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J. Nachmanoff grants summary judgment to the bankruptcy lawyer. The transfer of his home from his property to his and his wife was not disclosed as it should have been in response to a question in the businessman's signed statement of financial affairs, making the property a nonexempt asset. The businessman failed to show that any conduct by his attorney proximately caused either the U.S. Trustee to file its adversary proceeding seeking to deny discharge or that he would have prevailed at the trial.
Court: USDC Eastern District of Virginia, Judge: Nachmanoff, Filed On: November 1, 2023, Case #: 1:22cv751, NOS: Other Contract - Contract, Categories: Bankruptcy, Legal Malpractice, Contract
J. Trenga grants summary judgment to the school board on First Amendment claims for lack of standing. Conservative parents claimed the student equity ambassador program, aimed at allowing students to participate in discussions about equity and to promote the voices of students of color, discriminated against those with non-progressive views. The children of these parents never showed any interest in applying for an ambassador position.
Court: USDC Eastern District of Virginia, Judge: Trenga, Filed On: October 31, 2023, Case #: 1:21cv669, NOS: Other Civil Rights - Civil Rights, Categories: Education, First Amendment
J. Seybert grants, in part, a motion to strike, in preparation to rule on a motion for summary judgment, a 54-page affidavit provided by the principal agent of a receiver appointed by the U.S. Small Business Administration to liquidate two debtors’ corporate holdings. The court finds issue with a small portion of the agent’s conclusions as to whether the debtors were aware, should have been aware or had knowledge of matters related to its contracts with the Small Business Administration and strikes those passages from the affidavit.
Court: USDC Eastern District of Virginia, Judge: Seybert, Filed On: September 29, 2023, Case #: 2:17cv3586, NOS: Commerce - Other Suits, Categories: Debt Collection
J. Walker denies the company that franchises tax return preparation businesses' motion for an injunction prohibiting a former franchisee from operating a tax business within 25 miles of the company's franchises. The company alleges that since the former franchisee terminated the franchise agreement the former franchisee has yet to return the list of clients and other valuable information to the company. The company failed to show that it would suffer irreparable harm absent the injunction.
Court: USDC Eastern District of Virginia, Judge: Walker, Filed On: September 27, 2023, Case #: 2:22cv383, NOS: Franchise - Contract, Categories: Tax, Contract, Injunction
J. Davis denies the rail transportation company's motion for partial summary judgment. The rail transportation company and the track maintenance company agreed on a welding contract where the maintenance company would complete thermite welding on the transportation company's tracks. A train derailed, leaking hazardous materials after a rail fractured. The transportation company inspected the rail twice before the derailment and noticed no defects.
Court: USDC Eastern District of Virginia, Judge: Davis, Filed On: September 14, 2023, Case #: 2:22cv3, NOS: Other Contract - Contract, Categories: Transportation, Damages, Contract
J. Miller grants the school board summary judgment solely on the principal's claim for failure to accommodate her request for a
period of entirely remote work. The principal, who developed asthma after working in a mold-infested school, sought to work remotely. However, it is essential to her position as elementary school principal to be present at the school.
Court: USDC Eastern District of Virginia, Judge: Miller, Filed On: September 7, 2023, Case #: 2:22cv167, NOS: Amer w/Disabilities-Employment - Civil Rights, Categories: Ada / Rehabilitation Act, Education, Employment Retaliation
J. Giles grants the federal patent office's motion for summary judgment on a Freedom of Information Act claim. The attorney expelled from the patent bar sought documents from the patent office about its investigation into and disciplinary proceedings against him. The office redacted information that was either personal or medical, and its disclosure would be an invasion of privacy or law enforcement records that could reasonably be expected to constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
Court: USDC Eastern District of Virginia, Judge: Giles , Filed On: September 1, 2023, Case #: 1:22cv925, NOS: Other Statutory Actions - Other Suits, Categories: Patent, Attorney Discipline
J. Alston denies the fiber optic cable company's motion to dismiss the employee's retaliation claim. The employee, who alleges he was fired for noting that the company was not complying with federal regulations when supplying cables, plausibly alleged facts that he was engaging in protected activity by pointing out the noncompliance.
Court: USDC Eastern District of Virginia, Judge: Alston, Filed On: August 23, 2023, Case #: 1:22cv521, NOS: Other Labor Litigation - Labor, Categories: Employment, Whistleblowers, Employment Retaliation