In this litigation over plaintiff company’s complaint that AOL, Google and other defendants have used plaintiff’s search advertising systems to infringe two of plaintiff’s patents, the magistrate judge for the Norfolk U.S. District Court says the parties’ briefs and exhibits ...

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In a shipyard employee’s “hybrid” Section 301 suit against his union local and the terminal that fired him, the magistrate judge for the Norfolk U.S. District Court says plaintiff’s lawyer waited too long to serve discovery and denies his request ...

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A daycare teacher who alleges she was demoted then terminated in violation of Title VII and the Americans with Disabilities Act has raised a genuine issue of material fact that defendant daycare center is a covered employer, says a magistrate ...

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A debtor wins $9,385.50 in damages and attorney’s fees in a default judgment against a Georgia debt collection agency in her suit alleging the agency violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act when it threatened legal action it could not ...

Tagged with: Consumer Protection Judge F. Bradford Stillman Judge Rebecca Beach Smith U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A Norfolk law firm violated ethics rules when it simultaneously represented two clients who were in adverse legal positions, a U.S. magistrate judge in Norfolk has held. The judge said he found no prejudice in the current case and would ...

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Although a law firm has violated ethics rules by simultaneously defending a union local in a “hybrid” Section 301 case while still representing the employee suing the union in a workers’ comp case, the Norfolk U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge ...

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Two subcontractors on a government project for improvements at the Oceana Naval Air Station in Virginia Beach have stated valid claims for unpaid bills under the Miller Act, and a magistrate judge for the Norfolk U.S. District Court awards default ...

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An enlisted Navy seaman who sued Pete’s Auto Service for the loss of his 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee, which Pete’s towed and sold while plaintiff was deployed, wins his case under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, and the Newport News ...

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An enlisted Navy seaman who sued Pete’s Auto Service for the loss of his 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee, which Pete’s towed and sold while plaintiff was deployed, wins summary judgment from a Newport News U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge on ...

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A Poquoson homeowner does not have coverage for certain flood damage to his elevated home near Roberts Creek, within a FEMA-designated Special Flood Hazard Area, because public records submitted by defendant insurance carrier establish that plaintiff’s home was built after ...

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