Where a background investigation revealed concerns about a high-school coach’s “lack of boundaries with students” and that same concern had been reflected in a previous performance evaluation, that was a legitimate, nondiscriminatory reason why he was not hired for positions ...

Tagged with: Employment Discrimination Judge Leonie M. Brinkema U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where the bankruptcy court previously dismissed an adversarial complaint filed by the debtors against their bank as “baseless,” the court’s jurisdiction to interpret and enforce its own orders included resolving a second adversarial complaint filed by the same debtors against ...

Tagged with: Bankruptcy Judge Leonie M. Brinkema U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A Norfolk federal judge has allowed litigation of some claims that a Virginia Beach spa qualifies for business interruption coverage under its State Farm policy since it was closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The decision this month by U.S. ...

Tagged with: Business Business interruption Coronavirus Insurance Judge Leonie M. Brinkema