A Newport News U.S. District Court denies defendant’s motion to dismiss two counts of an indictment charging him with aggravated identity theft in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1028A(a)(1); defendant can be charged with this offense even if the two ...

Tagged with: Criminal Judge Mark Davis U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A male Busch Gardens employee must arbitrate his claim that he was sexually and racially harassed by female supervisors; the Newport News U.S. District Court rejects plaintiff’s contention that he is not bound by an arbitration clause in his written ...

Tagged with: Employment Judge Mark Davis U.S. District Court - Eastern District

In plaintiff company’s declaratory judgment action seeking insurance coverage for asbestos-related claims, a Newport News U.S. District Court will not transfer venue to a New York federal court, where some of the same parties filed a second suit, but will ...

Tagged with: Civil Procedure Judge Mark Davis U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A plaintiff who initially demanded over $100,000 from a mortgage servicer that allegedly violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act by failing to investigate plaintiff’s alleged delinquency, but who then accepted defendant’s Rule 68 Offer of Judgment for $5,000, is awarded ...

Tagged with: Consumer Protection Judge Mark Davis U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A Norfolk U.S. District Court grants plaintiffs leave to amend their suit challenging foreclosure on their home, based on their recent receipt of a letter that denied the loan modification request that was pending as defendants pursued foreclosure, in order ...

Tagged with: Judge Mark Davis Real Estate U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A plaintiff who alleges that, as a passenger in a vehicle stopped by police, he was not resisting when defendant police officer grabbed him by the crotch and “yanked” him out of the car, handcuffed him and knocked his foot ...

Tagged with: Civil Rights Judge Mark Davis U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A woman who alleges she was injured when she fell while walking on an asphalt path at Kingsmill Resort, at a grassy patch at the edge of the path that covered a hole that caused her to fall, may proceed ...

Tagged with: Judge Mark Davis Negligence U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A couple who purchased their Chesapeake home with a loan that included a VA Guaranteed Loan and Assumption Policy Rider incorporated into their deed of trust may assert a claim that Wells Fargo violated their rights under the VA Rider ...

Tagged with: Judge Mark Davis Real Estate U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A plaintiff who worked in administrative, bookkeeping and client development positions with defendant law firm loses summary judgment on her discrimination and retaliation claims, based on her termination. The court agrees that defendants are entitled to summary judgment on plaintiff’s ...

Tagged with: Employment Judge Mark Davis U.S. District Court - Eastern District

In the wake of a jury verdict for plain­tiff, a hearing-impaired nurse practi­tioner, in her disability discrimination suit against the U.S. Navy for failure to accommodate, the Norfolk U.S. Dis­trict Court awards plaintiff back pay of $40,842, with pre- and ...

Tagged with: Employment Judge Mark Davis U.S. District Court - Eastern District