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Constitutional: Indian Nation’s lawsuit over Medicaid reimbursements is dismissed
Where the Nansemond Indian Nation sued the Commonwealth of Virginia and state officials over Medicaid reimbursements, but each of the claims failed as a matter of law, the lawsuit was dismissed.
Tort: DTSA lawsuit is dismissed
Where one mortgage company sued another mortgage company, alleging it violated the Defend Trade Secrets Act after it hired the plaintiff’s employee, but the complaint and attachments did not plausibly show misappropriation of trade secrets, this claim was dismissed.
Jurisdiction: Man alleges AI company failed to grant him 10 percent equity interest
Where a Virginia resident alleged a leading AI company failed to grant him a 10 percent equity interest as compensation for his employment, but the company was not subject to […]
Employment: Quid pro quo sexual harassment claim dismissed
Where a woman sued her former employer for quid pro quo sexual harassment, but she failed to plead facts showing the alleged harassers held any type of supervisory authority over […]
Administrative: Social Security Administration prevails in benefits dispute
Where substantial evidence supported the administrative law judge’s decision denying a woman’s application for Social Security Disability Insurance Benefits and Supplemental Security Income, it was affirmed. Background Plaintiff’s complaint appeals […]
Contract: Court defers ruling on restrictive covenant
Where a company sued for violating a restrictive covenant in a purchase agreement argued the covenant was overbroad and thus unenforceable, the court deferred ruling on the motion to dismiss. […]
Sanctions: Court vacates default order against Coast Guard officer
Where an entry of default was entered against a Coast Guard officer after she failed to respond to a suit by her former live-in nanny, but the officer (mistakenly) believed […]
No wrongful death negligence claim against subcontractor
Where a complaint failed to plead facts supporting a negligence claim arising out of a woman’s wrongful death, and the woman’s estate failed to identify additional facts that would allow […]
Court again refuses to reduce defendant’s sentence
Where the court previously twice reduced the sentence of a man found guilty of 15 counts of drug, firearm and witness tampering offenses from 1,020 months’ imprisonment to 415 months’ […]
Former employee’s claims survive motion to dismiss
Where a former employee alleged facts plausibly suggesting that she was subjected to a hostile work environment, retaliated against after she complained about the conduct and that a reasonable person […]
Pro se False Claims Act complaint dismissed
Where a pro se plaintiff purported to file a complaint under the False Claims Act, but the allegations were about a dispute with her neighbor, a plaintiff cannot proceed with […]
$70M settlement approved in antitrust suit
Where a settlement of an antitrust suit was fair, reasonable and adequate, it was approved and the plaintiffs’ attorneys were awarded more than $23.3 million. Background The End Payor Plaintiffs, […]
Verdicts & Settlements
- Premises Liability- Dog bite injury nets settlement
- Motor Vehicle Negligence – Woman suffers injuries after T-bone collision
- Negligence and Tort -Hit by hockey puck, camper sustains TBI
- Medical Malpractice – Patient suffers stroke from ruptured aneurysm
- Premises Liability- Man suffers paralysis after bench tipped back
- Medical Malpractice – Botched tubal ligation results in childbirth
- Motor Vehicle Negligence – Pickup truck passenger dies from crash injuries
- Medical Malpractice-Patient received spleen injury during colonoscopy
- Medical Malpractice – Patient suffers complications from improper cyst removal
- Motor Vehicle Negligence Henrico driver sustained wrist fracture in five-car collision
- Medical Malpractice-Patient dies following blood loss in surgery
Opinion Digests
- Real Property – Inverse condemnation claim over cemetery is dismissed
- Criminal – Fourth Circuit splits from First Circuit over Virginia robbery statute
- Civil Procedure – No jurisdiction over collection action
- Bankruptcy – Debtor’s plan rejected for myriad issues
- Criminal – Murder defendant’s sentence is vacated
- Criminal – Company executives convicted for not remitting trust-fund taxes
- Criminal – Victim’s testimony supports assault conviction
- Jury and jurors – Excuse of juror wasn’t abuse of discretion
- Employment – Urgent care clinic prevails on former employee’s discrimination claims
- Criminal – Drug distribution convictions trigger career offender enhancement
- Administrative – Court lacked jurisdiction over disputed Medicaid funds
- Criminal – Murderer denied new trial
