Plaintiff copyright owner who is suing John Does 1-10 for illegally downloading plaintiff’s movie, “London Has Fallen,” is not entitled to discovery of the identities of John Does 2-10 from their internet service providers, based on plaintiff’s allegation that the ...

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

In a talent management LLC’s suit against a defendant who allegedly failed to assign contracts to the LLC, a defendant who is one of two members of the LLC has continued as a member because no action was taken to ...

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

A dog owner has failed to state claims for a violation of her civil rights by defendant animal control officer’s affidavit to support a search warrant for plaintiff’s residence, based on defendant’s observations of 7 or 8 dogs, two of ...

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

A director of compensation and benefits for defendant Mary Washington Healthcare who suffered from diabetes has not plausibly al­leged that defendant failed to accommodate him or created a hostile work environment, in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act, after ...

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

A pharmacist who alleges his discharge by defendant Mary Washington Health­care violated 42 U.S.C. § 1983 has his complaint dismissed by the Richmond U.S. District Court; his allegations that defendant receives federal funds by ac­cepting Medicare and Medicaid patients, and ...

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

Although a former general manag­er for a BMW dealership was award­ed 4,000 shares of restricted stock, the agreement governing the award provided he had to still be employed by defendant company for the shares to vest in three years, and ...

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

A former employee in defendant wholesale club’s tire bay who claims he was fired for allegedly threatening an­other employee who made vulgar and racially derogatory comments about plaintiff on Facebook must arbitrate his employment dispute, as he did not opt ...

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

A plaintiff who still is a member of her employer’s disability plan and who is suing for continued long-term disability benefits may sue under ERISA § 502(a) (1)(B), but the Richmond U.S. District Court dismisses her equitable claim un­der ERISA ...

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

In this action arising out of disputes concerning nine equipment contracts and a revolving agricultural/commer­cial credit account, the complaint’s ref­erences to “assignors of the contracts” cannot be read to mean plaintiffs have failed to join an assignor as a party ...

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

In a homeowners’ suit challenging de­fendant bank’s demand for alleged over­payment on plaintiffs’ mortgage, a Rich­mond U.S. District Court says the bank’s claim that plaintiffs failed to provide notice under their deed of trust must be deferred to a summary ...

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