A federal judge says a $12 million lawsuit can go forward against a group of bank officials accused of lining their pockets at the expense of employees’ retirement benefits. The putative class action suit claims that officials at Louisa-based Virginia ...

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A cadet who was allegedly waterboarded, sexually assaulted and sexually harassed during first-year hazing at Virginia Military Institute failed to keep his suit in the Roanoke division, where he now attends Virginia Tech. Because virtually all of the events and ...

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The director of the Knoxville and Lexington offices of The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, or OSMRE, lacked actual authority to enter into a purported settlement agreement with mine operators. Although the operators alleged the director had apparent ...

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A plaintiff’s motion for a default judgment against his employer was denied because the employer was “reasonably” prompt in moving to vacate default, proffered a meritorious defense to the discrimination, retaliation and hostile work environment claims, including that the plaintiff ...

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The exclusivity provision in the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Act did not apply to a bicycle rider struck by a vehicle while riding to work on the Virginia Tech campus because the injury did not arise out of the course of ...

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The former employees’ amended complaint did not allege facts plausibly suggesting they were asked or directed to engage in a criminal act by insurance providers that could lead to prosecution under Virginia law, or that their termination was based on ...

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Although a radiologist argued the long-term disability provider erred in interpreting the policy’s definition of disability, he failed to carry his burden of demonstrating an abuse of discretion because the provider’s interpretation was not unreasonable. Background In this action brought ...

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The act of collecting a medical debt from a crime victim does not support a claim for negligence per se because there is no common-law duty to refrain from collecting such debt, debt collectors do not owe a duty of ...

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A driver who claims a bike rider’s negligence contributed to an accident in a crosswalk was defeated in his bid to have an expert testify about moving in or around traffic while on a bicycle because these are issues within ...

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A suit involving a Virginia resident allegedly injured when her car was struck by a vehicle owned by an Ohio company and driven by a man who now lives in Greece was properly removed to federal court on the basis ...

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