In this suit by owners of uranium mining rights challenging Virginia’s statutory ban on uranium mining, the Danville U.S. District Court denies two environmental groups’ motion to intervene, as their views on injunctive relief do not rebut the strong presumption ...

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Defendant insurance carrier did not hinder plaintiff policyholder, an auction house, from contracting to replace its fire-damaged property, a condition precedent to obtaining certain damages under the policy; because the auction house did not contract for repair or replacement within ...

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A Danville U.S. District Court grants defendant Bank of North Carolina summary judgment on plaintiff River Community Bank’s claim for breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing in a Loan Participation Agreement, but the court denies ...

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An African-American associate professor at a community college who alleges he was terminated after he complained about salary inequity for African-American employees and confronted a non-minority student who used the “N-word” in his class has stated Title VII claims for ...

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Plaintiff bank’s suit for breach of warranties in a Loan Participation Agreement with defendant bank is barred by the North Carolina three-year statute of limitations, as the breach occurred at the time the loan documents were executed, not when the ...

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The estate of a man who allegedly was unarmed and was repeatedly tased by defendant police officers after he left a motel in the company of multiple officers and who died after he was transported to the hospital in full ...

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A Danville U.S. District Court lifts the injunction against enforcement of a ban on Virginia license plates that carry an image of the Confederate flag, in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Walker v. Texas Div. of ...

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An insurance carrier must cover fire damage to an auction company’s property occurring two months after the policy issued, even though the sole member/manager of the company had prior convictions for obtaining money by false pretenses for paying people to ...

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The term “applicant” in an insurance form refers to a limited liability company seeking coverage, not the individual who owns the LLC, a federal judge in Danville has ruled. The carrier denied fire coverage because the owner had felony convictions ...

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Plaintiffs who were hunting deer in season on land owned by family members have stated a civil rights claim against defendant conservation officers for their detention of plaintiffs, search of their car, rifle and hunting pouch, and for violation of ...

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