Where a tax preparation company offers similar services to those offered by the plaintiff, its use of the plaintiff’s trademark on a Facebook page and pamphlets had the tendency to confuse customers. Background Liberty Tax Service sues several defendants for ...

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

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. ...

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

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 ...

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

Where the Henrico fire chief sent an email stating the plaintiff was fired because she “admitted to being dishonest during the investigation,” “made other statements that confirmed she violated the public trust and her oath of office” and “tarnished the ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

Where the state of California sent $456 million to the bank of a company from which it ordered 100 million N95 masks, but the state reversed the transaction after learning the company was only recently formed and its owners were ...

Tagged with: Banking Judge Leonie M. Brinkema U.S. District Court - Eastern District