Where the record showed the plaintiff was fired for his repeated belligerence and insubordination in the workplace, and that his race or religion played no role in the decision to fire him, his employer prevailed on bias and retaliation claims. ...

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Where an elementary school health aide’s own complaint included facts showing she was falling short of the school’s legitimate expectations, her disability and age discrimination claims were dismissed. Background Lolita Mattamu alleges that County of Fairfax discriminated against her in ...

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Where the defendant was sued for allegedly breaching conditions of a commercial lease relating to the construction and operation of a fitness club, and its corporate parent allegedly guaranteed the defendant’s performance, that didn’t make the corporate parent a “necessary ...

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Where the defendant was sued for breach of fiduciary duty, her counterclaim for unjust enrichment was proper under the permissive joinder rules. Background Plaintiff H99DT trustee filed a complaint in this court Nov. 23, 2020, bringing a single cause of ...

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Where a company promised to pay the plaintiff a bonus, but there was no consideration, the breach of contract claim was dismissed. Background In his amended complaint, Adam Kamran brings five causes of action. He seeks to recover against all ...

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Where the defendant was sentenced to 51 months in prison after violating the terms of his supervised release, his motion for early release due to Covid after serving less than half of his sentence was denied because of his serious ...

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Where three debtors appealed the dismissal of their cases, the bankruptcy court did not abuse its discretion in finding the first debtor did not file in good faith; that the second did not comply with a court-directed payment process, thus ...

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Where one business partner alleged the other partner conspired to fraudulently obtain service-disabled veteran owned small business set-aside contracts, a RICO conspiracy claim survived the motion to dismiss. Background Plaintiff has asserted two RICO counts against Neil Parekh, his business ...

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Where a woman’s deadline for service of process was not within the Virginia Supreme Court’s tolling period under a COVID-19 order, her time was not tolled. As such, because she served her employer notice of her bias suit months beyond ...

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Where a male employee alleged that his employer made statements suggesting his gender was a motivating factor in his termination, he plausibly alleged a claim for Title VII sex discrimination. Background Robert Whitley alleges that SecTek Inc. wrongfully terminated his ...

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