Where a woman slipped and fell on laundry detergent while shopping at a Walmart, and surveillance video showed what appeared to be a Walmart employee placing paper towels after another customer nearly fell a few minutes earlier, a jury is ...

Tagged with: Judge James P. Jones Negligence U.S. District Court - Western District

Where an inmate at the Fluvanna Correctional Center for Women sought damages and injunctive relief alleging that a guard ordered her to show him her genitals, that conduct did not amount to a constitutional violation within the context of § ...

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

Although the Council on Environmental Quality, or CEQ, claimed the production of dozens of unredacted documents would chill speech, stifle “frank and open discussions” and confuse the public, an in camera review did not support these assertions. Background Southern Environmental ...

Tagged with: FOIA Judge Glen E. Conrad U.S. District Court - Western District

A defendant attempting to challenge a significant damages award failed to escape a requirement that it post a supersedeas bond. The defendant could not demonstrate it would be irreparably harmed by posting the bond, the plaintiff would be prejudiced without ...

Tagged with: Civil Practice Judge Michael F. Urbanski U.S. District Court - Western District

Where the defendants presented “credible evidence” that alleged employment agreements on which plaintiffs based their claims of breach and conspiracy to steal trade secrets were forgeries, an evidentiary hearing will be held to determine if a fraud was perpetrated upon ...

Tagged with: Employment Judge Thomas T. Cullen U.S. District Court - Western District

Where the plaintiffs seeking coverage for the fire damage to their home failed to name the correct defendant within the time required, because the proper entity within the corporate family had notice of the suit and would not suffer prejudice, ...

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

Where the part owner of a pharma company watched a sales representative make her sales calls and told her he liked her too much; constantly asked her out to dinner; sent a sexually suggestive text; and propositioned her to marry ...

Tagged with: Employment Discrimination Judge Thomas T. Cullen U.S. District Court - Western District

Where the defendant was arrested while he was a guest in another person’s house, and the marshals did not have a warrant to search that house, briefing was ordered on whether he had a reasonable expectation of privacy in the ...

Tagged with: Criminal Judge Michael F. Urbanski U.S. District Court - Western District

Where officials at the Red Onion prison were aware that video was relevant to an inmate’s claim that a guard sprayed him in the face and chest with oleoresin capsicum, and they failed to preserve the video, the Virginia Department ...

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

Where a former student brought 13 claims against Liberty University after being expelled from a doctoral program after disputes about her internships, all of her claims were dismissed, including those alleging breach of contract, negligence, tortious interference, fraud, defamation and ...

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