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Employment- No retaliation where decisionmaker was unaware of protected activities
The Virginia Western District Court granted summary judgment on VHRA retaliation claims where the decisionmaker was unaware of protected activities in Brake v. Liberty University.
Employment – Consultant’s sex discrimination claim is dismissed
The wdva dismissed Stephanie Boudreaux's sex discrimination claim against Booz Allen Hamilton, finding no adverse employment action under Title VII.
Employment- Company dismisses discrimination and hostile work environment claims
Where a man sued his former employer for discrimination and a hostile work environment, but his complaint failed to plead facts making these claims plausible, they were dismissed. Background Anthony […]
Legal Tech
- AI in practice: How new technology is affecting litigation practice
- Experts foresee legal malpractice risk for those who eschew AI
- Legal Decoder launches AI-powered billing analytics interface
Verdicts & Settlements
- Negligence and Tort – E-bike collision leads to neck injury, psoriasis flare
- Motor Vehicle Negligence – ‘Daydreaming’ driver hit plaintiff walking by road
- Motor Vehicle Negligence 92-year-old dies after being hit by vehicle
- Motor Vehicle Negligence – Motorcyclist suffers severe injuries in vehicle accident
- Medical Malpractice – Patient dies after alleged improper medicine admin
Opinion Digests
- Civil Procedure – Circuit court lost jurisdiction 21 days after final order
- Municipal – City has sovereign immunity against commercial owner’s claims
- Criminal – Speedy trial violation results in conviction being reversed
- Criminal – Defendant convicted of assault and battery of a law enforcement officer
- Landlord and tenant – 2019 amendment to Virginia Code didn’t apply retroactively
- Criminal – Defendant attempts to burn house using fireworks
- Criminal – Man convicted of abducting girlfriend
