Although the Harrisonburg U.S. District Court ordered plaintiff reinstated with defendant Virginia Panel Corporation when plaintiff won her claim that employer interfered with her rights under the Family and Medical Leave Act, relations between the parties since the reinstatement have ...

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

A Harrisonburg U.S. District Court dismisses this declaratory judgment action filed by three FM radio stations asking the court to declare that broadcasts, made via a geofencing technology yet to be implemented, are exempt from liability for copyright royalties under ...

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

In this civil rights suit filed by “impecunious” plaintiffs who beg for sustenance, a Charlottesville U.S. District Court says defendant city of Charlottesville has failed to carry its burden of showing the content-neutrality of an ordinance that prohibits individuals from ...

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

An active corporation that is no longer conducting business, and whose sole officer and director signed an answer to plaintiff insurance carrier’s lawsuit but has failed to comply with the court’s order to obtain a lawyer to represent the corporation, ...

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

A Roanoke U.S. District Court denies reconsideration of its earlier summary judgment for employer in plaintiff’s suit alleging sexual harassment and retaliation based on a co-worker’s interest in dating plaintiff. Plaintiff worked for a contractor that handled defendant Elizabeth Arden’s ...

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

A plaintiff may not bring her Title VII pregnancy discrimination suit in federal court based on the EEOC’s early right-to-sue letter issued a mere nine days after receiving her charge; the  regulations permitting the EEOC to issue right-to-sue notices before ...

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

A Roanoke U.S. District Court dismisses plaintiff’s suit alleging defendant Apple did not hire him for an “At-Home Advisor” position because he is a white male, based on defendant having interviewed him over Skype and allegedly made its hiring decision ...

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

In plaintiff’s products liability suit alleging he developed anaphylactic shock from a foreign substance in an iced tea purchased at a Hardee’s fast-food restaurant, a Big Stone Gap U.S. District Court dismisses plaintiff’s claims for gross negligence and violation of ...

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

An insurance policy UM/UIM Endorsement for “motor vehicles” may cover an ATV in an accident on a public roadway in which a passenger suffered a catastrophic brain injury; the Roanoke U.S. District Court denies the carrier’s motion for judgment on ...

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

A Wisconsin law firm suing for fees may try its contract claim against a company and its president who initially hired the firm for intellectual property matters, but whose letter of engagement allegedly covers the firm’s later representation of company ...

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