Where a woman previously pleaded “no contest” to the charge of attempted malicious wounding of a police officer, her conviction foreclosed her subsequent excessive force claim against the officer for his conduct after she attempted to wound him.  Background On ...

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Although the plaintiff pleaded facts showing a valid contract or business expectancy, defendant’s knowledge of that relationship and resulting damages, it failed to show the defendant purposefully interfered with the relationship. Background Plaintiff filed its amended complaint May 23, 2020, ...

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Where photographs taken of the “debris field” after an accident between a postal vehicle and a woman’s car supported her testimony that the driver of the postal vehicle caused the accident, the woman and her minor daughter were awarded almost ...

Tagged with: Judge Henry E. Hudson Negligence U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where a man prosecuted for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon after his state conviction for murder argued the federal prosecution was brought because he obtained a favorable plea in connection with the killing of a Virginia state ...

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Although the Fourth Circuit has not addressed whether a Lloyd’s syndicate is more like a trust or a limited partnership, this court follows the approach adopted by five circuits, which treats the syndicates like limited partnerships. As such, defendants were ...

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A special education teacher can go forward with a hostile work environment claim against a school board on allegations that a student touched her genitals and lifted her dress in front of a class and that the sexual contact was ...

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Plaintiffs lacked standing to challenge changes to Virginia’s Medicaid reimbursement rates and their applicability to emergency rooms and hospital readmissions via a declaratory judgment action. Background This suit involves the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Medicaid reimbursement rates and their applicability to ...

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Where an HVAC contractor argued the plaintiff’s expert was speculating as to the cause of the water heater explosion but did not contest the expert’s tests and methodology, any concerns about the weight of the expert’s conclusions may be addressed ...

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Where the defendant committed at least three copyright violations by failing to obtain licenses for the use of photos of Ringo Starr, Mick Jagger and Jimmy Page, the plaintiff was awarded $1,500 per violation, as allowed by statute, plus a ...

Tagged with: Intellectual Property Judge Henry E. Hudson U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where the “primary purpose” of the declaratory judgment action was to determine whether the carrier owed the insured a duty with respect to a suit brought by a third party, the insured and third party were aligned in their interests. ...

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