An ex-client’s comment that he was “disappointed” with the work quality of a law firm and that his company had to “re-do” the firm’s work are statements of opinion that will not support a defamation claim, a federal judge in ...

Tagged with: Defamation Federal Courts Judge Henry E. Hudson

A former project manager for Servpro of Richmond who alleges she was fired after she refused to see the company-designated doctor and went to her own treating doctor instead to document her disability, has exhausted her disability discrimination claims for ...

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

A trashcan placed by a sidewalk in the back of a residence could be searched by police for evidence of drug activity, as defendant had no reasonable expectation of privacy in the trashcan and closed trash bags inside, and a ...

Tagged with: Judge Henry E. Hudson Search & Seizure U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Applying Florida law, a Richmond U.S. District Court enters a $1 million default judgment for plaintiff broker-dealer, who alleges defendant, a Florida brokerage employment recruiter, violated a nonsolicitation agreement and tortiously interfered with plaintiff’s contracts with seven brokers who defected ...

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

Although Kentucky courts would allow “blue penciling” of a contract with a noncompete clause, “blue penciling” does not offend Virginia public policy and a Richmond U.S. District Court says it will enforce the parties’ agreement to apply Kentucky law to ...

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

Plaintiff director of a gay-rights advocacy group has not stated a defamation claim against defendant, the president and CEO of Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays Inc. (PFOX), by alleging defendant stated that plaintiff asked for people to “run over” defendant ...

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

A pro se plaintiff suing for employment discrimination under Title VII and the Americans with Disabilities Act, who has been repeatedly warned about noncompliance with court orders [VLW 012-3-029], faces “drastic sanctions” by the Richmond U.S. District Court, which grants ...

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

A pet care specialist who transferred from a New York PetSmart store to one in Chesterfield, Virginia, because she allegedly was being sexually harassed by the store manager in New York, can sue for a “continuing violation” based on sexual ...

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

An auto-accident p.i. plaintiff is not entitled to immediately collect a $4 million summary judgment against a tortfeasor, which is on appeal in state court, and the Richmond U.S. District Court grants the UIM carrier’s motion to stay plaintiff’s federal ...

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

Federal overtime-pay law under the Fair Labor Standards Act does not preempt a Virginia statute that provides for overtime pay at a lower threshold of hours regularly scheduled during a “recurring and fixed period,” and the Richmond U.S. District Court ...

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