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 ...

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

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 ...

Tagged with: Declaratory Judgment Judge Roderick C. Young Settlement U.S. District Court - Eastern District

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

Defendant employer who roughly doubled the approximate figures plaintiffs provided in their complaint seeking overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act did not make a Rule 68 offer of judgment that would moot plaintiffs’ claim; the exact hours worked ...

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

In this auto accident personal injury case, plaintiff has failed to meet his burden to show that defendant John Doe operated his vehicle negligently, causing the collision in question, and the Richmond U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge grants summary judgment ...

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

A pastor has stated a claim for an alleged failure of religious accommodation in violation of Title VII by asserting he was demoted and had his pay reduced after he requested accommodation in the form of a change in his ...

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

Defendants sued in state court are quick to seek an exit to federal court when they can find a basis to remove the suit. Sometimes lawyers need to amend the original notice of removal, and that can get tricky, as ...

Tagged with: Civil Procedure Federal Courts Judge James R. Spencer Judge Robert G. Doumar Judge Roderick C. Young

A notice of removal that failed to doubly designate that diversity jurisdiction existed both at the time suit was filed and when the notice of removal was filed may be amended to cure the imperfectly stated jurisdictional allegation, says a ...

Tagged with: Civil Procedure Judge Roderick C. Young U.S. District Court - Eastern District