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Employment – Wife’s employment claims against husband’s business are dismissed
Where a wife filed multiple claims against her husband’s company, alleging she was not paid a regular salary for 11 years of work, but none of her claims were plausible, […]
Employment – Company can’t shorten time for filing Title VII/ADEA claims
The court held that an agreement shortening the filing period for Title VII and ADEA claims is unenforceable, but valid for Maryland Fair Employment Practice Act claims.
Staffing agency settles EEOC pregnancy discrimination lawsuit
A California staffing agency will pay $185,000 and adopt reforms to settle an EEOC lawsuit over pregnancy discrimination.
Employment: Title VII applies to ‘Astronomer Emeritus’ professor
Where a retired professor with “Astronomer Emeritus” status was terminated two days after he sent an email raising concerns about allegedly discriminatory hiring policies, he plausibly alleged a claim for retaliation.
EEOC rulings stress stricter religious accommodations
Story highlights · EEOC’s Office of Federal Operations resolved two federal sector appeals alleging failures to accommodate religious beliefs. · One case settled after an applicant was denied employment due […]
EEOC allows some transgender bias claims to proceed
Story highlights • EEOC resumes review of select transgender discrimination cases • Complaints involving hiring, firing, or promotion may proceed • Final approval required from Trump-appointed EEOC chair • Critics […]
‘Aggressive’ employee’s firing not discriminatory
The Eastern District of Virginia has dismissed a man’s race or gender discrimination claims where his supervisor said he was “very aggressive, very loud, very strong,” during his termination meeting.
‘Ames’ decision eases path for reverse bias claims
Earlier this term, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously decided that the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals had made it too difficult for a heterosexual woman’s discrimination claim to survive summary judgment.
Ex-partner’s Title VII suit against law firm fails
A woman who resigned as an equity partner from a law firm can’t bring a Title VII lawsuit against the firm, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled. […]
Harassment claim based on acts of student
A Chesterfield County special education instructor can go forward with a hostile environment claim, based on alleged sexual harassment by a student. The employee brought the Title VII claim against […]
‘Constructive demotion’ is recognized in Title VII case
Although the 4th Circuit has not yet spoken on “constructive demotion” as a factor in a Title VII retaliation claim, a federal district judge in Roanoke has embraced the concept […]
Verdicts & Settlements
- Medical Malpractice – Patient suffers stroke from ruptured aneurysm
- Premises Liability- Man suffers paralysis after bench tipped back
- Medical Malpractice – Botched tubal ligation results in childbirth
- Motor Vehicle Negligence – Pickup truck passenger dies from crash injuries
- Medical Malpractice-Patient received spleen injury during colonoscopy
- Medical Malpractice – Patient suffers complications from improper cyst removal
- Motor Vehicle Negligence Henrico driver sustained wrist fracture in five-car collision
- Medical Malpractice-Patient dies following blood loss in surgery
- Motor Vehicle Negligence – Defense points to plaintiff’s prior collision, stressors
- Medical Malpractice – Ingrown toenail removal leads to CRPS type 2
- Motor Vehicle Negligence Rear-seat passenger injured when car hits telephone pole
Opinion Digests
- Arbitration – Court decides whether nonparty to arbitration agreement can enforce it
- Constitutional – Circuit court applied wrong standard in church dispute
- Civil Procedure – Medical malpractice statute of limitations doesn’t apply to claims against hospital
- Bankruptcy – Creditor can’t examine debtor under Bankruptcy Code § 707(b)(1)
- Administrative – Court construes Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
- Taxation – County’s tax assessment was ‘plainly wrong’
- Negligence – Release doesn’t bar rider’s negligence claim against horse owner
- Bankruptcy – Motion to reinstate Chapter 7 petition previously dismissed by court is denied
- Wills and trusts – Court applied incorrect statute of limitations to breach of trust claims
- Administrative – Doctor’s attacks on license suspension order fails
- Habeas Corpus – Petition attacking military court martial is dismissed
- Parent and Child – Stepmother awarded custody of stepchildren over father’s objection
