Where a woman was previously ordered to pay restitution for her mail and wire fraud convictions, the government could enforce a judgment lien on her Virginia home. Although she argued she was not in default of her obligation because she ...

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

Where rival ice cream truck owners dispute the right to use a banana split photograph, but the plaintiff didn’t register the photo until after the alleged infringement, it may not recover statutory damages or attorneys’ fees. However, because it did ...

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

Where tenants alleged that Senex Law, a law firm hired by their landlord, made materially false and misleading statements in debt collection notices, the firm’s motion to dismiss was denied. Background Jennifer Lord, Ebony Reddicks and Toniraye Moss have filed ...

Tagged with: Consumer Protection Judge Michael F. Urbanski U.S. District Court - Western District

Where a plant operator was fired 14 days after he reported his supervisor for sexual misconduct, and another employee testified that she feared being terminated if she told anyone about the supervisor’s conduct, a jury will decide if the plant ...

Tagged with: Employment Discrimination Judge James P. Jones U.S. District Court - Western District

Where the evidence suggested the corporate plaintiff has a history of forging signatures on documents, but the defendants failed to show it did so in this case, with respect to these defendants there was no fraud committed on the court. ...

Tagged with: Evidence Judge Thomas T. Cullen U.S. District Court - Western District

A nurse claiming she was fired for raising concerns about her hospital’s refusal to accept certain patients has a whistleblower claim under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, a federal judge in Lynchburg has ruled. The nurse also has ...

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

Where a registered nurse alleged that she was terminated four days after she complained that the hospital’s refusal to accept children in need of immediate emergency psychiatric care violated federal law, she plausibly stated a claim for whistleblower retaliation. Background ...

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

Where the plaintiff’s motion to amend her personal injury complaint arising out of a Segway accident came after fact discovery concluded, it was granted because the defendants failed to show prejudice. The new allegations merely elaborated on the original ones, ...

Tagged with: Judge Joel Hoppe Negligence U.S. District Court - Western District

Where the record showed the former Emory & Henry College communications professor was terminated because she had become disruptive, the college prevailed on the gender discrimination and retaliation claims. Background Anne Meredith Sugar was hired by Emory & Henry College ...

Tagged with: Employment Discrimination Judge Pamela Meade Sargent U.S. District Court - Western District

Where a company that was sued for unemployment retaliation argued it did not employ the plaintiff, but her complaint alleged she worked for that company and provided her job title, tenure and history of raises and promotions, she plausibly alleged ...

Tagged with: Employment Discrimination Judge Thomas T. Cullen U.S. District Court - Western District