In this suit for overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act, defendant employer cannot excuse its delayed response to discovery requests by saying plaintiffs themselves filled out these time records, and a Richmond U.S. District Court sanctions the employer ...

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

A Richmond U.S. District Court grants summary judgment to defendant healthcare providers in plaintiff’s suit alleging defendants twice diagnosed her with genital warts when in fact she had genital cancer; plaintiff has not complied with the rules for disclosure of ...

Tagged with: Judge James R. Spencer Medical Malpractice U.S. District Court - Eastern District

In plaintiff’s suit alleging the hormone therapy drug Prempro caused her breast cancer, an Alexandria U.S. District Court grants summary judgment to defendant manufacturer on plaintiff’s claim for fraudulent concealment, based on additional undisputed facts defendant has submitted on this ...

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

In this False Claims Act case in which the government alleges defendant Oracle made false and fraudulent statements to the General Services Administration in connection with a software contract with federal agencies, the Alexandria U.S. District Court dismisses certain claims ...

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

In plaintiffs’ suit seeking overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act from defendant plumbing company, an Alexandria U.S. District Court finds the consent form submitted by plaintiffs for collective action notice is sufficient, as adjusted to conform to this ...

Tagged with: Judge James C. Cacheris Labor U.S. District Court - Eastern District

An Alexandria U.S. District Court denies plaintiff company’s motion to enforce a settlement agreement brokered by the magistrate judge, who recommended enforcement of the agreement, as the parties clearly contemplated production of an additional written agreement that embodied the terms ...

Tagged with: Civil Procedure Judge Leonie Brinkema U.S. District Court - Eastern District

The bankruptcy court did not err in denying a motion filed by plaintiffs, former Circuit City employees, to apply Bankruptcy Rule 7023 to their class proofs of claim which allege violations of California labor law; a Richmond U.S. District Court ...

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

In a woman’s suit alleging she was injured while shopping at a Wal-Mart store when an employee who was cleaning the floor ran into her with a buffer machine, a Richmond U.S. District Court dismisses the woman’s claims for negligent ...

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

A company that leased photocopiers and related accessories to defendant university wins summary judgment on its contract claim for $180,134 for the extra toner cartridges ordered by the authorized university employee, who in turn sold them to third parties and ...

Tagged with: Contract Judge James R. Spencer U.S. District Court - Eastern District

In this case from Richmond U.S. District Court, a school system is not entitled to summary judgment in this age discrimination suit filed by its former director of community relations, who alleges she was forced into early retirement to make ...

Tagged with: Employment Discrimination Judge Dennis Dohnal U.S. District Court - Eastern District