A man who allegedly slipped on a smashed piece of fruit in defendant grocery store’s produce section, and suffered a knee injury that required reconstructive surgery, has his negligence suit heard by a jury but dismissed by a magistrate judge ...

Tagged with: Judge F. Bradford Stillman Negligence U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A Newport News U.S. District Court adopts a recommendation from a magistrate judge and holds that plaintiff insurance company has no duty to defend an architect who alleged sexually harassed a coworker who was an interior designer at the design ...

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

A pro se suit alleging defendant insurance company failed to fully pay plaintiff’s claim for flood insurance prompts a Newport News U.S. District Court to take a first-impression look at federal preemption of coverage issues under the National Flood Insurance ...

Tagged with: Civil Procedure Judge F. Bradford Stillman U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A magistrate judge for the Norfolk U.S. District Court denies attorney’s fees under the fee-shifting provision of the ERISA statute to a woman who won a lawsuit demanding reimbursement for over $20,000 in vacation and disability benefits the plaintiff fund ...

Tagged with: Employment Judge F. Bradford Stillman U.S. District Court - Eastern District

An affidavit from an alleged victim of child sexual abuse crimes for which petitioner is serving a 51-year sentence, which purportedly states that petitioner did not “force” the minor to engage in sexual acts, does not support petitioner’s post-conviction motion ...

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

A Norfolk U.S. District Court magistrate judge grants a Request for Judicial Assistance from a court in the Czech Republic and directs respondent to provide a DNA sample by mouth swab in compliance with a request for examination issued by ...

Tagged with: Civil Procedure Judge F. Bradford Stillman U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A Norfolk U.S. District Court denies a protective order to an automobile dealer to prevent plaintiff’s lawyer, who alleges the dealer’s sale of a “new” vehicle with hundreds of miles on the odometer violated the Federal Odometer Act and the ...

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