A federal judge has ruled in favor of a plaintiff in a workplace injury case, rejecting the defense that the plaintiff’s only recovery should come through workers’ compensation. U.S. District Judge James P. Jones of Abingdon penned an extensive review ...

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A Roanoke federal judge has upheld penalties against two Virginia lawyers who teamed up with a short-lived, Chicago-based national bankruptcy firm accused of high-pressure sales tactics and litigation misconduct. U.S District Judge Michael F. Urbanski refused to undo $5,000 sanctions ...

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Where a student found guilty of cheating on the final exam sued Virginia Tech and two employees after his initial suit was dismissed again failed to allege sufficient facts to establish a violation of a protected liberty interest, his second ...

Tagged with: Constitutional Judge Robert S. Ballou U.S. District Court - Western District

Where a trial against prisoner transportation companies had already been bifurcated into a liability/compensatory portion and a separate punitive damages portion, the first phase of trial will not be further bifurcated because it would inconvenience the parties, the witnesses, the ...

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

Where a plaintiff in bankruptcy alleged a bank and mortgage company violated an automatic stay and committed fraud, his action was dismissed for failure to state a claim. His suit against a debt collector for allegedly violating the Federal Debt ...

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

Where the record contained differing explanations for the plaintiff’s termination as controller, which came three months after he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and one month after he began chemotherapy, a jury will decide if his employer violated the Americans ...

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

Where a former employee of the Commonwealth of Virginia did not express displeasure at physical contact by her former supervisor and moved to a different office after her first six weeks of employment, the hostile work environment claim failed as ...

Tagged with: Employment Discrimination Judge Elizabeth K. Dillon U.S. District Court - Western District

Where the trustee asserted a fraudulent transfer action against the defendants,  who did not consent to a jury trial in the bankruptcy court and had not filed a claim against the bankrupt estate, the reference to the bankruptcy court was ...

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

Where a Subaru driver alleged an airbag was defectively designed and that the allegedly dangerous condition or failure to warn was the proximate cause of her injuries, her claims were sufficient to survive a motion to dismiss because she was ...

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

Mountain Valley Pipeline is constructing a natural gas pipeline and was granted easements over two parcels of land owned by the defendants. The company’s experts opined on the monies due to the landowners and because the landowners did not offer ...

Tagged with: Commercial Judge Elizabeth K. Dillon U.S. District Court - Western District