A Virginia federal judge has ruled that a film festival’s use of a photograph taken from the internet without permission was fair use, much to the chagrin of the photographer who took the image and others in the photography world. ...

Tagged with: Copyright Intellectual Property Judge Claude M. Hilton U.S. District Court - Eastern District

In a suit targeting U.S. military agencies’ failure to report information that should have prevented the Sutherland Springs shooter from obtaining his weapon, the cities of New York, Philadelphia, and San Francisco failed to allege a concrete injury or discrete ...

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After reports of sexual misconduct appeared in the Washington Post, a private school sued its former executive director for allegedly sharing sensitive documents with the paper, and she counterclaimed based on the circumstances of her resignation. No reasonable jury could ...

Tagged with: Business Law Contract Corporate Education Judge Claude M. Hilton Tort U.S. District Court - Eastern District

An employer who admitted awareness of federal requirements but failed to keep time records was liable to its employees for unpaid overtime and unpaid lunch breaks going back three years, plus liquidated damages and attorney fees. Background Plaintiffs Catherine Riggle ...

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Eggiman v. Ventures Trust 2013-I-H-R (VLW No. 017-3-449, 8 pp.)(Hilton, J.) 1:16-cv-01579; E.D. Va. Holding:  Where plaintiff property owner fails to allege that he had superior title through satisfaction of his loan obligations, he fails to state a quiet title ...

Tagged with: Judge Claude M. Hilton Real Estate U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A former lawyer who was disbarred after a felony conviction cannot recover from a church and two of its members for legal services he purportedly provided on a building contract for a new sanctuary; the Alexandria U.S. District Court dismisses ...

Tagged with: Civil Procedure Judge Claude M. Hilton U.S. District Court - Eastern District

An African-American female security engineer’s complaint that a new white male chief information security officer under whom she worked on a Bureau of Indian Affairs contract did not like working with a woman in a managerial position, is not enough ...

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A contract employee who suffers from major depressive disorder and who alleges she was not hired for a permanent position, subjected to a hostile environment, disclosure of confidential medical records and a medical exam in the guise of a referral ...

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Employer, a granite countertop company, wins summary judgment in an employee’s suit seeking overtime pay for allegedly routinely missing lunch breaks in order to complete daily tasks and for hours worked in excess of 40 hours per week; plaintiff’s claims ...

Tagged with: Employment Judge Claude M. Hilton U.S. District Court - Eastern District

The Alexandria U.S. District Court grants employer summary judgment in plaintiff pathology assistant’s suit alleging violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act; defendant hospital provided multiple accommodations for plaintiff’s back spasms, including work-station modifications to allow her to sit while ...

Tagged with: Employment Judge Claude M. Hilton U.S. District Court - Eastern District