By irrevocably consenting to the jurisdiction of the court in which the proceeding is brought, a sports agent with Paramount Sports & Entertainment Management effectively consented to state court jurisdiction, where the dispute over commissions was first brought. Background Defendant is ...

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The court denied the defendant’s motion for a hearing at this stage and found, based upon a Bureau of Prisons psychiatric report, that defendant had a substantial probability of regaining competency if medicated another 120 days. Background Defendant was charged ...

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Although the subcontractor’s lender’s conversion and unjust enrichment claims against a general contractor were barred by the economic loss rule, its fraud claims were not affected by the rule because they involved omissions prior to the contract. Background Defendant W.M. ...

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In granting a motion to disqualify, the court found defense counsel’s representation of a government witness in an unrelated investigation presented a serious potential conflict in a tax fraud and money laundering case because the attorney might have obtained information ...

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Employees settled Fair Labor Standards Act claims regarding overtime pay after the court required removal of “unreasonable” provisions on confidentiality and liquidated damages. Background On July 14, 2015, plaintiff Wayne Brockman filed his initial complaint against defendants Keystone Newport News ...

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Although an inmate had an exemplary record during his 22 years in prison, the court denied his motion to vacate his conviction because the government opposed it. Background On March 5, 1997, after a week-long jury trial, Marty Lorenzo Wright ...

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On a motion for default judgment, the court found a manufacturing company established that the corporate defendant breached a contract to deliver a crane, and its owner was personally liable for the resulting loss. Background Plaintiff Bauer Compressors, Inc. accepted ...

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An ADEA class was conditionally certified in a suit asserting that a school system declined to rehire older employees for IT positions. Background Plaintiff Joseph Andreana has been employed with Defendant Virginia Beach City Public Schools for over 28 years, ...

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An ADEA class was conditionally certified in a suit asserting that a school system declined to rehire older employees for IT positions. Background Plaintiff Joseph Andreana has been employed with Defendant Virginia Beach City Public Schools for over 28 years, ...

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In addition to the judgment of approximately $750,000 entered against a municipality for failing to reinstate an employee after FMLA leave, the county will also be liable for over $200,000 in pre-judgment interest and attorneys’ fees and costs. Background In ...

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