A Harrisonburg U.S. District Court dismisses plaintiff’s suit against a lawyer who served as a guardian ad litem for his minor children during divorce proceedings, as plaintiff’s allegations of equal protection violations and defamation do not state a claim under ...

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A federal judge blocked testimony from experts for three injured workers and threw out their personal injury lawsuit this month, after applying detailed science-based standards for evidence about the cause and origin of a powerful industrial explosion. The decision denied ...

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A Roanoke U.S. District Court dismisses an African-American plaintiff’s alleging defendant property management company discriminated against her on the basis of race by refusing to clean her apartment of mold, replace the carpet or move her to a new apartment, ...

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A Roanoke U.S. District Court rejects plaintiffs’ expert opinions on the origin of a fire at an automotive ball-bearing plant that injured plaintiffs, certified hazardous waste removal technicians employed by a third party that was hired by the plant to ...

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WASHINGTON (AP) The overturning of Virginia’s gay marriage ban places the legal fight over same-sex unions increasingly in the hands of federal appeals courts shaped by President Barack Obama’s two election victories. It’s no accident that Virginia has become a ...

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A long-running dispute in Harrisonburg federal court between a local cable company and DIRECTV, the giant cable provider, over the numbers of customers at Massanutten receiving service has come to an end. Score one for the giant. U.S. District Judge ...

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Although defendant Wal-Mart filed its notice of removal of this diversity action more than one year after plaintiff filed suit, the Harrisonburg U.S. District Court says the late filing is justified under the bad faith exception to the one-year rule ...

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A Roanoke U.S. District Court denies bond to petitioner, a Bosnian citizen wanted by Bosnia for war crimes against civilians allegedly committed when he served as a prison guard in 1992; the habeas petitioner has failed to establish that special ...

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In this dispute over website advertising for mountain cabins, a Harrisonburg U.S. District Court says defendant violated a consent injunction’s non-disparagement clause by posting an ad for plaintiff that advised users to beware of hidden fees and charges, and the ...

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Although decedent’s son claims he may pursue a claim for wrongful denial of decedent’s bank funds because the estate has no creditors or beneficiaries, the Harrisonburg U.S. District Court dismisses the son’s suit alleging a bank’s refusal to honor a ...

Tagged with: Judge Michael F. Urbanski U.S. District Court - Western District Wills & Trusts