6 results for 'judge:"Knapp"'.
J. Knapp grants the postal service contractor's motion to dismiss, ruling the employee's claim he "reported concerns" about underpayment of wages to supervisors are too vague and conclusory to meet pleading requirements under the False Claims Act, especially considering there is no information about the specific wage payment violations or how the contractor responded to the reports.
Court: USDC Northern District of Ohio, Judge: Knapp, Filed On: April 24, 2024, Case #: 1:19cv1900, NOS: Qui Tam (31 U.S.C. § 3729(a)) - Torts - Personal Property, Categories: Employment, Evidence, False Claims
J. Knapp denies, in part, the competitor's motion to compel discovery, ruling its requests for "all literature or other materials" related both to the patentholder's crossbows and any of its confidentiality agreements with third parties are overly broad and would pose an undue burden on the company.
Court: USDC Northern District of Ohio, Judge: Knapp, Filed On: March 19, 2024, Case #: 5:23cv598, NOS: Patent - Property Rights, Categories: Patent, Discovery
J. Knapp grants the ladder manufacturer's motion to exclude the testimony of the expert witness, ruling that although he is qualified to give an opinion on any defects in the ladder, his visual observation method to determine the reason for the ladder's failure is insufficient to establish causation. Additionally, without the testimony of the expert witness, the injured individual has not put forth a viable manufacturing defect claim and his complaint must be dismissed in its entirety.
Court: USDC Northern District of Ohio, Judge: Knapp, Filed On: March 14, 2024, Case #: 5:22cv72, NOS: Tort Product Liability - Real Property, Categories: Evidence, Product Liability, Experts
J. Knapp grants the employer's motion for summary judgment, ruling any of the female employee's claims of gender-based retaliation or harassment that occurred before November 9, 2019 are time-barred based on the filing date of her EEOC complaint. Additionally, although the employee undoubtedly engaged in protected activity when she reported alleged discrimination and filed the EEOC complaint, her failure to comply with an expectations sheet implemented after previous disciplinary issues gave the employer a legitimate reason to fire her.
Court: USDC Northern District of Ohio, Judge: Knapp, Filed On: February 9, 2024, Case #: 5:21cv1573, NOS: Employment - Civil Rights, Categories: Civil Procedure, Evidence, Employment Discrimination
J. Knapp denies, in part, the employer's motion to dismiss Title VII race and sex discrimination claims. The employee's retaliation claim will proceed, as she submitted two EEOC charges related to her retaliation claim and, therefore, the employer was aware of her protected activity.
Court: USDC Northern District of Ohio, Judge: Knapp, Filed On: October 11, 2023, Case #: 5:22cv1562, NOS: Employment - Civil Rights, Categories: Employment Discrimination, Employment Retaliation
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