James Purdham is a safety and security officer at Hayfield Secondary School in Fairfax County. For 15 years, he also has served as the golf coach at the school. He handles daily practices; he transports players to and from the ...

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An Alexandria U.S. District Court grants summary judgment to the former sheriff for Surry County on a claim by a plaintiff that the sheriff failed to properly train or supervise defendant deputy, who allegedly violated plaintiff’s civil rights through an ...

Tagged with: Civil Rights Judge Liam O'Grady U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Holding that neither Virginia nor Delaware would recognize a claim for “deepening insolvency,” an Alexandria U.S. District Court dismisses a Swedish law firm’s claim for breach of fiduciary duty against a defendant who allegedly failed to pay legal fees for ...

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A defaulting homeowner cannot resist foreclosure on his home by challenging defendant bank’s standing to foreclose, as Virginia is a non-judicial foreclosure state, says an Alexandria U.S. District Court. In 2004, plaintiff executed a promissory note for $379,000, which was ...

Tagged with: Judge Liam O'Grady Real Estate U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A new business client comes in. He has a great idea, a real moneymaker. He needs a lawyer to help him get his business up and running. The client’s excitement is contagious. Pretty soon, the lawyer wants a piece of ...

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A homeowner who has stopped paying on the $1.2 million promissory note cannot stop a foreclosure on his home with this suit alleging violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, as well as state law claims for declaratory judgment, ...

Tagged with: Judge Liam O'Grady Real Estate U.S. District Court - Eastern District

An Alexandria U.S. District Court says a legal malpractice carrier does not owe a defense to a patent lawyer and his law firm who provided legal advice but also invested in and managed client business enterprises that profited from wireless ...

Tagged with: Insurance Judge Liam O'Grady U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A man accused of touching the breast and buttocks of a 10-year-old girl whose mother rented property from him, can try his claim that defendant police officer violated plaintiff’s civil rights by not investigating plaintiff’s proffered alibi evidence, including failure ...

Tagged with: Civil Rights Judge Liam O'Grady U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A supermarket employee has failed to state a Bowman claim with allegations that his managers in the meat and fresh foods departments required him to repackage and re-label expired meats for continued sale to customers and to slice and sell ...

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A Swedish law firm suing for unpaid legal fees can sue a former director of the client eSCRUB in an Alexandria U.S. District Court, but its claims are dismissed because it has failed to allege either misrepresentation attributable to the ...

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