An insurance agent who sued his former employer in state court for defamation and breach of contract, but faced removal to federal court after his amended complaint also alleged an ERISA claim under a deferred compensation plan, can amend his ...

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

The Richmond U.S. District Court dismisses a pro se employee’s action against two former employers for failure to exhaust administrative remedies as to both her retaliation claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and her discrimination ...

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In this premises liability action in which a commercial tenant sues for injuries from defendant realty company’s alleged use of merphos, a banned pesticide, a Richmond U.S. District Court denies plaintiff’s motion to remand; by ignoring a fictitiously named John ...

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The Richmond U.S. District Court dismisses a pro se employee’s action against two former employers for failure to exhaust administrative remedies as to both her retaliation claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and her discrimination ...

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A young man who planned to fly out of Richmond International Airport to his grandfather’s funeral in Wisconsin, who was arrested after he stopped at airport security and stripped down to running shorts and his bare chest covered in the ...

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

The Richmond U.S. District Court grants a cafeteria summary judgment on plaintiff’s slip and fall accident claim because she failed to show the floor mat on which she tripped was a dangerous condition at the time of her fall or ...

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Ehe Richmond U.S. District Court grants a federal medical facility’s motion to dismiss and remands a pro se victim’s tort claims to state circuit court; no record existed of an administrative claim required for jurisdiction under the Federal Tort Claims ...

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The Richmond U.S. District Court grants summary judgment in favor of defendant D.C. attorney and law firm because their retainer agreement with client limited the scope of the representation to exclude the matters that are the basis of client’s malpractice ...

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On remand following a determination that a realty company (Weidner) did not share employer Empire’s union pension fund withdrawal liability of $485, 936 (see Teamsters Joint Council No. 83 of Va. Pension Fund v. Empire Beef Co. (VLW 009-3-364), the ...

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In this antitrust suit alleging defendants bribed foreign government officials to ensure the continuing sale in those countries of a fuel additive made by defendants, a Richmond U.S. District Court says plaintiff may also pursue Virginia state law antitrust and ...

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