Where the automobile policy was effectively rescinded because the insured failed to pay the policy premium and ignored follow-up letters, the carrier had no duty with respect to a subsequent car accident. Background Plaintiff sought a declaration that it does ...

Tagged with: Insurance Judge Anthony J. Trenga U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A mother has standing to sue the United States, on behalf of her deceased children, for medical malpractice allegedly committed by military medical providers that led to the death of two fetuses and three children who died shortly after birth. ...

Tagged with: Judge Anthony J. Trenga Medical Malpractice U.S. District Court - Eastern District

In the wake of a massive data breach at Capital One, a Virginia federal judge says class action plaintiffs can have access to a consultant’s analysis of the incident. The report is not protected by the attorney work product doctrine ...

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Although a prior order in a securities class action resolved issues of first impression, they were not “controlling” and thus not certified for immediate interlocutory appeal. Background By order dated Feb. 25, 2020, the court denied the motion to certify ...

Tagged with: Judge Anthony J. Trenga Securities U.S. District Court - Eastern District

CBS’s broadcast of interviews with two women who accused the Virginia lieutenant governor of sexual assaults does not support a viable claim for defamation or intentional infliction of emotional distress because CBS never accused him of committing the assaults and ...

Tagged with: Judge Anthony J. Trenga Tort U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where the plaintiff was terminated as treasurer by one company and was not hired by a successive employer, his suit alleging age discrimination failed because he presented no evidence that his age was the reason for the employment decisions. Background ...

Tagged with: Employment Discrimination Judge Anthony J. Trenga U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where a defendant failed to respond to the breach of contract complaint, and the record showed the defendant had breached a contract, the plaintiff was awarded almost $950,000 in damages. Background On May 15, 2019, plaintiff filed this lawsuit alleging ...

Tagged with: Contract Judge Anthony J. Trenga U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where the facts showed a former employee was terminated after the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, or MWAA, conducted a legitimate internal investigation into his conduct, that his complaints about the workplace were normal disagreements or managerial judgments and that he ...

Tagged with: Employment Discrimination Judge Anthony J. Trenga U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where the evidence was insufficient to find an executive of a company co-owned by former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn acted as an unregistered agent of a foreign government and engaged in a conspiracy, the court vacated the jury’s findings. ...

Tagged with: Criminal Judge Anthony J. Trenga U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where the current post-inclusion process of challenging being listed in the federal government’s Terrorist Screening Database, or TSDB, does not provide a constitutionally adequate opportunity to rebut evidence relied upon in assigning a person TSBD status, it violates the Due ...

Tagged with: Constitutional Judge Anthony J. Trenga U.S. District Court - Eastern District