The administratrix of an inmate’s estate waited too long to sue jail authorities and failed to plead facts sufficient to support a gross negligence claim Background This action stems from the death of Thomas Cubbage on May 29, 2016, while ...

Tagged with: Judge Henry E. Hudson Negligence U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where an engineering construction company suing a power generating facility for breach of contract filed a motion to strike the facility’s demand for a jury trial after it had filed its answer, the motion to strike was untimely. Background In ...

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

Employees settled Fair Labor Standards Act claims regarding overtime pay after the court required removal of “unreasonable” provisions on confidentiality and liquidated damages. Background On July 14, 2015, plaintiff Wayne Brockman filed his initial complaint against defendants Keystone Newport News ...

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

A plaintiff was liable for the defendants’ fees and costs because the plaintiff’s claims lacked merit and its conduct was unreasonable. Background On Dec. 20, 2016, Valador filed a second amended complaint against defendants HTC Corporation, HTC America, Inc. and ...

Tagged with: Intellectual Property Judge Joseph J. Ellis U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A defendant seeking federal jurisdiction in a negligence case may filed an amended removal notice to correct technical errors. Background On March 2, 2016, while plaintiff was at the commissary located on Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek, a basketball goal ...

Tagged with: Civil Practice Judge Mark Davis U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where homeowners sued a mortgage company and included a claim against the Virginia-based foreclosure company that foreclosed on their property, the case is remanded back to state court for a lack of complete diversity. Background Plaintiff alleges that he and ...

Tagged with: Civil Practice Judge Henry E. Hudson U.S. District Court - Eastern District

The government cannot introduce evidence against a man charged with sex trafficking and child pornography regarding his alleged sexual abuse of a minor. Background By a superseding indictment filed on Dec. 19, 2017, Richard Todd Haas was charged with four ...

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

An employer who failed to make pension contributions or to respond to pension funds’ lawsuit must repay the funds with interest and pick up attorney’s and auditing fees. Background This action is brought under Sections 502 and 515 of the ...

Tagged with: Judge William E. Anderson Labor U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A company found liable for antitrust violations will be required to divest a doorskin manufacturing facility in order to restore competition to the industry. Background Steves and JELD-WEN both sell interior molded doors that include a product called “doorskins” JELD-WEN ...

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

Despite the fact the jury found that only eight of 67 alleged trade secrets were actually trade secrets, and only seven had been misappropriated, its resulting damages award was supported by the record. Background Steves is an independent manufacturer of ...

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