A plaintiff who claims defendants borrowed heavily from his 2008 book for the first season of their Fox television series Empire cannot sue defendant creators and producers of the series for copyright infringement, as his allegation that a Virginia lawyer ...

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

Plaintiffs who used defendant marina owner’s 1999 Jeep to tow a dinghy up from plaintiffs’ rented boat slip, and who allege they were injured when the Jeep, placed in Park, rolled back into plaintiffs as they attempted to secure the ...

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

A plaintiff who alleges defendant credit reporting agency failed to disclose the source of inaccurate information about a judgment against her, in violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, has standing to pursue her suit, and the Richmond U.S. District ...

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

The Commonwealth of Virginia waived its 11th Amendment immunity when it removed to federal court this age bias case filed in state court by an applicant for a state hearing officer position, but plaintiff has failed to state claims for ...

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

A home buyer who claims her 2005 mortgage loan from BB&T was fraudulently based on an appraisal describing her one-bedroom home as a two-bedroom home, and who alleges BB&T continues to force her to pay on the fraudulent loan after ...

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

The husband of a woman killed in a horrific 2013 robbery at a Richmond apartment complex had his $100 million wrongful death lawsuit tossed out of court last week because the murder was considered a work-related event. The ruling means ...

Tagged with: Judge M. Hannah Lauck Richmond Circuit Court U.S. District Court - Eastern District Workers' Compensation Wrongful Death

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