Where an insurance policy provided coverage for automobile accidents involving a “covered auto,” and it listed the vehicles falling within this definition, an accident involving a company employee using her personal vehicle for business purposes fell outside the scope of ...

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Where a pro se plaintiff sued five defendants for “illegal non-judicial foreclosure,” “bankruptcy fraud on a mortgage,” “mortgage fraud” and “escrow fraud,” but her complaint contained zero facts or supporting evidence, and she failed to plead the fraud claims with ...

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Where the uncontradicted evidence showed the bus driver was not meeting her employer’s legitimate expectations at the time of termination; she could not point to a similar-situated comparator who was treated differently and she could not show the school board’s ...

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Where a former detainee alleged that jail officials violated his Eighth Amendment rights by not providing him free underclothing, the officials prevailed because the policies did not constitute “extreme deprivation” or deny a life necessity, and the officials were not ...

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Where a father shot his son and the son sued, alleging both negligence and intentional conduct by his father, the carrier must defend the father. Background Colin Patteson was visiting his father, Troy Patteson, on July 22, 2018. During the ...

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Where a woman alleged she was fraudulently induced into retaining a lawyer to represent her brother who was charged with armed burglary with intent to commit murder, but she presented no factual allegations showing the attorney’s statements were false or ...

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After a jury found a brush company terminated the plaintiff because of his age, the court awarded him his attorneys’ fees and costs, pre and post-judgment interest and front pay for one year. Background Warren Cannada alleged that his former ...

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The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia ruled in favor of a defendant insurance company after the company and the plaintiff both submitted motions for summary judgment to determine the applicable limit for underinsured motorist coverage. The ...

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A challenge by the Democratic Party of Virginia, or DVPA, to the state’s requirement that voting registrants disclose their full nine-digit Social Security number has survived a motion to dismiss from the State Board of Elections and the Republican Party ...

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Where the plaintiff claimed an insurance policy included $1 million of underinsured coverage that should be available in a wrongful death action, her motion for summary judgment was denied because the policyholder had reduced the limit to $70,000. Background Majdoleen ...

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