8 results for 'judge:"Khalsa"'.
J. Khalsa denies, in part, the city's motion to dismiss, ruling the just-cause termination and definite-tenure provisions of the city administrator's employment contract override any at-will employment provisions and grant her a protected property interest in her job; therefore, the lack of hearings or any explanation for her termination create a plausible due process claim.
Court: USDC New Mexico, Judge: Khalsa, Filed On: September 21, 2023, Case #: 1:22cv802, NOS: Employment - Civil Rights, Categories: Employment, Due Process, Contract
J. Khalsa grants the government's motion to dismiss, ruling the employee of the Medicaid health care organization cannot bring suit under the False Claims Act. He was not the primary source of the allegations regarding the company's refusal to refund overpayments, which bars his suit under the public disclosure doctrine.
Court: USDC New Mexico, Judge: Khalsa, Filed On: August 28, 2023, Case #: 1:16cv1148, NOS: False Claims Act - Torts - Personal Injury, Categories: Government, Health Care, False Claims
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J. Khalsa partially grants a number of motions from art company Meow Wolf in a copyright dispute brought by an artist formerly affiliated with the group, including one motion dismissing that artist’s claim under the Visual Artists Rights Act. While VARA protects the rights of artists to be credited for their work, “undisputed evidence” in this case shows the artist wanted to be credited “anonymously or pseudonymously” for the artwork now in dispute.
Court: USDC New Mexico, Judge: Khalsa, Filed On: August 3, 2023, Case #: 1:20cv237, NOS: Copyrights - Property Rights, Categories: Copyright, Tort
J. Khalsa denies summary judgment to a driver who was beat up by another motorist after his car was intentionally hit by that motorist. The driver is seeking uninsured motorist coverage for the serious injuries he suffered. Genuine factual disputes exist as to whether the injuries arose from the operation, maintenance or use of the attacking driver’s vehicle.
Court: USDC New Mexico, Judge: Khalsa, Filed On: July 12, 2023, Case #: 1:22cv370, NOS: Insurance - Contract, Categories: Insurance, Tort, Assault
J. Khalsa partially grants an art group’s motion for summary judgment on claims that it improperly used work by the suing artist for “marketing and promotion.” While genuine issues do still exist in this case over alleged infringement are not appropriate for summary judgment at this time, there is “undisputed evidence” that at least at one point, the artist understood and approved that this work would be used for marketing and promotion, including the fact that she interacted approvingly with social media posts from the company regarding the art work.
Court: USDC New Mexico, Judge: Khalsa, Filed On: June 16, 2023, Case #: 1:20cv237, NOS: Copyrights - Property Rights, Categories: Copyright, Contract