26 results for 'judge:"Lanza "'.
J. Lanza grants a greenhouse climate control manufacture's motion to leave to cure deficiencies concerning patent infringement claims against a greenhouse construction company. The greenhouse climate control manufacturer sufficiently showed in court that it is entitled to leave to file a third amendment complaint against the greenhouse constructor in order to gain specific details about its alleged acts of infringement.
Court: USDC Arizona, Judge: Lanza, Filed On: April 18, 2024, Case #: 3:22cv8122, NOS: Patent - Property Rights, Categories: Construction, Patent
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J. Lanza grants the Department of Veterans Affairs' motion for summary judgment concerning Federal Tort claims brought by the widow of a U.S. army veteran, now deceased, who suffered post trauma while serving his country in Iraq. The Department of Veterans Affairs sufficiently showed in court that a nurse that treated him at the VA clinic was not responsible for his death by suicide based on a negative screen for a suicide risk and low depression scale assessments.
Court: USDC Arizona, Judge: Lanza, Filed On: February 22, 2024, Case #: 2:20cv2275, NOS: Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice - Torts - Personal Injury, Categories: Health Care, Tort, Negligence
J. Lanza partly grants a former U.S. Human Rights Network executive director's motion for attorney's fees following her termination. The executive director sufficiently showed in court that the network may have misclassified her role as an independent contractor, but failed to show that she was entitled to sanctions to stop her employer's representation from publicly smearing her name.
Court: USDC Arizona, Judge: Lanza, Filed On: January 12, 2024, Case #: 2:20cv757, NOS: Other Labor Litigation - Labor, Categories: Employment, Sanctions, Attorney Fees
J. Lanza grants a debt collector's motion to enforce a settlement agreement against a borrower. The debt collector sufficiently showed in court that the borrower, who smashed the vehicle with a fire extinguisher, fell behind on payments on a Cadillac CTS, which resulted in repossession of the vehicle.
Court: USDC Arizona, Judge: Lanza, Filed On: November 27, 2023, Case #: 2:23cv311, NOS: Consumer Credit - Other Suits, Categories: Debt Collection, Damages, Contract
J. Lanza grants a class of employees' motion for preliminary certification for Fair Labor Standard Act claims brought against an appliance company. The delivery and installation employees, former and current, sufficiently showed in court that the employer underpaid them after classifying them as independent contractors without prior negotiations.
Court: USDC Arizona, Judge: Lanza, Filed On: November 17, 2023, Case #: 2:22cv798, NOS: Fair Labor Standards Act - Labor, Categories: Employment, Class Action, Labor
J. Lanza partly grants a Latino-based community non-for-profit organization's motion to compel the Republican Party of Arizona to produce documents it has withheld. The organization sufficiently showed in court that it is entitled to view the party's First Amendment privilege log, but not emailed documents concerning donations related auto-generated emails.
Court: USDC Arizona, Judge: Lanza, Filed On: November 8, 2023, Case #: 2:21cv1423, NOS: Voting - Civil Rights, Categories: Elections, Public Record, Privilege
J. Lanza rules a former executive director of a senior living center may pursue Arizona Employment Protection Act claims against it. The former director sufficiently showed in court that he was terminated for reporting violations of an unsafe workplace following a flood of the building's facilities, and not for carrying an outdated fingerprint clearance card.
Court: USDC Arizona, Judge: Lanza, Filed On: September 7, 2023, Case #: 2:22cv1601, NOS: Employment - Civil Rights, Categories: Employment, Health Care, Negligence
J. Lanza grants a labor union's motion for summary judgment concerning a union member's claims that it wrongfully denied his request for reinstatement of pension benefits. The labor union sufficiently showed in court that the once former journeyman lineman, who was approved for early retirement, is not entitled to continuously pay dues or participate in union meetings.
Court: USDC Arizona, Judge: Lanza, Filed On: August 7, 2023, Case #: 2:22cv1599, NOS: Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) - Labor, Categories: Employment, Pensions, Labor / Unions