A woman who claims she was fired from her job at a 7-Eleven store due to race and age discrimination gets another chance to pursue her case, as the Richmond U.S. District Court grants her Rule 59 motion because it ...

Tagged with: Employment Discrimination Judge John A. Gibney Jr. U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A defendant convicted of bank fraud cannot win a new trial by arguing a government witness violated a court order under Fed. R. Evid. 615, because one government witness made comments to other witnesses, outside the courtroom, as they were ...

Tagged with: Criminal Judge John A. Gibney Jr. U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A transit management company wins summary judgment in a former field supervisor’s suit alleging violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act and defamation based on communication about the company’s receipt of a customer complaint concerning plaintiff. The company allegedly received ...

Tagged with: Employment Judge John A. Gibney Jr. U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Neither of two companies litigating false advertising claims about the relative merits of their grass-seed products is entitled to a preliminary injunction to keep its opponent from running certain advertisements, a Richmond U.S. District Court says. Plaintiff The Scotts Company ...

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A Richmond U.S. District Court dismisses plaintiffs’ complaint asserting generalized grievances against the electoral board for the city of Richmond, as plaintiffs fail to state any claim with a legal foundation, for which the court can grant relief. In a ...

Tagged with: Civil Rights Judge John A. Gibney Jr. U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Two plaintiffs who have presented a laundry list of unsupported attacks on the performance of the Virginia State Board of Elections and the city of Richmond General Registrar, along with a complaint about supposed shortcomings of the Virginia Election and ...

Tagged with: Civil Rights Judge John A. Gibney Jr. U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A Richmond U.S. District Court says defendant “spice” company intentionally violated plaintiff tobacco company’s trademarks for plaintiff’s cigarette brand “NEWPORT” with its similarly packaged product called “NEWPROT,” and the court awards defendant 80 percent of the fees and costs it ...

Tagged with: Intellectual Property Judge John A. Gibney Jr. U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A former human resources director for Chesterfield County has settled her lawsuit alleging the county discriminated by giving her a less generous severance package than the “sweetheart deals” given to her male counterparts. The county has paid Karla Gerner $42,000, ...

Tagged with: Employment Discrimination Federal Courts Judge Henry E. Hudson Judge John A. Gibney Jr.

A Richmond U.S. District Court says a company that alleges a former employee who settled her sexual harassment claim breached a confidentiality clause by sharing details of the settlement with a coworker, who in turn sued the company, can sue ...

Tagged with: Employment Discrimination Judge John A. Gibney Jr. U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A renter’s continued residence in a rental home even after utilities were turned off created a material factual issue about whether the property was vacant when it burned, and a Richmond U.S. District Court denies an insurance carrier’s motion for ...

Tagged with: Insurance Judge John A. Gibney Jr. U.S. District Court - Eastern District