In a mother’s suit as administrator of the estate of her son, who died in custody at the Central Virginia Regional Jail, against defendant jail officials, the Charlottesville U.S. District Court denies defendants’ motion to certify to the Supreme Court ...

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Defendant Salvation Army avoided liability in a workplace sexual harassment suit by showing a jury that it was never notified about the abuse; the Roanoke U.S. District Court awards the employer $4,728.90 in costs, after excluding costs for a videotape ...

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

An arbitration clause in a Strategic Alliance Agreement between plaintiff and defendants as a framework for ongoing construction of reinforced concrete domes is not superseded by a later Master Subcontractor Agreement between two out of the three parties; the Charlottesville ...

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

A Roanoke U.S. District Court denies defendant’s motion to dismiss his indictment on statutory and constitutional speedy trial grounds; although defendant says he did not personally request or consent to continuances granted by the court, his counsel agreed to the ...

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

On remand after the 4th Circuit ordered that plaintiff be allowed to amend his complaint alleging false arrest in violation of his Fourth Amendment rights, the Roanoke U.S. District Court says the unrebutted evidence shows the sheriff had probable cause ...

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Once a federal judge ruled that an umbrella insurance policy in the name of a teen driver’s grand­mother applied to the driver follow­ing an accident, a lawsuit brought by a passenger left a paraplegic was ripe for settlement. Tanya Dombrosky ...

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In June 2015, Tan­ya Dombrosky, 16, crashed her Hyundai Veloster in Botetourt County, hitting a tree and rolling the car. Lia­bility was not seriously contested. Her unre­strained passenger, Matthew Green, 17, was ejected from the vehicle and suffered a fractured ...

Tagged with: Botetourt County Circuit Court Insurance Judge Glen E. Conrad Million-Dollar Settlements Settlement U.S. District Court - Western District

A Charlottesville U.S. District Court grants plaintiff’s motion for default judgment in his copyright infringement action against defendant African American Matchmaking for violations of 17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq. by using plaintiff’s copyrighted photograph multiple times on the AAM ...

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

A homeowners’ policy does not cover injuries a woman suffered when rushed by a pit bull while at a separate home a mile away, owned by the insured, but occupied by the insured’s son and grandson; the Roanoke U.S. District ...

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

A group of tenants can go forward with their claim against a Hampton law firm that it violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act in its work for a number of landlords, a federal judge in Charlottesville has ruled. Senex ...

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