Where a clinical manager for a home health care provider stated she was unable to perform field visits because of her knees, and she refused the provider’s offer to screen field visits and allow her to select those that she ...

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Where a Virginia-based beekeeper sued California-based defendants after its bees were allegedly stolen, but there were insufficient contacts between the California-based defendants and Virginia, they were dismissed from the suit. Background The facts giving rise to this cause of action ...

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A breach of contract claim brought by out-of-state homeowners against a Virginia interior designer has survived a motion to dismiss. The homeowners claimed the designer inflated expenses without their knowledge and that they had to spend tens of thousands of ...

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Where the son of a federal worker alleged that federal employees’ negligence resulted in his mother’s life insurance proceeds being misdirected, his claim under the Federal Tort Claims Act, or FTCA, was dismissed. Under Virginia law, no tort action is ...

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Where homeowners alleged their interior designer inflated expenses without their knowledge, and that they were forced to hire another design team and spend significant sums addressing her inability to complete the job, their breach of contract claim survived the motion ...

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Where the parties to a commercial lease disputed when the plaintiff delivered its final plans and specifications for a fitness club, whether defendant waived its right to termination and/or defaulted under the lease and whether it diligently pursued its permits ...

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Where the plaintiff alleged that financial institutions and a commonwealth agency conspired to deny him weekly pandemic unemployment assistance payments, his request for injunctive relief was denied because, among other reasons, the alleged injuries were compensable in damages. Background In ...

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Where a former patent examiner alleged the United States Patent and Trademark Office, or USPTO, retaliated against him in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, resulting in his constructive discharge, but he waited too long ...

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A man’s gender-based wrongful termination claim has survived summary judgment because the company CEO’s alleged role in his firing provided direct evidence of discriminatory motive. The plaintiff alleged that during his employer’s investigation of sexual harassment complaints against him, the ...

Tagged with: Employment Discrimination Employment Law Judge Rossie D. Alston Jr. U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where the plaintiff alleged the defendants converted its shares by improperly ousting it from a company, but the claim was based on a contract and there was no evidence of force, threats, violence or some other breach of the peace, ...

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