A former state employee who alleges she was harassed and subjected to adverse employment actions when she could not repay a $400 loan from her supervisor, and that she was discriminated against due to her pregnancy, cannot state a claim ...

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

As snow had fallen during the two mid-December days before plaintiff went to the post office to mail her Christmas cards, the postmaster had the lot plowed twice, including less than two hours before plaintiff’s arrival, and had repeatedly spread ...

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

A Richmond U.S. District Court magistrate judge grants summary judgment to plaintiff mortgage company against defendant broker on a claim defendant broker breached a provision of the parties’ Mortgage Broker Agreement that required defendant to indemnify plaintiff. SunTrust alleges it ...

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

In this contract litigation between a mortgage company and defendant loan broker, a Richmond U.S. District Court grants defendant, who says it is “out-of-state, defunct and assetless,” extra time to respond to discovery requests, but no extra time to object ...

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

Although plaintiff mortgage company and defendant broker agree they had a valid Mortgage Broker Agreement, plaintiff is not entitled to summary judgment because it has not shown the broker breached a provision of the Agreement that would have triggered its ...

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

A former special education teacher who alleges the county school board failed to take action against another employee who was abusive to students and staff, and who has sued on a variety of claims may not pursue her claim that ...

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

An African-American power plant employee cannot sue his employer for retaliation and wage discrimination based on race because he did not include these claims in his EEOC charge, and the Richmond U.S. District Court grants summary judgment to employer. Plaintiff ...

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

In this dispute over insurance coverage for an employer-owned vehicle an employee was driving when she struck another vehicle and a man was fatally injured, a Richmond U.S. District magistrate judge recommends denying the motion filed by the employer’s insurance ...

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

A welding company employee states a claim for overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act with allegations that he was not compensated for travel time to job sites for his work as a structural steel welder, and the Richmond ...

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

In plaintiff’s suit alleging she was denied leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act, a Richmond U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge grants employer’s motion to deem admitted certain requests for admission served on plaintiff with respect to her absences ...

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