Where a wedding venue was unlikely to succeed on its claim that the governor’s COVID-19 order preventing wedding venues from nonreligious ceremonies with more than 25 attendees violated its First Amendment and equal protection rights, its motion for a preliminary ...

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

Where a former auto dealership employee argued she first saw the arbitration agreement when it was attached to the company’s motion to compel arbitration over her sex bias, harassment and hostile work environment claims, and said she had no memory ...

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

Where a man sued for his alleged role in the “Unite the Right” rallies repeatedly failed to produce relevant information and documents going to the heart of the plaintiffs’ conspiracy claims, his conduct prejudiced the plaintiffs and he demonstrated that ...

Tagged with: Judge Joel Hoppe Sanctions U.S. District Court - Western District

Although the plaintiff presented direct evidence of age discrimination – a statement by a member of the interview committee that another candidate received the job because he was younger and more energetic – the employer nevertheless prevailed on summary judgment ...

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

An insurance company’s bid to recover payments for a fire loss was thrown out of court this month because the company failed to preserve the fire scene. U.S. District Judge Michael F. Urbanski of Roanoke said he dismissed the insurer’s ...

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

A student booted from the University of Virginia medical school in 2018 has survived an early obstacle with his lawsuit alleging First Amendment violations. U.S. District Judge Norman K. Moon, sitting in Charlottesville federal court, concluded Kieran Bhattacharya had made ...

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Where the plaintiffs alleged a bank violated § 1681s-2(a) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act by supplying information known to be incorrect to a credit reporting agency, the claim was dismissed because there is no private right of action under ...

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

Where the prime contractor’s breach of contract claim would resolve whether a subcontractor failed to meet deadlines and whether the prime contractor suffered damages, its declaratory judgment claim was dismissed as redundant. Background In May 2011, the United States Army ...

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

Where the former Virginia Tech employee’s hostile work environment claim ultimately relied on a single instance where her male supervisor “pinched and played with his nipple in a suggestive manner” during a meeting, the alleged incident was not sufficiently severe ...

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

Where the complaint included a charge of discrimination filed with the EEOC and a right-to-sue letter issued by the agency, but the documents had different charge numbers, the suit will proceed because the differences appear to be a typo. Background ...

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