The Eastern District enjoined the Department of Corrections from reverting back to solitary-confinement conditions for Virginia death-row inmates prior to 2015, as such conditions violate the Eighth Amendment. Background Plaintiffs Thomas Porter, Anthony Juniper, and Mark Lawlor have been convicted ...

Tagged with: Constitutional Criminal Eighth Amendment Judge Leonie Brinkema Prisons & Jails U.S. District Court - Eastern District

The court set aside entry of default against a defendant, where its failure to file a timely response appeared to be due to its attorney’s efforts to reach settlement and where its movement to correct the delay was expeditious and ...

Tagged with: Civil Practice Civil Procedure Judge Robert E. Payne U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Following his trial and conviction by jury, a deportee was acquitted for forcibly resisting ICE officers after the government offered evidence of forcible resistance only to CBP officers. Background Defendant Koffi Ameyapoh, a citizen of Togo, was ordered removed from ...

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

Several genuine disputes prevented summary judgment in a door manufacturer’s antitrust suit against the company that provided its manufacturing equipment. Background Plaintiff Steves and Sons Inc. and Defendant Jeld-Wen are both participants in the U.S. interior molded doorskin market. Doorskins ...

Tagged with: Business Business Law Contract Judge Robert E. Payne U.S. District Court - Eastern District

The insured’s Mecklenburg County home burned in July 2013. She had first-party homeowner’s coverage with State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. State Farm paid some on the claim, but not a reasonable amount. So the insured hired a public adjuster ...

Tagged with: Declaratory Judgment Judge Roderick C. Young Settlement U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A Richmond federal jury returned verdicts this month totaling $58.6 million for a door manufacturer that claimed it was getting unfairly squeezed by a supplier. The jury found that Oregon-based JELD-WEN violated both antitrust law and a supply contract when ...

Tagged with: Judge Robert E. Payne U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Plaintiff Kelly Antekeier began working as a Key Account Executive at Defendant Laboratory Corp. of America in 2010. She was promoted to the position of Senior Marketing Executive in 2013. Her duties included seeking out new clients as well as ...

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

This case began with a complaint by the U.S. Department of Justice alleging that the Commonwealth violated the Americans with Disabilities Act. That complaint was resolved via consent decree, which required the Commonwealth to change the way it provides services ...

Tagged with: Disability Judge John A. Gibney Jr. U.S. District Court - Eastern District

The court largely dismissed with prejudice the claims of two former homeowners seeking rescission of the foreclosure sale of their property, finding that their legal theories were not viable. However, the court granted the plaintiffs leave to amend as to ...

Tagged with: Consumer Protection Judge Robert E. Payne U.S. District Court - Eastern District

In a defamation suit, Defendant Jane Roe was not entitled to immunity for her statements in university proceedings accusing Plaintiff John Doe of sexual assault, though the court advised that the issue could be revisited at a later stage. The ...

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