Where two lawsuits involving alleged unpaid overtime were previously consolidated for discovery and pretrial purposes, they will now proceed to separate trials. Separate trials promote convenience, minimize the risk of prejudice to all parties and promote judicial expedition and economy. ...

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Where a doctor claimed that multiple statements in two articles were false and defamatory, but a majority of the challenged statements were not actionable, and the doctor failed to plead facts showing any of the statements were made with actual ...

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Where an insurance carrier sought a declaratory judgment that it had no duty to defend its policyholder in an underlying suit, but the court lacked jurisdiction over the policyholder, the declaratory judgment suit was dismissed. Background Medmarc Casualty Insurance Company ...

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In the wake of “Dieselgate,” Volkswagen is defending against another class action suit — this time by investors claiming they were misled when the company announced it was changing its name to “Voltswagen,” and later revealed it was an April ...

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Where the court previously held that the Prince William School Board did not discriminate or retaliate against a former high school teacher when it ended his employment, and the teacher then filed this suit alleging discrimination and retaliation in connection ...

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

Where a putative class action suit was filed on behalf of persons who purchased stock after Volkswagen announced it was changing its name to “Voltswagen,” but later admitted that was an April Fools prank, the court held the complaint sufficiently ...

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Where a woman sued the Fairfax County School Board and numerous school officials over her alleged rape, sexual assault and harassment when she was a seventh-grade student, but she failed to plead facts showing that she was been treated differently ...

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Where a former employee of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency alleged that she was terminated in retaliation for protected activity, but she failed to causally connect the termination to her protected activity, the NGA prevailed on the retaliation claims. Background Plaintiff ...

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Where an applicant alleged the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, or USCIS, was arbitrary and capricious when it allegedly delayed and ultimately denied her applications, the agency was granted summary judgment. Its decisions bore a “rational connection” to the ...

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Where defendants were sued for allegedly orchestrating a wide-ranging fraud scheme through a consortium of financial institutions in Ghana, the claims under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act were dismissed because there was no domestic injury, as required to ...

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