Where a student was unhappy about how Liberty University handled an investigation into altercations between him and his then-girlfriend, his breach of contract claim failed because neither the school’s Title IX policy nor its student code of conduct was a ...

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Where all claims and defendants except one assault and battery claim were previously dismissed, there was no significant relationship between the dismissed claims and the remaining one and the appeal of the dismissed claims would not be affected by the ...

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Where a female student accused a male student of sexual misconduct, a jury will decide if a Washington & Lee University hearing panel’s determination was predicated on biased assumptions regarding the sexual preferences of men and women. Background John Doe ...

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A professional truck driver’s motion to dismiss the punitive damages claim brought by parties involved in a multicar accident was denied because a reasonable jury could find he acted in a willful and wanton manner by driving too fast for ...

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A former lawyer accused of defrauding two elderly clients may be confronted on the witness stand with the Virginia State Bar affidavit she signed when she agreed to give up her law license in 2019, a Lynchburg federal judge has ...

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Where inmates from the Fluvanna Correctional Center for Women sought $12,403.20 in attorneys’ fees incurred in enforcing the settlement agreement to be provided adequate medical care, reductions were made for excessive time and to account for one attorney’s limited experience. ...

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A Lynchburg federal judge will allow a  lawsuit against Washington & Lee University to go to a jury because a discipline committee may have applied different credibility standards to an accuser and the accused in a sexual misconduct case. U.S. ...

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Where inmates from the Fluvanna Correctional Center for Women sought $12,403.20 in attorneys’ fees incurred in enforcing the settlement agreement to be provided adequate medical care, reductions were made for excessive time and to account for one attorney’s limited experience. ...

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Although the California corporation was dissolved in September 2018, it may still be sued for its predissolution activities. The plaintiff has 14 days to serve an officer, director or person having charge of the company’s assets before it can seek ...

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Two welders who worked for a Dominion Energy subcontractor failed to plead facts showing that Dominion was their joint employer for purposes of Title VII and § 1981 liability. There were no allegations that Dominion had the power to hire ...

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