The Richmond U.S. District Court dismisses pro se employee’s Title VII claims for race and sex discrimination and retaliation; employee fails to allege either discrimination or any adverse employment action; her complaints of conflicting instructions, close supervision, a late paycheck ...

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In this dispute over the rights to the service mark for “Strawberry Hill Races,” a century-old steeplechase horse racing tradition in Richmond, a Richmond U.S. District Court will allow plaintiff mark owners, who purchased the mark at a bankruptcy auction, ...

Tagged with: Intellectual Property Judge Henry E. Hudson U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A defendant who formed “MFH Harris Research Inc.” to develop a treatment for HIV/AIDS, but who diverted investors’ funds for his personal use, may not be prosecuted on two specific counts of securities fraud because these claims are time-barred; the ...

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A Richmond U.S. District Court enters a consent order in this suit filed by the EEOC against defendant discount store, and orders defendant to pay the victim $45,000 to settle her claims of hostile environment based on sex and constructive ...

Tagged with: Employment Discrimination Judge Henry E. Hudson U.S. District Court - Eastern District

In this litigation arising from a group of employees leaving plaintiff Alliance Technology Group LLC to join a competitor, Achieve 1 LLC, a Richmond U.S. District Court says Alliance has stated claims against one former employee for breach of fiduciary ...

Tagged with: Employment Judge Henry E. Hudson U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A Richmond U.S. District Court denies defendant’s motion to transfer his cocaine conspiracy case to Baltimore federal court; although defendant’s lawyer is in Baltimore and the $2.4 million cocaine buy was to occur in Baltimore, the codefendants have Richmond lawyers ...

Tagged with: Criminal Judge Henry E. Hudson U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A native East Indian and naturalized citizen who worked for over 25 years for the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation has failed to state claims for national origin employment discrimination in violation of Title VII based on allegations that ...

Tagged with: Employment Discrimination Judge Henry E. Hudson U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A Richmond U.S. District Court says an ERISA plan administrator abused its discretion in denying accidental death benefits to the widower of a woman who died while under the care of her treating physician, as the plan administrator’s analysis of ...

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Although there is a six-year statute of limitations for unlawful evasion of taxes, the government can charge defendant with evasion during a 12-year period as a single continuous offense with the last act occurring as recently as 2007, and the ...

Tagged with: Criminal Judge Henry E. Hudson U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Although defendant bank provided 29 days’ notice of intent to accelerate plaintiff homeowners’ loan, instead of the required 30 days, the Richmond U.S. District Court will not dismiss plaintiffs’ claim for breach of contract, or their claim for actual fraud, ...

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