Where a student dismissed from the East Carolina University School of Social Work’s Master’s Degree program sued the university alleging that its decision discriminated against her in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act, or ADA, the university was granted ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge G. Steven Agee Tort

Where employees working for the subcontractor of a government prime contractor accepted more than $1 million in kickbacks, a civil penalty in that amount was imposed against the government contractor under the strict liability provision of the Anti-Kickback Act. Background ...

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

Where a former athlete at the College of William and Mary, or W&M, alleged that a W&M administrator surveilled her at the request of the women’s basketball coach, and that the coach then threatened to remove her from the team ...

Tagged with: Judge Raymond A. Jackson Tort U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where the court previously dismissed with prejudice a suit brought by disgruntled bank customers for failure to state a claim, their current complaint — which was their fifth complaint — was substantially similar to the previously filed complaints and the ...

Tagged with: Judge Claude M. Hilton Tort U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where a customer’s personally identifiable information, or PII, was compromised during a data breach, but there were no facts sufficient to show a substantial risk of harm, he has not suffered an injury in fact and therefore does not have ...

Tagged with: Judge T.S. Ellis III Tort U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where the owner of a franchisor sued a man associated with one of its franchisees for defamation, but there was already a lawsuit between the franchisor and franchisee’s owner pending in Illinois federal district court, this suit was transferred to ...

Tagged with: Judge Norman K. Moon Tort U.S. District Court - Western District

Where a man challenging responses he received in response to his Freedom of Information Act, or FOIA, requests failed to exhaust his administrative remedies as to two requests, those claims were dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Background John ...

Tagged with: Judge Elizabeth K. Dillon Tort U.S. District Court - Western District

Where two companies that provide geospatial information services allegedly hired the plaintiffs’ employees, induced them to disclose proprietary information in breach of their non-disclosure agreements and continue to disclose and use the plaintiffs’ trade secrets in their business operations despite ...

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

Where a panel of the court held that the district court did not err in dismissing a False Claims Act qui tam suit against his employer because the company’s reading of the statute was at the very least objectively reasonable ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Tort

Where an individual apparently resigned, and then allegedly changed the contact email on his former employer’s Facebook page, he was sued for violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. Background This matter stems from actions taken by defendants Chester Dog ...

Tagged with: Judge M. Hannah Lauck Tort U.S. District Court - Eastern District