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Where appellant was convicted of robbery, conspiracy to commit robbery, using a firearm while committing a felony and credit card theft, there was sufficient evidence that he was present at the scene of the robbery. Robbery Jackson parked her car ...

Tagged with: Criminal Judge Clifford L. Athey Jr. Virginia Court of Appeals

Where the plaintiff alleges that not only was she subjected to sexual harassment when she worked as a federal public defender, but also that the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals’ Employment Dispute Resolution Plan (EDR Plan) was improperly designed ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Employment Discrimination

Where the plaintiff-employee waited until her response to the defendant-employer’s summary judgment motion to raise for the first time claims based on a supervisor’s statement that she didn’t want plaintiff on a team because she was afraid plaintiff would file ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Employment Judge G. Steven Agee

Where the former employee of an educational program for at-risk adolescents alleged that he was treated differently than white employees, and included specific factual allegations of the different treatment, that was sufficient to state a claim for race discrimination. Charles ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Employment Discrimination Judge Allison Jones Rushing

Although the district court should not have allowed (1) the employees of two robbed jewelry stores to testify about how the emotional aftermath of the robberies affected their lives or (2) a law enforcement agent to give lay testimony about ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Criminal Judge Stephanie Dawn Thacker

Where an employer retained the right to “change, abolish or modify existing policies, procedures or benefits applicable to employees as it may deem necessary with or without notice,” its motion to compel arbitration of wage and hour claims brought by ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Arbitration Judge Allison Jones Rushing

Where the plaintiff alleged that financial institutions and a commonwealth agency conspired to deny him weekly pandemic unemployment assistance payments, his request for injunctive relief was denied because, among other reasons, the alleged injuries were compensable in damages. Background In ...

Tagged with: Judge Rossie D. Alston Jr. Tort U.S. District Court - Eastern District

After a jury found a brush company terminated the plaintiff because of his age, the court awarded him his attorneys’ fees and costs, pre and post-judgment interest and front pay for one year. Background Warren Cannada alleged that his former ...

Tagged with: Employment Discrimination Judge Henry E. Hudson U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where a former patent examiner alleged the United States Patent and Trademark Office, or USPTO, retaliated against him in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, resulting in his constructive discharge, but he waited too long ...

Tagged with: Employment Discrimination Judge Rossie D. Alston Jr. U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where an anti-mask advocate moved to enjoin a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, order requiring airline passengers to wear masks, but the mandate had already been enjoined by another court and he had been granted waivers from ...

Tagged with: Civil Practice Judge David J. Novak U.S. District Court - Eastern District