Plaintiff, a 25-year-old female, had been a supervisor with the Virginia Beach Lifesaving Service since 2005. She sued for gender discrimination due to lack of promotion, and then for retaliation after being fired within weeks of the VBLS learning she ...

Tagged with: Civil Rights Employment Federal Courts Judge Robert G. Doumar

Employment lawyers are hailing a trial victory for a former Virginia Beach lifeguard who claimed gender discrimination by squad leaders, even though her discrimination claim faltered and a jury awarded only $17,500 in damages for retaliation. A lawyer for the ...

Tagged with: Civil Rights Employment Federal Courts Judge Robert G. Doumar

A Norfolk U.S. District Court says the Coast Guard exceeded its authority when it decided an owner must post a $2.5 million bond in order to obtain departure clearance while the Coast Guard investigates potential criminal violations of a marine ...

Tagged with: Admiralty Judge Robert G. Doumar U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Defendant Freddie Mac wins dismissal of this suit filed by plaintiffs who have lost their Virginia Beach home to foreclosure; the Norfolk U.S. District Court says the complaint fails to adequately plead that plaintiffs have superior title to Freddie Mac, ...

Tagged with: Judge Robert G. Doumar Real Estate U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A former executive of a trader magazine publishing company loses his ERISA suit seeking long-term disability benefits for his conditions of anxiety, depression and ADD, as a review by four independent physicians does not support his claim; the Norfolk U.S. ...

Tagged with: Employment Judge Robert G. Doumar U.S. District Court - Eastern District

In plaintiff bank’s suit to collect from five guarantors on a note for a Chesapeake hotel’s $5.1 million loan secured by the hotel, the Norfolk U.S. District Court grants summary judgment to the bank as the guarantors have not shown ...

Tagged with: Creditor's Rights Judge Robert G. Doumar U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Although plaintiff amended his claim of wrongful discharge from his shop steward position after removal to federal court, removing references to collective bargaining agreements in a “transparent attempt” to avoid federal jurisdiction, the Norfolk U.S. District Court says the gravamen ...

Tagged with: Civil Procedure Judge Robert G. Doumar U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A woman shopping for flowers at her local Food Lion who “slipped over” a black rubber mat in front of the store’s flower case cannot show the store had notice that the mat was in a “folded over” position on ...

Tagged with: Judge Robert G. Doumar Negligence U.S. District Court - Eastern District

The Newport News U.S. District Court remands to state court a slip-and-fall plaintiff’s negligence action against grocery store: grocery store had actual notice of both the defendant’s identity and the damages sought months before removing; removal was untimely and the ...

Tagged with: Civil Procedure Judge Robert G. Doumar U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A realty company that managed Virginia Beach vacation rentals lost its coverage under CGL and umbrella insurance policies because the company – mistakenly believing these policies would not apply – waited nearly three years to notify the carrier of an ...

Tagged with: Insurance Judge Robert G. Doumar U.S. District Court - Eastern District