A former candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives who won his suit challenging a Virginia statute that required Virginia district residency for candidates for political office wins attorney’s fees of $180,912.94 and costs of $19,964.61 from the Richmond U.S. ...

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

A Richmond U.S. District Court dismisses plaintiff’s claim that employer violated ERISA by discharging her for the improper purpose of preventing her accrual of pension service credits while she was out on disability, but says her claims for wrongful denial ...

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

A Richmond U.S. District Court says the estate of a pretrial detainee who suffered from schizophrenia and who died in Richmond City Jail from hyperthermia resulting from “environmental heat exposure” has stated a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claim against the ...

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

Even though no suit has been filed for damages from a boat accident, a Richmond U.S. District Court will not dismiss an insurance company’s dec action asserting it is not obligated to provide coverage to defendant yacht owner for damages ...

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

An African-American female who lost her job as contracts and services coordinator with the State Board of Elections can sue the agency for violation of her First Amendment rights, based on her claim that she was terminated for calling a ...

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

The Richmond U.S. District Court denies mortgage lender’s motion to dismiss broker’s counterclaim seeking damages and attorney’s fees for breach of the implied duty of good faith and fair dealing; broker sufficiently pleads an agreement, breach and injury based on ...

Tagged with: Creditor's Rights Judge Henry E. Hudson U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A North Carolina company that says it has been selling diamonds to Virginia consumers for 16 years under the “Diamonds Direct” mark, with some 700 customers in Virginia, has stated claims for service mark infringement, unfair competition and false advertising ...

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

Former Richmond lawyer Bradley D. Wein has been handed a 45-month prison sentence based on phony letters he created to legitimize his use of a client’s money. Wein was hired by an elderly woman in 2005 to handle legal and ...

Tagged with: Criminal Federal Courts Judge Henry E. Hudson

In plaintiff’s suit to unwind the foreclosure sale of his home, the Richmond U.S. District Court denies plaintiff’s motion to remand to state court his suit alleging breach of contract, fraud, trespass, premature purported foreclosure and invalid purported trustee’s deed ...

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

A woman who is suing defendant bank on a claim that it denied her a permanent loan modification under the Home Affordable Modification Program for which she allegedly qualified has stated claims under the federal and state Equal Credit Opportunity ...

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