Even though the seller of a used car failed to fill out odometer information when he turned over the title, the transfer of ownership was complete and the buyer could not look to the seller’s insurance policy after a devastating ...

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Although the 4th Circuit has not yet spoken on “constructive demotion” as a factor in a Title VII retaliation claim, a federal district judge in Roanoke has embraced the concept and allowed such a claim to go forward. U.S. District ...

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Where the record contained differing explanations for the plaintiff’s termination as controller, which came three months after he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and one month after he began chemotherapy, a jury will decide if his employer violated the Americans ...

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

Where the trustee asserted a fraudulent transfer action against the defendants,  who did not consent to a jury trial in the bankruptcy court and had not filed a claim against the bankrupt estate, the reference to the bankruptcy court was ...

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Where the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued a right to-sue-letter less than 180 days after the plaintiff filed a charge of discrimination against Virginia Tech, the college’s argument that administrative remedies had not been exhausted was rejected because the EEOC ...

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Where two organic mattress companies are involved in litigation over whether the defendant is improperly representing its mattresses as certified to meet the requirements of the Global Organic Textile Standard, or GOTS, an entity that implements the GOTS program was ...

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Where two organic mattress companies are involved in litigation over whether the defendant is improperly representing its mattresses as certified to meet the requirements of the Global Organic Textile Standard, or GOTS, an entity that implements the GOTS program was ...

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Where a Virginia company brought a breach of contract action in Virginia and the New York-based defendant argued the Virginia court lacked personal jurisdiction, that dismissal was warranted because of a previously filed case in New York and that the ...

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Where employees suing their former employers for wrongful termination related to alleged criminal activity failed to plead facts sufficient to fit within Virginia’s narrow exception to at-will employment, they may try again based upon their representations they had additional facts ...

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Although two plaintiffs argued they did not authorize their attorney to voluntarily dismiss their employment case with prejudice, they did not show they had a meritorious claim and, in any event, were bound by their attorneys’ decision. Background Janis Ward, ...

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