Lawyers / Professionals

 

E. Duncan Getchell, Jr.

Representative Cases


Supreme Court of the United States

CSX Transportation v. Williams, Supreme Court of South Carolina, Case No. 2007-MO-001 (Jan. 2, 2007), pet. for cert. denied, Supreme Court of the United States, Record No. 06-1232 (June 4, 2007)

Anza v. Ideal Steel Supply Corp., 126 S. Ct. 1991 (2006) (on brief)

Morse v. Oliver N. for U.S. Senate Comm., Inc., 853 F. Supp. 212 (W.D. Va. 1994) (per curiam) (three-judge panel), rev’d and remanded sub nom. Morse v. Republican Party, 517 U.S. 186 (1996) (plurality) (argued), fee award at 972 F. Supp. 355 (W.D. Va. 1997) (mem.) (three-judge panel)

Gunnells v. Healthplan Servs., Inc., 348 F.3d 417 (4th Cir. 2003), motion granted and cert. denied, 2004 U.S. LEXIS 4352 (June 14, 2004) (granting motion for leave to file amicus brief) (amicus in support of pet’n for reh’g & pet’n for writ of cert.)

Va. v. Md., 124 S. Ct. 598 (2003) (amicus)

Colo. Republican Fed. Campaign Comm. v. Fed. Election Comm’n, 518 U.S. 604 (1996) (plurality) (amicus)

Sylvester v. Bryant, 516 U.S. 1105 (1996) (amicus)


United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Simo v. Mitsubishi Motors N.A., Inc., 2007 U.S. App. LEXIS 19421 (4th Cir. 2007)

MCI WorldCom Network Services, Inc. v. Paetec Communications, Inc., 2006 WL 3026293 (C.A. 4 (Va.))

Hartford Fire Ins. Co. v. Adcor Indus., No. 05-1146 (4th Cir. 2005) (on brief)

Abcower v. NiSource, Inc., 135 Fed. Appx. 566 (4th Cir. 2005)

O’Neill v. Windshire-Copeland Assocs., L.P., 267 Va. 605, 595 S.E.2d 281 (argued), answer to certified question conformed to, 372 F.3d 281 (4th Cir. 2004)

In re US Airways Group, Inc., 372 F.3d 281 (4th Cir. 2004) (on brief)

Johnson v. MBNA Am. Bank, N.A., 357 F.3d 426 (4th Cir. 2004)

Pitt v. City of Portsmouth, No. 03-262 (4th Cir. 2003) (appeal granted; case remanded for reconsideration of class certification)

Fisher v. VEPCO, No. 03-333 (4th Cir. 2003) (appeal denied)

Rodriguez v. Smithfield Packing Co., 338 F.3d 348 (4th Cir. 2003)

Orix Credit Alliance, Inc. v. Young Express, Inc., No. 01-2091, 2002 U.S. App. LEXIS 17602 (4th Cir. 2002)

Doe v. Ernst & Young, LLP, No. 02-2017 (4th Cir. 2002) (injunction and stay denied, case dismissed by stipulation)

U.S. v. Norton, 43 Fed. Appx. 650, 2001 U.S. App. LEXIS 18811 (4th Cir. 2001), cert. denied, 534 U.S. 1095 (2002) (non-argument calendar)

Brown v. Ford Motor Co., 10 Fed. Appx. 39, 2001 U.S. App. LEXIS 4539 (4th Cir. 2001) cert. denied, 534 U.S. 954 (2001)

Johnson v. Circuit City Stores, Inc., 3 Fed. Appx. 17, 2001 U.S. App. LEXIS 879 (4th Cir. 2001) (decided on briefs), cert. denied, 534 U.S. 856

HCMF Corp. v. Gilmore, 26 F. Supp. 2d 873 (W.D. Va. 1998), subsequent proceeding sub nom. HCMF Corp. v. Allen, 85 F. Supp. 2d 643 (W.D. Va. 2000), aff’d, 238 F.3d 273 (4th Cir.), cert. denied, 533 U.S. 916 (2001)

Murray v. Dillard Paper Co., No. 99-2133, 2000 U.S. App. LEXIS 26840 (4th Cir. 2000) (per curiam) (on brief)

Glencoe v. Teachers Ins. & Annuity Ass’n of Am., No. 99-2417, 2000 U.S. App. LEXIS 26046, 86 A.F.T.R. 2d (RIA) 6620, 25 Employee Benefits Cas. (BNA) 2343 (4th Cir. 2000)

Loney v. Miles, No. 98-2826, 2000 U.S. App. LEXIS 8673 (4th Cir. 2000)

Mediko, P.C. v. Liberty Healthcare Corp., No. 99-1768, 2000 U.S. App. LEXIS 6755 (4th Cir. 2000)

American Canoe Ass’n, Inc. v. Va. Ass’n of Municipal Wastewater Agencies, Inc., No. 99-1981 (4th Cir. 2000) (dismissed for lack of standing)

Banks v. Va. Elec. & Power Co., No. 99-1392, 2000 U.S. App. LEXIS 2400 (4th Cir. 2000) cert. denied, 531 U.S. 815

Graham v. Oppenheimer, No. 00-2550 (4th Cir. 2000) (settled)

Malone v. General Motors Corp., No. 98-1644 (4th Cir. 2002) (settled)

Norris v. Ford Motor Co., No. 98-1660, 1999 U.S. App. LEXIS 13664 (4th Cir. 1999) (on brief)

National Home Equity Mortgage Ass’n v. Face, 64 F. Supp. 2d 584 (E.D. Va. 1999) (mem.), aff’d. 239 F.3d 633 (4th Cir.), cert. denied, 534 U.S. 823 (2001), subsequent appeal of fee award, 283 F.3d 220 (4th Cir.), vacated and remanded, 537 U.S. 802 (2002), award reinstated, 322 F.3d 802 (4th Cir. 2003) (per curiam), cert. denied, 124 S. Ct. 152

Brzonkala v. Va. Polytechnic Inst. & State Univ., 132 F.3d 949 (4th Cir. 1997) (amicus), different result reached on reh’g en banc, 169 F.3d 820 (4th Cir. 1999) (amicus), aff’d sub nom. U.S. v. Morrison, 529 U.S. 598 (2000) (amicus)

Black & Veatch Intl. v. Wartsila NSD, No. 98-2725 (4th Cir. 1999) (settled)

W. Va. Chamber of Commerce v. Browner, No. 98-1013, 1998 U.S. App. LEXIS 30621 (4th Cir. 1998)

U.S. v. Jennings, 160 F.3d 1006 (4th Cir. 1998) (on brief)

Aqualon Co. v. MAC Equip., Inc., 149 F.3d 262 (4th Cir. 1998)

Mt. Lookout - Mt. Nebo Prop. Protection Ass’n v. Fed. Energy Regulatory Comm’n, 143 F.3d 165 (4th Cir. 1998)

Mentecki v. Saxon Mortgage Inc., No. 97-537 (4th Cir. 1997) (appeal denied)

Signet Mortgage Corp. v. Huntington Mortgage Co., Civil Action No. 3:96CV418, 1996 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 19348 (E.D. Va. Oct. 3, 1996), aff’d, 1997 U.S. App. LEXIS 29132 (4th Cir. 1997)

Norfolk Fed’n of Bus. Dists. v. Dep’t of Housing & Urban Dev., 932 F. Supp. 730 (E.D. Va.), aff’d sub nom. Norfolk Fed’n of Bus. Dists. v. City of Norfolk, 1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 30037 (4th Cir. 1996) (on brief)

Superior Form Builders, Inc. v. Dan Chase Taxidermy Supply Co., 74 F.3d 488 (4th Cir.), cert. denied, 519 U.S. 809 (1996)

Skinner v. First Am. Bank, No. 93-2493, 1995 U.S. App. LEXIS 24237 (4th Cir. 1995) (per curiam), cert. denied sub nom. Arena Sports v. First Am. Bank, 519 U.S. 824 (1996)

Pneumo Abex Corp. v. Norfolk Southern, No. 96-2305 (4th Cir. 1996) (stipulated dismissal)

In re: US AIR, Inc., No. 95-3156 (4th Cir. 1996) (motion to file amicus brief denied)

Hathcock v. Navistar Int’l Transp. Corp., 53 F.3d 36 (4th Cir. 1995) (amicus)

Carroll v. Litton Sys., Inc., No. 92-2219, 1995 U.S. App. LEXIS 2015 (4th Cir.) (amicus), cert. denied, 516 U.S. 816 (1995)

Robinson v. Sheridan Prods., Inc., No. 93-2566, 1994 U.S. App. LEXIS 18652 (4th Cir. 1994)

Diamond Star Bldg. Corp. v. Sussex Co. Builders, Inc., 30 F.3d 503 (4th Cir. 1994)

James River Assoc. v. Equitable Life Assur., No. 93-1106 (4th Cir. 1993) (stipulated dismissal)

Lowcountry Open Land v. Landmark Land Car, No. 93-2131 (4th Cir. 1993) (stipulated dismissal)

Johnson v. Hugo’s Skateway, 949 F.2d 1338 (4th Cir. 1991), remanded on reh’g en banc, 974 F.2d 1408 (4th Cir. 1992) (en banc)

Mitsubishi Bank v. Crestar Bank, No. 91-2735 (4th Cir. 1992) (stipulated dismissal)

Hall v. Food Lion, Inc., Nos. 90-1438 & 90-1445, 1991 U.S. App. LEXIS 1337 (4th Cir. 1991) (on brief)

City of Richmond v. Madison Mgmt. Group, Inc., 918 F.2d 438 (4th Cir. 1990) (on brief)

Freedlander v. NCNB Nat'l Bank, 921 F.2d 272 (1990) (on brief)


Other Federal Circuits

Haffey-Bogy v. Ford Motor Company, Case No. 06-60308, (5th Cir. July 31, 2008) (unpublished opinion)

AMEC Civil LLC v. Mitsubishi International Corp., No. 06-CV-1420 (App. D.C. Dec. 28, 2007)

Haffey-Bogy v. Ford Motor Co., No. 06-60308 (5th Cir. Jan. 16, 2008)

Accounting Outsourcing, LLC, Individually and as Representative of the Class v. Verizon Wireless Personal Communications, L.P et al., Record No. 07-30249 (5th Cir. 2007)(settled on appeal).

Renal Physicians Assoc. v. U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Servs., Record No. 06-5133 (D.C. Cir. June 12, 2007) (on brief)

United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 204 v. NLRB, William P. Barrett, et al., Intervenors, No. 05-1004, Consolidated with 05-1131 and 05-1229, 447 F.3d 821 (D.C. Cir. 2006) (on brief)

ADM Investor Service v. Vose, No. 04-16167 (9th Cir. 2005)

Duessent v. America Online, Inc., No. 05-55714 (9th Cir. 2005) (amicus) (settled)

Flowers v. Gen'l Reinsurance, No. 05-6056 (6th Cir. 2005) (dismissed)

Smithfield Foods, Inc. v. Miller, 241 F. Supp. 2d 978 (S.D. Iowa 2003), vacated and remanded, 367 F.3d 1061 (8th Cir. 2004)

Hannon v. Beard, No. 03-7145, 2004 U.S. App. LEXIS 9398 (D.C. Cir. 2004) (appeal dismissed)

America's Money Line, Inc. v. Coleman, 360 F.3d 782 (7th Cir. 2004).

Anderson v. Smithfield Foods, Inc., 353 F.3d 912 (11th Cir. 2003)

Interstate Natural Gas Ass’n of Am. v. Fed. Energy Regulatory Comm’n, 285 F.3d 18 (D.C. Cir. 2002) (on brief)

J.B. Hunt Transp., Inc. v. General Motors Corp., 243 F.3d 441 (8th Cir. 2001) (on brief)

Summit Props. Inc. v. Hoescht Celanese Corp, 214 F.3d 556 (5th Cir.), reh’g & reh’g en banc denied, 228 F.3d 411 (5th Cir. 2000), cert. denied, 531 U.S. 1132 (2001) (on brief)

King v. Ford Motor Co., 209 F.3d 886 (6th Cir.), cert. denied, 531 U.S. 960 (2000)

Mich. v. U.S. Envtl. Protection Agency, 213 F.3d 663 (D.C. Cir. 2000) (per curiam), cert. denied, 532 U.S. 904 (2001) (on brief)

Nat’l Org. for Women v. City of San Diego, Nos. 96-56191 & 96-56792 (9th Cir. 1996) (dismissed as moot)

Mauro v. Circuit City Stores, Inc., No. 94-6235 (11th Cir. 1994) (appeal dismissed)

Leverett v. Heilig-Meyers Furniture, No. 95-9450 (11th Cir. 1995) (appeal dismissed)

In re: Circuit City Stores, No. 94-6299 (11th Cir. 1994) (appeal dismissed)

Worsham v. A.H. Robins Co., 734 F.2d 676 (11th Cir. 1984) (on brief)

Sellers v. A.H. Robins Co., 715 F.2d 1559 (11th Cir. 1983) (per curiam), reh’g granted, 732 F.2d 129 (11th Cir. 1984)


Supreme Court of Virginia and Other State Courts

Atlanta Bread Co. International, Inc. v. Lupton-Smith, Case Nos. A08A0348, A08A0349 (Ga. Ct. App. June 4, 2008)

In re: Douglas Wilder, in his official capacity as Mayor of the City of Richmond, Supreme Court of Virginia, Record No. 071723 (Sept. 28, 2007)

School Board of the City of Richmond v. L. Douglas Wilder, et.al., Circuit Court for the City of Richmond, Case No. CL07-1609-1 (April 6, 2007), pet. under Va. Code 8.01-626 denied, Supreme Court of Virginia, Record No. 070996 (May 29, 2007)

Robinson v. CSX Transportation, New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Judicial Department, Record No. 501015 (May 31, 2007)

Louis Latour Inc. v. Va. Alcohol and Bev. Control Bd. 49 Va. App. 758; 645 S.E.2d 318 (2007). , Court of Appeals of Virginia, Record No. 1836-06-2 (May 29, 2007)

Government Micro Resources, Inc. v. Jackson, 271 Va. 29, 624 S.E.2d 63 (2006)

George Ingram v. Stephen T. Harper et al., Record No. 060739 (Va. 2007) (unpublished order)

The Country Vintner, Inc. v. Louis Latour, Inc., 272 Va. 402, 634 S.E.2d 745 (2006)

Atyia v. Cornett, No. 050837 (Va. 2006) (unpublished disposition) o Smithfield Packing Co. v. Evely, 169 M. App. 578, 905 A.2d 845 (2006), cert. denied

Blue Ridge Service Corp. v. Saxon Shoes, Inc., 271 Va. 206, 624 S.E.2d 55 (2006)

Virginia Fin. Ass. Inc. v. The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., 266 Va. 177, 585 S.E.2d 789 (2005) (aff'd without opinion)

Ola v. YMCA of South Hampton Roads, 270 Va. 550, 621 S.E.2d 70 (2005) (amicus)

VEPCO v. Northern Va. Reg. Park Auth., 270 Va. 309, 618 S.E.2d 323 (2005)

Vasquez v. Mabini, 269 Va. 155, 606 S.E.2d 809 (2005)

Parr v. Alderwoods Group, Inc., 268 Va. 461, 604 S.E.2d 431 (2004)

O'Neil v. Windshire-Copeland Assoc.'s, L.P., 267 Va. 605, 372 S.E.2d 281 (2004)

Velocity Express Mid-Atl., Inc. v. Hugen, 266 Va. 188, 585 S.E.2d 557 (2003)

Kappa Sigma Fraternity, Inc. v. Kappa Sigma Fraternity, 266 Va. 455, 587 S.E.2d 701 (2003)

Va. Fin. Assocs. v. ITT Hartford Group, Inc., 266 Va. 177, 585 S.E.2d 789 (2003) (on brief)

Commonwealth ex rel. N. Va. Elec. Coop. v. Va. Elec. & Power Co., Case No. PUE-2001-00512, 2002 Va. PUC LEXIS 161 (May 1, 2002), aff’d, 265 Va. 363, 576 S.E.2d 741 (2003)

PGI, Inc. v. Rathe Productions, Inc., 265 Va. 334, 576 S.E.2d 438 (2003) (on brief)

Wilkins v. West, 264 Va. 447, 571 S.E.2d 100 (2002)

Titan Am., LLC v. Riverton Inv. Corp., 264 Va. 292, 569 S.E.2d 57 (2002)

Wellmore Coal Corp. v. Harman Mining Corp., 264 Va. 279, 568 S.E.2d 671 (2002)

Frank Shop, Inc. v. Crown Cent. Petroleum Corp., 261 Va. 169, 540 S.E.2d 897 (2001)

HCA Health Servs. of Va., Inc. v. Levin, 260 Va. 215, 530 S.E.2d 417 (2000) (on brief)

Delk v. Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp., 259 Va. 125, 523 S.E.2d 826 (2000)

Mustang Crossing Owners, Inc. v. Bd. of Zoning Appeals, Record No. 991991 (Va. 2000) (aff'd by unpublished decision)

Perez v. Capital One Bank, 258 Va. 612, 522 S.E.2d 874 (1999) (on brief)

Pulliam v. Coastal Emergency Servs. of Richmond, Inc., 257 Va. 1, 509 S.E.2d 307 (1999)

R.K. Chevrolet v. Bank of the Commonwealth, 256 Va. 74, 501 S.E.2d 769 (1998) (on brief)

Porter v. Peterson, Record No. 970925 (Va. 1998) (aff'd by unpublished decision)

In re City of Richmond, Record No. 982442 (Va. 1998) (writ of prohibition)

Doss v. Jamco, Inc., 254 Va. 362, 492 S.E.2d 441 (1997) (amicus)

Food Lion v. Melton, 250 Va. 144, 458 S.E.2d 580 (1995)

Slone v. General Motors Corp., 249 Va. 520, 457 S.E.2d 51 (1995) (amicus)

Harris v. K & K. Ins. Agency, Inc., 249 Va. 157, 453 S.E.2d 284 (on brief), answer to certified question conformed to, 1995 U.S. App. LEXIS 7899 (4th Cir. Apr. 10, 1995) (on brief)

NationsBank of Va., N.A. v. Estate of Grandy, 248 Va. 557, 450 S.E.2d 140 (1994) (on brief)

Power v. Kendrick, 247 Va. 59, 439 S.E.2d 345 (1994)

Bradford v. The Nature Conservancy, 224 Va. 181, 294 S.E.2d 866 (1982) (amicus)

Logan v. Montgomery Ward & Co., 216 Va. 425, 219 S.E.2d 685 (1975) (on brief)

Cent. Delivery Serv. of Wash., Inc. v. Va. Employment Comm’n, Record No. 2046-00-2, 2001 Va. App. LEXIS 617 (Va. Ct. App. Nov. 6, 2001)

Rowe v. Rowe, 33 Va. App. 250, 532 S.E.2d 908 (2000)

Terry Glenn Coal Co., Inc. v. Surgenor, No. 2000-CA-000176 (Ky. Ct. of App.)

Hodges v. Superior Ct., 980 P.2d 433 (Cal. 1999) (on brief)

Miller Parts Co. v. General Motors Corp., No. 78-122 (Kan. Ct. App. Apr. 30, 1999)

Woods v. General Motors Corp., Docket No. 01683EDA99 (Pa. Super. Ct.) (settled on appeal)

MacIntyre v. General Motors Corp., No. 224427 (Mich. Ct. App.) (on brief)

Elgin Sweeper Co. v. J.W. Burress, Inc., Record No. 1481-96-3, 1997 Va. App. LEXIS 129 (Va. Ct. App. 1997)

Babcock & Wilcox Co. v. Allied-General Nuclear Servs., 555 N.Y.S.2d 313 (N.Y. App. Div.), appeal denied, 501 N.E.2d 888 (N.Y. 1990)

Palmer v. A.H. Robins Co., 684 P.2d 187 (Colo. 1984) (on brief)


Federal District Courts

Conn. Coalition Against Millstone v. Dominion Nuclear Conn., No. Civ.3:04CV262 (PCD), 2004 WL 1040109 (D. Conn. Apr. 5, 2004) (related proceeding at 2004 WL 1040108)

Accounting Outsourcing, L.L.C. v. Verizon Wireless Personal Communications, L.P., 2006 WL 2669063 (M.D. La.)

In re Reciprocal of America (ROA) Sales Practices Litigation, 2006 WL 1627802 (W.D. Tenn.)

Sperry Rail, Inc. v. Columbia Cas. Co., Case No. 01 C 1027, 2001 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 12727 (N.D. Ill. Aug. 21, 2001) (mem.)

In re Heep, Bankr. No. 94-33189-T, Adv. No. 96-3216, 1997 WL 432123 (Bankr. E.D. Va. Feb. 18, 1997)

Leverett v. Heilig-Meyers Furniture Co., No. CV 194-158, 1996 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 21783 (S.D. Ga. Oct. 25, 1996) (additional proceedings at 1995 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 21791, 1995 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 21792, 1995 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 21793, 1995 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 21796, 1995 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 21797)

Mentecki v. Saxon Mortgage, Inc., No. CV 96-1629-A, 1997 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 23695 (E.D. Va. July 11, 1997)

Simpson v. City of Hampton, 919 F. Supp. 212 (E.D. Va. 1996) (subsequent proceeding at 166 F.R.D. 16)

Tacoma, Inc. v. Boddie-Noell Enters., Inc., Civil Action No. 3:95CV920, 1996 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 8774 (E.D. Va. Feb. 12, 1996)

Connelly v. General Med. Corp., 880 F. Supp. 1100 (E.D. Va. 1995)

Whitson v. Heilig-Meyers Furniture, No. CV 94-PT-0309-E, 1995 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 4312 (N.D. Ala. Feb. 9, 1995)

In re Madison Mgmt. Group, Inc., 137 B.R. 275 (Bankr. N.D. Ill. 1992)

In re Brookfield Centre Ltd. P’Ship, 135 B.R. 23 (Bankr. E.D. Va. Dec. 13, 1991) (related proceeding at 133 B.R. 74)

Staton v. Dep’t of Housing & Urban Dev., Civil Action No. 89-00153-R, 1989 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 17832 (E.D. Va. Dec. 26, 1989) (mem.)

York v. Jones, 717 F. Supp. 421 (E.D. Va. 1989) (mem.)

Freedlander, Inc. v. NCNB Nat’l Bank, 706 F. Supp. 1211 (E.D. Va. 1988)

Gahres v. Phico Ins. Co., 672 F. Supp. 249 (E.D. Va. 1987) (mem.)

Fowler v. Firestone Tire & Rubber Co., 92 F.R.D. 1 (N.D. Miss. 1980)