Nate Delesline III

Norfolk

Editor at Virginia Lawyers Weekly

Virginia resident since '08. Tweets are my personal opinions/interests. he/him

Articles

Anti-speeding devices get Gov. Youngkin’s OK

3 weeks ago | valawyersweekly.com | Nate Delesline III

Judge Jerrauld Jones, civil rights pioneer, dies at 70 Norfolk Circuit Court Judge Jerrauld C. Jones, former delegate and civil rights pioneer, dies at 70 after deca[...] June 4, 2025
Negligence claim can proceed in elevator electrocution case

3 weeks ago | valawyersweekly.com | Nate Delesline III

In brief Judge denies property management co.’s motion to dismiss negligence claims Shopper claims electric shock injury from elevator Lawsuit seeks $2 million in damages for serious injuries Res ipsa loquitur and tort duty arguments supported in court A shopper who claims he suffered serious electric-shock injuries in a department store elevator plausibly alleged that the property management company failed to exercise reasonable care in maintaining the elevator, a U.S. District Court judge...
Judge upholds FOIA document release claim

1 month ago | valawyersweekly.com | Nate Delesline III |Nick Hurston

Judge allows FOIA production claim to proceed despite agency’s denial Conflict Kinetics seeks 452 emails on Tunisia defense contract Court says mootness does not apply to unresolved FOIA exemptions Agency cited FOIA exemptions 3, 4, and 5 to withhold documents A government agency’s response that it withheld records responsive to a Freedom of Information Act, or FOIA, request, did not negate subject matter jurisdiction for a determination of whether a FOIA exemption applied, the Eastern...
School board immune from negligence suit

1 month ago | valawyersweekly.com | Nate Delesline III

Virginia Supreme Court grants immunity to school board in abuse case Incident involved alleged verbal and physical abuse on a school bus Court ruled the bus was not “involved in an accident,” key to immunity Suit may proceed against individual school employees for gross negligence A school board was entitled to immunity from a negligence suit stemming from an alleged attack on an autistic child on a school bus because the plaintiff’s injuries did not relate to the operation of the bus, the...
Court allows FCA retaliation claim to move forward

1 month ago | valawyersweekly.com | Nate Delesline III

A former employee can sue the Danville Redevelopment & Housing Authority for retaliation under the federal False Claims Act, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia has held in denying a motion to dismiss. Plaintiff Nancy Larissa Deedrich was an agency director who resigned after reporting a suspected fraudulent payment scheme.
Norfolk federal courthouse receiving security upgrades

1 month ago | valawyersweekly.com | Nate Delesline III

Renovations are underway at the U.S. District Court’s Eastern District courthouse in Norfolk. Work began last month on a new public main entrance for the Walter E. Hoffman Courthouse, at 600 Granby St. near the Norfolk Scope arena. The current public entrance will remain while work is in progress. In addition to the new entrance, the project includes relocating the security screening station and clerk’s office; installing passive vehicle barriers; and modifying interior corridors and entry points.
Medicaid overtime lawsuit survives motion to dismiss

1 month ago | valawyersweekly.com | Nate Delesline III

In brief Judge denies motion to dismiss overtime lawsuit by Medicaid caregiver Plaintiff claims 86 hours of weekly unpaid OT over nearly 2 years Court rejects argument that familial relationship negates employment Case proceeds to discovery under Fair Labor Standards Act and Virginia law A U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia has denied a company’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a woman seeking unpaid overtime and damages for working as her daughter’s...
Judge: defect is issue for jury to decide in Lemon Law case

2 months ago | valawyersweekly.com | Nate Delesline III

A dispute of material fact exists over whether a new truck’s transmission issue is a nonconformity under Virginia’s Lemon Law, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia has held in rejecting a motion for summary judgment. Robert and Melanie Hadsock Lambraia sued Nissan North America under the Virginia Motor Vehicle Warranty Enforcement Act and the federal Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act.
Sheriff, deputy not liable for attempted in-custody suicide

2 months ago | valawyersweekly.com | Nate Delesline III

A man who attempted to kill himself while detained in the back of a police car and later sued law enforcement for failing to secure a weapon cannot recover in tort for injuries arising from his own “illegal or immoral” acts, the Supreme Court of Virginia has ruled. Dennis C. Howard sued Spotsylvania County Sheriff Roger Harris and Deputy David Setlock for injuries he sustained after a self-inflicted gunshot wound to his head.
Company’s communication on bonus plan found improper

2 months ago | valawyersweekly.com | Nate Delesline III

A company’s “optional bonus plan” offer to class members of a pending overtime compensation case that was contingent on the workers agreeing to waive certain rights and accepting binding arbitration was an improper communication, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia has ruled. As a result, employees who signed the agreement must have an opportunity to withdraw their consent.