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Employment – FMLA retaliation claim survives motion to dismiss
Where an employee alleged that she was demoted in retaliation for taking leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act, and she specifically identified alleged differences between her pre-FMLA-leave and […]
Criminal – Defendant fails to show government perpetuated fraud on the court
Defendant Anjay Patel’s motion alleging government fraud on the court was denied by the WDVA court for failing to meet Rule 60 standards and timeliness.
Negligence – Blind woman sues shopping center after vehicle accident
Clara Deitz's negligence claim against Daleville Town Center survives a motion to dismiss in WDVA for injuries from a vehicle accident at a crosswalk.
Bankruptcy- Debtor denied stay of collection activity pending appeal
Kathy Jean Campbell's motion for stay of collection activity pending appeal denied by WDVA at Charlottesville for failure to provide bond or financial evidence.
Evidence – Defendant’s attempt to exclude evidence of prior judgments is rejected
The WDVA denied Johnny Dishman’s motion to exclude certified prior judgments as hearsay at sentencing under Fed. R. Evid. 803(22).
Negligence – Claims narrowed in trucking accident
The western district of virginia granted in part and denied in part a motion for judgment on the pleadings in a trucking accident case, dismissing negligent hiring claims but allowing statutory per se claims to proceed.
Municipal – Lynchburg registrar’s attack on adverse jury verdict fails
The 4th Circuit affirmed the jury verdict against Christine Gibbons in her partisan animus claim over Lynchburg registrar reappointment.
Civil Rights – Jury to decide if officer violated arrestee’s rights
The WDVA denied summary judgment for Lynchburg police officer Seth Reed in a civil rights case alleging excessive force with a police dog against Calvin Wesley.
Criminal – Court denies writ of error coram nobis
The western district of Virginia denied Percival Norman Fenton's petition for a writ of error coram nobis, citing untimeliness and lack of fundamental error.
Verdicts & Settlements
- Motor Vehicle Negligence – Unicycle rider dies after being hit by car
- Premises Liability – Delivery driver injured by porch decking collapse
- Premises Liability – Fall down stairs at resort results in injuries, death
- Medical Malpractice – Jurors side with doctor in suit over rescue surgery
- Workers’ Compensation- Seasonal worker paralyzed in tobacco baler accident
- Medical Malpractice- Death from cancer followed stomach pain misdiagnosis
- Workers’ Compensation – Struck in face by forklift, woman suffers brain injury
- Negligence and Tort – Group home resident falls, sustaining femur fracture
- Medical Malpractice – Nursing facility patient dies after fracturing ankle in fall
- Medical Malpractice- Patient has bladder injury during colostomy reversal
- Premises Liability- Apartment guest burned by gas grill spewing fire
Opinion Digests
- The Most Important Opinions, January-June 2026
- Criminal – Court of Appeals wrongly vacated murder conviction
- Tort – U.Va. prevails on former professor’s claims
- Constitutional – Company’s due process claim against county is dismissed
- Administrative – Plaintiffs’ effort to enjoin ITC proceeding fails
- Patent and trademark – Amazon patent infringement suit transferred to New Jersey
- Tort – Chesterfield County dismissed from wrongful death suit
- Consumer Protection – Lawsuit over kratom survives motion to dismiss
- Criminal – Defendant convicted of attempted sexual exploitation of a child
- Evidence – Motion to exclude transmission expert is rejected
- Damages – Court awards pre-judgment interest following parties’ acquiescence
- Employment – Court approves overtime wage collective action settlement
