In this breach of contract action by plaintiff Rockingham Precast alleging defendant American Infrastructure-Maryland Inc. failed to pay for the materials that Rockingham supplied – materials that were fabricated in Virginia – a Harrisonburg U.S. District Court says defendant AI ...

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A Roanoke U.S. District Court says an administrative law judge did not give proper consideration to the opinions of claimant’s treating physicians, and the denial of an award is reversed and the case remanded for calculation of benefits for a ...

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A Harrisonburg U.S. District Court denies defendant’s motion to quash the government’s notice of its intention to rely on defendant’s 2007 conviction for conspiring to obtain a machine gun in exchange for distribution of cocaine, in order to enhance his ...

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ROANOKE — Struggling with an injured leg, depression and alcoholism, and facing a federal judge after a violent outburst at a veterans’ hospital, a former serviceman from Salem might have faced a bleak outlook. But the proceedings last month in ...

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A Harrisonburg U.S. District Court says a defendant who does not speak or understand English and who pleaded guilty to four felony drug and firearms counts without understanding the charges against him, through the use of a telephone interpreter, is ...

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A Charlottesville U.S. District Court says a former practicing attorney who pled guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with a Ponzi scheme, who insisted on proceeding pro se prior to deciding to plead guilty, cannot overturn his ...

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In plaintiffs’ suit against an insurance company that denied coverage for two antique automobiles, a Harrisonburg U.S. District Court denies plaintiffs’ motion to compel production of a settlement offer and the appraisal underlying that offer, which are protected attorney work ...

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The U.S. Senate last week confirmed the appointment of two U.S. district judges for Virginia, one each for the Eastern and Western Districts. On Wednesday, it approved Arenda L. Wright Allen, the head of the federal defender office in Norfolk, ...

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In a physician’s suit alleging claims for defamation, breach of contract and violation of USERRA arising from his termination by a pain management center after his return from military service, a Roanoke U.S. District Court orders discovery sanctions against defendants, ...

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A physician who returned to work at a pain management center after military service can try his claims against the practice that fired him, for defamation, for breach of contract in provision of production bonuses and benefits, and for violation ...

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