A Harrisonburg U.S. District Court dismisses with prejudice a relator’s False Claims Act suit alleging defendant Virginia Resources Authority submitted a false claim for payment related to federal subsidies and tax exempt status for bonds under the Build America Bonds ...

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In this suit by a volunteer firefighter who alleges he resigned his position as treasurer of the nonstock Fire Department corporation and was suspended as a member after he raised issues about lack of funding and inadequate resources, plaintiff firefighter ...

Tagged with: Civil Rights Judge Michael F. Urbanski U.S. District Court - Western District

Although a police fingerprint examiner erred in matching fingerprints at the scene of a Fredericksburg burglary to prints at a Smith Mountain Lake vacation home that had been burgled, a Franklin County investigator reasonably relied on the detective’s assessment to ...

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Plaintiff union trust funds lose their declaratory judgment action against defendant cement company to collect fringe benefit contributions allegedly owed to the funds; the Roanoke U.S. District Court also denies the funds’ request for an audit of defendant’s records and ...

Tagged with: Employment Judge Michael F. Urbanski U.S. District Court - Western District

An employee who alleges she was subjected to harassment, negative reviews, discipline and ultimately, termination because she used Family and Medical Act leave, but who has not alleged she was denied FMLA leave, has stated a claim for retaliation under ...

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A homeowner who alleges Bank of America failed to close out her 2003 deed of trust after it was paid off when she refinanced her property in 2004 may sue the law firm/substitute trustee that scheduled a foreclosure sale of ...

Tagged with: Consumer Protection Judge Michael F. Urbanski U.S. District Court - Western District

A Roanoke U.S. District Court says a female pretrial detainee may sue the former sheriff for vicarious liability for a deputy sheriff’s alleged sexual assault and battery when the deputy violated transportation protocols by taking her in his private service ...

Tagged with: Civil Rights Judge Michael F. Urbanski U.S. District Court - Western District

A Harrisonburg U.S. District Court declines to reconsider its earlier denial of defendant’s Rule 29 motion for judgment of acquittal of intentionally distributing a substance containing heroin that caused a user’s death, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and ...

Tagged with: Criminal Judge Michael F. Urbanski U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A Harrisonburg U.S. District Court denies partial summary judgment to a plaintiff who alleges her mental health problems constituted a “chronic serious health condition” under the Family and Medical Leave Act. A “chronic serious health condition” under the FMLA is ...

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In this contract dispute over rent payments in a tower lease agreement among telecommunications companies, the Harrisonburg U.S. District Court dismisses claims against one of the defendant companies that is a wholly owned subsidiary, but refuses to dismiss that company ...

Tagged with: Contract Judge Michael F. Urbanski U.S. District Court - Western District