A Norfolk U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge approves a settlement reached in plaintiff hotel manager’s suit under the Fair Labor Standards Act to give her $125,000, to include $80,000 for her pay and $45,000 for attorney’s fees and costs. Defendant ...

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A Norfolk U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge conditionally certifies a class of ambulance crew personnel – drivers and EMTs – in this suit under the Fair Labor Standards Act for compensation for automatic deductions of 30-minute meal breaks without reimbursement ...

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In this patent infringement case, plaintiff’s law firm has failed to justify its right to fees at the Vienna Metro matrix rate for its successful motion to compel, and the Norfolk U.S. Magistrate Judge bumps hourly rates down to $300 ...

Tagged with: Intellectual Property Judge Lawrence R. Leonard U.S. District Court - Eastern District

The plaintiff was traveling on I-64 eastbound near the Queens Creek Bridge during a heavy snowstorm. There was an accident on the bridge in front of the plaintiff. The plaintiff was able to bring his vehicle to a stop. The ...

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In a masonry subcontractor’s suit against the prime contractor and the payment surety on a contract for improvements at an Air Force base, the Norfolk U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge grants the sub’s motion to consolidate its two suits seeking ...

Tagged with: Contract Judge Lawrence R. Leonard U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A Norfolk U.S. District Court accepts a magistrate judge’s recommendation to allow plaintiff homeowner to proceed with her breach of contract claim alleging defendant failed to conduct a face-to-face interview prior to foreclosing on her property; the court rejects defendant’s ...

Tagged with: Judge Lawrence R. Leonard Judge Rebecca Beach Smith Real Estate U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A female 52-year-old manager of a storage facility loses her age discrimination suit because she did not show her termination for alleged falsification of time and mileage records regarding trips to the bank was a pretext for age discrimination; on ...

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A professor of East Indian origin, who taught in the physical therapy department at Hampton University, loses his suit alleging Title VII national original discrimination, as the Newport News U.S. District Court adopts the magistrate judge’s recommendation to grant summary ...

Tagged with: Employment Discrimination Judge Lawrence R. Leonard Judge Rebecca Beach Smith U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Although the Navy controlled access to roads on which defendant traveled on his moped, the road he was on was a “public highway” under Virginia law and defendant may be prosecuted for DUI pursuant to Va. Code § 18.2-266. Defendant ...

Tagged with: Judge Lawrence R. Leonard Traffic Offenses U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A plaintiff alleging retaliation under the ADA who won default judgment against defendant daycare center, which dissolved as a corporation and failed to defend the suit, has made the necessary prima facie showing of retaliation and the Norfolk U.S. District ...

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