A former student and football player removed from defendant Liberty University following a determination that he had violated the Student Honor Code and the university’s Sexual Assault Policy has stated defamation claims against the university and the female student who ...

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In this diversity case involving a contract dispute about delays to the design phase of a product relating to pulsar technology, the Lynchburg U.S. District Court grants defendant’s motion to compel arbitration; although the parties’ contract requires the parties to ...

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

In this litigation that arose after VDOT required a contractor to remove and replace a deck on a bridge construction project in Rockbridge County, the Lynchburg U.S. District Court says the ambiguous terms in plaintiff contractor’s subcontract with the company ...

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

In plaintiff’s suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging defendant officers violated her civil rights when they were present during the private repossession of her vehicle, the Lynchburg U.S. District Court grants summary judgment to one officer on qualified immunity ...

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A driver suing defendant manufacturer for injuries she suffered due to failure of the airbag and seatbelt when her 2010 Dodge Avenger sedan collided with an embankment at 55 miles per hour, has failed to state a claim under the ...

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

Tempers can flare when the repo man shows up. If local law enforce­ment is on the scene, it may not be clear what role the officers are playing. If the parties take their fight to court, it’s up to the ...

Tagged with: Judge Norman K. Moon Midnight Express Repossession U.S. District Court - Western District

A Lynchburg U.S. District Court awards summary judgment to defendant housing authority that did not rehire a 52-year-old mechanic with 20 years’ experience for a downgraded position because he was overqualified, would cost too much and would not be happy ...

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A female former firefighter can sue the city of Lynchburg under Title VII based on allegations that supervisors failed to respond to her complaints of male firefighters repeatedly calling her and other females “bitch,” “whore” and “slut,” discussing sexual activity ...

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

A lawyer for a bank hired as an independent transaction trustee for company owners’ sale of their remaining stock to an Employee Stock Ownership Plan can be sued by the Secretary of Labor for breach of fiduciary duty in signing ...

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A Charlottesville U.S. District Court denies Culpeper County’s motion to dismiss a complaint under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act against the county for its denial of a pump-and-haul permit to the Islamic Center of Culpeper, whose members ...

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