A man injured when his surgeon entered the incorrect order into an Electronic Health Records, or EHR, system failed in his attempt to hold the manufacturer liable for negligent design. The EHR system complied with the only “prevailing safety standard” ...

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

Where the Bureau of Indian Affairs had no authority to hire or fire employees of a government contractor; had no supervisory authority; was not responsible for the plaintiff’s salary, insurance and taxes and was not in an employment relationship with ...

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

An Arlington County employee who was terminated during his probationary period failed to show his disability was the reason for the termination or that he was subjected to a hostile work environment. The evidence showed he was not meeting the ...

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

Where a man who slipped while walking down a conference center staircase failed to produce evidence showing the defendants caused the allegedly defective condition or had notice of it at the time he fell and injured himself, summary judgment was ...

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

Where the declaration of covenants of a townhouse association did not allow a second parking space, Asian homeowners suffered no loss of a legally protected right when they were not given a second spot. And there was no evidence the ...

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

Where a doctor twice operated on a plaintiff’s elbow and she cited only the second surgery as negligent on her administrative claim form, there was no jurisdiction over a suit about the first surgery because it was not administratively exhausted. ...

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

A woman who slipped on a puddle of water in Target’s Gainesville store failed to show the store had “constructive notice” of the puddle. Her speculation about the source of the puddle was insufficient at summary judgment and her conduct ...

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

Where the underlying malpractice suit against an attorney who allegedly filed a defective statement with the Federal Communications Commission gave rise to the coverage dispute pending in the District of Columbia, the case was transferred under  28 U.S.C. § 1404(a).  Among ...

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

Where an employer persuaded the court to order return of documents retained by an employee after his termination, but the court found the employer was not harmed by the retention, the employer’s decision to reduce the claimed attorneys’ fees by ...

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

Although a restaurant worker accepted an offer of judgment of $6,500 just six weeks after he filed his complaint for nonpayment of overtime wages, the time incurred by his attorneys was reasonable, as were their rates of $495 and $460 ...

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