An Abingdon U.S. District Court says a notice of voluntary dismissal of a former state employee’s grievance is a “public record” the court may consider, even if it was not readily available on the agency website, and the court rejects ...

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

In dispute over a lease agreement between plaintiff Frederick County Sanitation Authority and defendant Carmeuse Lime & Stone Company’s predecessor, the Harrisonburg U.S. District Court denies summary judgment to Carmeuse, as there are genuine issues of material fact as to ...

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

A Danville U.S. District Court accepts a magistrate judge’s recommendation and dismisses a pro se borrower’s suit against Wells Fargo alleging violations of the Truth in Lending Act and the Real Estate Settlement and Procedures Act. Plaintiff alleges Wells Fargo, ...

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

A Harrisonburg U.S. District Court sets aside default judgment for a plaintiff seeking over $6 million for alleged Title VII violations, as defendant company has demonstrated the necessary basis for setting aside default under the controlling case law. The 4th ...

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

In a plaintiff’s products liability suit alleging injuries from use of a “firepot” and “FIREGEL” sold at national housewares chain store, the Roanoke U.S. District Court grants the chain’s motion to file a third-party complaint against companies that produced and ...

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

A Harrisonburg U.S. District Court dismisses plaintiff’s suit alleging violations of the National Bank Act, as defendant’s bankruptcy discharge would cover any alleged obligation by debtor to plaintiff. Washington Mutual filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Sept. 26, 2008, which ...

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

A suit by long-distance telephone carrier Sprint for a refund of $3.9 million in overcharges for local telephone services provided by defendant NTELOS Telephone is stayed by the Harrisonburg U.S. District Court, pending referral of this dispute to the Federal ...

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

A Harrisonburg U.S. District Court will hold an evidentiary hearing to allow a policyholder to develop her claim that stress and “general incapacity” rendered her unable to timely file her suit against an insurance company she says did not fully ...

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

A former employee of Pilgrim’s Pride poultry processing company who is suing the administrative committee of the company’s Retirement Savings Plan under ERISA for failure to produce Plan documents has her case transferred from the Harrisonburg U.S. District Court to ...

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

Although decedent’s mother has not filed an answer in this interpleader action to determine who gets proceeds from decedent’s life and AD&D policies, a Roanoke U.S. District Court will not enter default judgment in this interpleader action, as the court ...

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