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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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A Richmond U.S. District Court dis­misses a pro se plaintiff’s suit alleging defendant union breached its duty of fair representation by not pursuing into arbi­tration her general complaint about dis­criminatory hiring and promotion prac­tices at the federal prison in Petersburg, ...

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A Richmond U.S. District Court dis­misses plaintiff ’s suit against a gov­ernment employee’s union and its local chapter alleging race discrimination motivated replacement of plaintiff and a coworker as shop stewards. The complaint alleges a failure by AFGE and its ...

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In plaintiff general contractor’s suit al­leging defendant subcontractor breached five subcontracts involving five construc­tion projects at three military bases, for which plaintiff was the general contractor, the Richmond U.S. District Court denies the sub’s motion to dismiss arguing this court ...

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A mortgage borrower has missed the statutes of limitations on her contract and fraud claims against a mortgage lender, based on allegations that she was forced to pay the balance of a mortgage loan ap­proved on a fraudulent appraisal; how­ever, ...

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A contract worker who alleges that during a security clearance check her employer defamed her over a workplace incident with a coworker who “cussed her out” and threatened her can sue the employer for defamation for stating plaintiff was discharged ...

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A college student cannot enforce a professor’s alleged agreement to change the student’s grade in a college course, as the university has 11th Amendment immunity from the student’s suit alleging breach of contract, defamation and fraud, a Richmond U.S. District ...

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