Two defendant student loan agencies cannot be sued under the False Claims Act because each agency is an arm of its respective state, the Alexandria U.S. District Court concludes on remand from the 4th Circuit, after limited discovery. In September ...

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

A licensed locksmith that claims it has suffered a drastic decrease in revenue due to unlicensed locksmiths advertising online, cannot sue defendants Google, Yellowbook and Ziplocal for providing access to the unlicensed locksmiths’ advertising; defendants are immune from plaintiff’s federal ...

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

A lender trying to recover $4,444 in student loan debt from plaintiff wins summary judgment in plaintiff’s suit in Alexandria U.S. District Court alleging the lender’s ostensibly routine collection action violated the Americans with Disabilities Act and Arkansas malicious prosecution ...

Tagged with: Creditor's Rights Judge Claude M. Hilton U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Plaintiffs who were hired by a government contractor under offer letters that established each plaintiff’s base pay rate and foreign travel letters that covered their compensation while working overseas are entitled to additional pay as these documents indicate they should ...

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

An Alexandria U.S. District Court grants summary judgment to defendant Virginia Board of Medicine in plaintiff chiropractor’s suit alleging the board’s disciplinary action against her violated federal antitrust law. Plaintiff’s complaint alleged defendants entered an agreement to allocate the relevant ...

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

On remand from the 4th Circuit, an Alexandria U.S. District Court holds that Verizon is entitled to a judgment of $227,974.22 plus interest in the amount of $138,724.47 and the injunction bond and security bond posted by CoreTel should be ...

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

A DOL 2004 “first responder regulation” did not change plaintiff fire captains’ ineligibility for enhanced overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act, and the Alexandria U.S. District Court says the fire captains still are covered by the Act’s executive ...

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

An employee of the Fairfax Fire & Rescue Department who tested positive for PCP two months after he signed a “back to work” agreement in lieu of removal after a DUI arrest, has not shown that his drug test and ...

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

Virginia’s program requiring issuance of a Certificate of Public Need for construction of health care facilities does not violate the dormant Commerce Clause by placing an undue burden on out-of-state businesses, an Alexandria U.S. District Court says in this lawsuit ...

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

An Alexandria U.S. District Court excludes two experts proffered by a chiropractor who is challenging the Virginia Board of Medicine’s sanctions of six months’ suspension and a $25,000 fine for violation of state statutes regulating medical practice; neither expert – ...

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