Property owners who lost their property to foreclosure have not met the case-or-controversy requirement for the Richmond U.S. District Court to exercise jurisdiction over their claims for a loss of equity in the property, rents on the property, inconvenience and ...

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A plaintiff suing for the fatal shooting of his son who allegedly was unarmed when a police SWAT team entered a house in which decedent had barricaded himself alone in a bathroom has stated a claim against the two defendant ...

Tagged with: Civil Rights Judge Robert E. Payne U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A pro se plaintiff who complained to the management of defendant temporary staffing agency, his employer, about only being assigned to jobs when no one else was available and of being repeatedly subjected to insults and a threat of violence, ...

Tagged with: Employment Discrimination Judge Robert E. Payne U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A Richmond U.S. District Court dismisses a subcontractor’s suit alleging that various defendant contractors on a state construction contract refused to pay plaintiff because it was a minority-owned contractor, as plaintiff makes only conclusory allegations that do not satisfy the ...

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In ePlus’ suit against Lawson Software Inc. alleging its illegal sale of certain product configurations within the U.S., the Richmond U.S. District Court denies defendant Lawson’s motion to strike testimony by plaintiff’s expert about disgorgement of profits. On Jan. 27, ...

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A former chief financial officer for a video game publisher has a Sarbanes-Oxley claim against the company and corporate officers for firing her after she reported to the SEC an alleged effort to inflate company profits; however, the Richmond U.S. ...

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Buy local, when shopping for legal services. Or if you hire pricey out-of-town lawyers, they should be prepared to accept fees on par with what local counsel are paid. When awarding fees, price-sensitive Richmond federal judges already have resisted ordering ...

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In this multi-million dollar contract case over insurance coverage for mortgage loan losses, a Richmond U.S. District Court awarding attorney’s fees as a sanction for spoliation of evidence says out-of-town lawyers will not get an hourly fee higher than that ...

Tagged with: Contract Judge Robert E. Payne U.S. District Court - Eastern District

On recommendation of the magistrate judge, a Richmond U.S. District Court refuses to dismiss plaintiff mortgage company’s suit for specific performance to require defendant to repurchase four loans plaintiff bought during the past seven years that allegedly were subject to ...

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In this products liability suit arising from death of the mother of the owner of a GM Envoy Denali in a rollover crash after the vehicle was rear-ended, a Richmond U.S. District Court accepts the magistrate judge’s report and denies ...

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