Where a tax preparation company offers similar services to those offered by the plaintiff, its use of the plaintiff’s trademark on a Facebook page and pamphlets had the tendency to confuse customers. Background Liberty Tax Service sues several defendants for ...

Tagged with: Intellectual Property Judge M. Hannah Lauck U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where the Henrico fire chief sent an email stating the plaintiff was fired because she “admitted to being dishonest during the investigation,” “made other statements that confirmed she violated the public trust and her oath of office” and “tarnished the ...

Tagged with: Employment Judge M. Hannah Lauck U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where an indoor sports arena waited 18 months before notifying its insurer about an accident on its premises, and the insurer experienced difficulty in investigating the accident, including interviewing witnesses, it had no duty to defend or indemnify the facility. ...

Tagged with: Insurance Judge M. Hannah Lauck U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where the pro se plaintiff didn’t plead any facts plausibly suggesting he was the victim of discrimination, didn’t even allege the protected class under the Civil Rights Act of which he is a member and didn’t identify what section of ...

Tagged with: Civil Rights Judge M. Hannah Lauck U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where a mother alleged the school board violated her minor son’s Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Amendment rights, but the underlying events involving alleged possession and distribution of pornographic images of another minor took place in Virginia Beach where the parties ...

Tagged with: Civil Practice Judge M. Hannah Lauck U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where the plain language of the Chapter 11 reorganization plan did not require the debtor to hold monies in trust for the general unsecured creditors, and an unsecured debtor did not identify extrinsic evidence showing an intent to create a ...

Tagged with: Bankruptcy Judge M. Hannah Lauck U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where three former Capital One employees retained data, including loan lists, customer lists and marketing plans which they shared with their new employer, causing harm to Capital One, they were enjoined from using the information for nine months. Background In ...

Tagged with: Employment Judge M. Hannah Lauck U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where two homeowners alleged their loan provider violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, or FDCPA, but they failed to plead facts showing the provider was a “debt collector” or how its alleged statements were actionable, the FDCPA claim was ...

Tagged with: Contract Judge M. Hannah Lauck U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where a former bank employee asserted discrimination claims within 90 days from the date she received a right-to-sue notice, but her suit was dismissed without prejudice for failure to prosecute, the dismissal didn’t toll the 90-day statute of limitations. As ...

Tagged with: Employment Discrimination Judge M. Hannah Lauck U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where a judge presided over eviction and collection suits involving a woman who then sued him for violating her rights, he was immune from suit because all of the complained-of actions were undertaken in his judicial capacity. Background Marla Faith ...

Tagged with: Civil Rights Judge M. Hannah Lauck U.S. District Court - Eastern District