Where a former Tyson Farms employee alleged her supervisor exposed himself to her without her consent, she was allowed to amend her complaint to sue him for assault and battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Background On Dec. 23, ...

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Where the executive director of the Norfolk housing authority sent a letter to residents that attacked the plaintiffs’ motivations in filing a Fair Housing Act suit, a claim for unlawful coercion, intimidation, threat or interference under § 3617 of the ...

Tagged with: Consumer Protection Judge Roderick C. Young U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where there were no factual allegations showing how a corporate defendant’s ownership of a patent caused injury to plaintiffs in Pennsylvania, an entry of default against the corporate defendant by the Western District of Pennsylvania was vacated because the court ...

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Where the insurance plan covered only the law firm owner as an insured subscriber, it was not an “employee benefit plan” under the language in the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Department of Labor’s regulatory interpretations. ...

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With overwhelming bipartisan support, the U.S. Senate has confirmed Roderick C. Young, one of President Trump’s few Black judicial nominees. Young, a former federal prosecutor and a longtime magistrate judge in Richmond, was confirmed in a 93-2 vote on Sept. ...

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Because the plaintiff knew about the scheduled settlement conference, failed to alert the court about a conflict, decided not to attend contrary to advice from counsel and chose not to use electronic devices for communication, the case was dismissed with ...

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The insured’s Mecklenburg County home burned in July 2013. She had first-party homeowner’s coverage with State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. State Farm paid some on the claim, but not a reasonable amount. So the insured hired a public adjuster ...

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A Richmond U.S. District Court adopts a magistrate judge’s recommendation and denies dismissal of plaintiff’s suit alleging defendant violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act by falsely reporting a balance on her home mortgage loan, which plaintiff asserts had been paid ...

Tagged with: Consumer Protection Judge M. Hannah Lauck Judge Roderick C. Young U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A service member who alleges his landlord in Washington State continued to charge rents after he terminated his lease upon his transfer to Fort Eustis in Virginia, and involved a collection agency to collect unpaid rent, has his suit charging ...

Tagged with: Consumer Protection Judge M. Hannah Lauck Judge Roderick C. Young U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Captains in the Henrico County Fire Department are exempt executives not eligible for overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act; a Richmond U.S. District Court adopts a magistrate judge’s recommendation to grant summary judgment to defendant county. Plaintiffs argue ...

Tagged with: Employment Judge Robert E. Payne Judge Roderick C. Young U.S. District Court - Eastern District