A jury verdict in an FMLA case was not “inconsistent” because the jury found for  plaintiff on her “interference” claim and for employer on plaintiff’s “retaliation” claim based on her termination, says the Harrisonburg U.S. District Court; plaintiff wins $25,258 ...

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

In this insurance coverage dispute involving litigation over a power plant reactor project, the Abingdon U.S. District Court says the carrier has a duty to defend the policyholder, consistent with the court’s earlier ruling in another case that is now ...

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

A Roanoke U.S. District Court says it has jurisdiction over an insurance company’s declaratory judgment action saying it has no duty to defend a karate studio against a state tort suit filed by a minor who alleges she was sexually ...

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

A pro se plaintiff’s suit alleging debilitating illness from a course of treatment with vitamin B-12 injections manufactured and distributed by defendants is dismissed by the Lynchburg U.S. District Court, as plaintiff has not shown that her symptoms were so ...

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

A Charlottesville U.S. District Court denies summary judgment to defendant male correctional officer who allegedly used excessive force when he handcuffed plaintiff, a female inmate, in a manner that violated Department of Corrections’ rules for restraining a woman of her ...

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

Two defendant correctional officers, non-medical staff members of the Southwest Virginia Regional Jail, are dismissed as defendants in an estate’s suit alleging deliberate indifference to a female inmate’s serious medical condition of drug and alcohol withdrawal, and cannot be held ...

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

A Danville U.S. District Court says a deputy sheriff does not have qualified immunity from a civil rights complaint alleging she came onto plaintiff’s rural Patrick County property, walked to the back of the property and began photographing a white ...

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

Although an extended warranty company told a car buyer her 2007 Honda Civic Hybrid was excluded from coverage under the warranty she purchased from the car dealer, the company’s letter directed her to return to the selling dealer, who allegedly ...

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

In this interpleader action, the Lynchburg U.S. District Court grants summary judgment awarding the remainder of the $459,821.19 in death benefits, less plaintiff carrier’s attorney’s fees, be paid to the daughter of decedent, who was murdered and whose son-in-law was ...

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

In this dispute over a license agreement for images of international soccer stars, a Charlottesville U.S. District Court grants defendants’ motion to set aside default but orders defendants to produce documentation of its licenses and proof of the validity of ...

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