Charlottesville U.S. District Court grants plaintiff employer’s motion for en­try of default judgment in its suit alleg­ing defendant breached an employment agreement by failing to repay advances and share post-termination commis­sions; even though defendant has no his­tory of dilatory action, ...

Tagged with: Employment Judge Norman K. Moon U.S. District Court - Western District

A 53-year-old black male plaintiff who alleges he was terminated for participa­tion in a workplace altercation in which he was defending himself, but his assail­ant was not fired, can sue for Title VII race and age bias; the Lynchburg U.S. ...

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A plaintiff who alleges she paid ap­proximately $500 for a $300 loan, at an interest rate of 273 percent, cannot try her claims for damages, costs and attor­ney’s fees for alleged violations of the Truth in Lending Act, Virginia Consum­er ...

Tagged with: Consumer Protection Judge Norman K. Moon U.S. District Court - Western District

Police officers did not prove they were immune from a suit filed by a woman who said she was threatened with jail for ob­jecting to the repossession of her vehicle, a Lynchburg federal court has ruled. After Jacquelin Goard fell ...

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When an ice storm knocked trees onto the porch of her barn in March of 2013, ClaraBelle Wheeler thought she could handle the matter herself. After inspecting the damage, she paid cash to a couple of “day laborers” to make ...

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Defendant school officials, including a resource officer who identified a leaf in plaintiff middle-school student’s cinch sack as marijuana despite three field tests yielding negative results, win summary judgment in this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 suit filed in Lynchburg U.S. ...

Tagged with: Civil Rights Judge Norman K. Moon U.S. District Court - Western District

In this suit filed by a former assistant special agent in charge (ASAC) for law en­forcement services at the Lynchburg office of the Virginia Department of Motor Vehi­cles, a Lynchburg U.S. District Court says plaintiff has stated claims for violation ...

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A Lynchburg U.S. District Court denies reconsideration of its earlier summary judgment decision holding defendants liable for a procedural due process violation in this suit filed by a former Senior Special Agent in the Lynchburg office of the Virginia Department ...

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A Lynchburg U.S. District Court grants summary judgment to defendant Verizon in this suit filed by a cable splicing technician who alleges the company failed to accommodate his lifting restrictions resulting from a shoulder condition, in violation of the Americans ...

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The Charlottesville U.S. District Court overrules a university patent foundation’s objections to the magistrate judge’s amendment of a protective order governing the scope allowed for plaintiff’s expert to review defendant’s confidential materials. The underlying technology in the case involves magnetic ...

Tagged with: Intellectual Property Judge Norman K. Moon U.S. District Court - Western District