A doctor fired from a Danville practice group can go to a jury with his claim that he was terminated in violation of his employment contract on a trumped-up HIPAA claim. The doctor contends his complaints about office practices were ...

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

A federal judge says a $12 million lawsuit can go forward against a group of bank officials accused of lining their pockets at the expense of employees’ retirement benefits. The putative class action suit claims that officials at Louisa-based Virginia ...

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

Allegations that an information officer was denied a raise a week after she rejected a supervisor’s advances, which were part of a pattern of hostile behavior, were sufficient to assert claims for quid pro quo sexual harassment and a hostile ...

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

After the Rule 30(b)(6) representative for the National Socialist Movement, or NSM, refused to comply with the plaintiffs’ counsel regarding discovery, he was ordered to produce social media accounts and passwords, as well as electronic devices that may contain potentially ...

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

The defendant, who is serving a life sentence for the murder of Heather Heyer at the Charlottesville rally in 2017, was ordered to supplement his “deficient,” “evasive or incomplete” discovery responses and to provide login information for his social media ...

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

Although an inmate argued he was unlikely to travel because of reduced financial resources and temporary restrictions prompted by COVID-19, his prior violation of his bond by traveling out of state led the court to deny his motion for release ...

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

Two attorneys who represented a defendant in state-court criminal proceedings related to a Unite the Right rally failed to quash subpoenas served on them by plaintiffs. The subpoenas did not seek privileged documents, did not require conduct in violation of ...

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

A subcontractor working on a modernization project at the Radford Army Ammunition Plant knew Nov. 29, 2016 that its subcontract had been modified to eliminate a certain requirement but did not file a fraud claim until Oct. 17, 2019. The ...

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

Where a bankruptcy court’s order did not resolve the issues involving real property and only provided a “roadmap” of what might occur if the debtor did not follow through with certain conduct, the order was not appealable. The plaintiff’s motion ...

Tagged with: Bankruptcy Judge Jackson L. Kiser U.S. District Court - Western District

Claims by homeowners that defendants did not follow federal regulations during foreclosure proceedings failed because the deed of trust did not make clear that the parties intended to incorporate the regulations. Background Plaintiffs allege entering into a mortgage loan contract ...

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