Court - Western District

Where the parties disputed what led to an off-duty police officer to stop the plaintiffs’ vehicle, a jury will have to decide if the stop was supported by probable cause. Background Four minor children, by their mother and next friend, ...

Tagged with: Civil Rights Judge Glen E. Conrad U.S. District Court - Western District

Where the plaintiffs alleged a bank violated § 1681s-2(a) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act by supplying information known to be incorrect to a credit reporting agency, the claim was dismissed because there is no private right of action under ...

Tagged with: Banking Judge Glen E. Conrad U.S. District Court - Western District

Where a former case manager claimed her employer retaliated against her for taking leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act, or FMLA, her claims failed because the healthcare provider’s reasons for not selecting her for two positions was not ...

Tagged with: Employment Discrimination Judge Glen E. Conrad U.S. District Court - Western District

IBM unsuccessfully argued that its subcontractors’ breach of contract suit alleging it failed to pay them for options years violated an anti-assignment provision in its terms and conditions, constituted an unenforceable penalty or was contrary to a limitation of liability ...

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The inventor of a portable drain cleaning tool has sued its former distribution partner, alleging it breached a nondisclosure agreement and used confidential information to develop a competing product.  Background Plaintiffs C. Charles Gallo, CDC Products Inc. and Quality Innovations ...

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Although the Fourth Circuit has not addressed whether a website can constitute a place of public accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act, and other circuits have reached differing conclusions, the court agreed that places of “public accommodation” are not ...

Tagged with: Consumer Protection Judge Glen E. Conrad U.S. District Court - Western District

Although a former sales consultant alleged he was terminated to avoid paying him a significant bonus, the Virginia Wage Payment Act neither protects an employee’s exercise of his right to receive wages nor sets forth a public policy necessary to ...

Tagged with: Employment Judge Glen E. Conrad U.S. District Court - Western District

Although the Council on Environmental Quality, or CEQ, claimed the production of dozens of unredacted documents would chill speech, stifle “frank and open discussions” and confuse the public, an in camera review did not support these assertions. Background Southern Environmental ...

Tagged with: FOIA Judge Glen E. Conrad U.S. District Court - Western District

Where a University of Virginia sorority that was told to eliminate its requirement that its student members study for academic courses at least 25 hours per week before it was reinstated as a student organization failed to demonstrate a First ...

Tagged with: Civil Rights Judge Glen E. Conrad U.S. District Court - Western District