26 results for 'judge:"Nagala"'.
J. Nagala denies, in part, class counsel's motion for attorney fees, ruling the attorneys' request for an award of one-third of the total $4.1 million settlement amount is unreasonable when compared to other, similar class action ERISA lawsuits. Therefore, without any evidence to prove this case was extraordinary or unique in any way, the award will be reduced to one-quarter of the total settlement.
Court: USDC Connecticut, Judge: Nagala, Filed On: April 16, 2024, Case #: 3:21cv1085, NOS: Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) - Labor, Categories: Attorney Fees, Class Action
J. Nagala finds that pro se Chinese dissident’s claim against YouTube and Google, which demonetized his channel after the Chinese Communist Party allegedly hacked it, does not violate the terms of service agreement. The court converts to a motion for summary judgment.
Court: USDC Connecticut, Judge: Nagala, Filed On: March 28, 2024, Case #: 3:23cv513, NOS: Other Civil Rights - Civil Rights, Categories: Communications, Contract, Technology
J. Nagala grants, in part, the deckhand's motion for conditional class certification, ruling the four employee declarations regarding the employer's refusal to compensate them for time spent moving boats to and from jobsites, which deprived them of overtime pay, are sufficient at this stage to demonstrate a workplace policy that violates the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Court: USDC Connecticut, Judge: Nagala, Filed On: March 19, 2024, Case #: 3:23cv46, NOS: Fair Labor Standards Act - Labor, Categories: Evidence, Class Action, Labor
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J. Nagala grants the employer's motion for summary judgment, ruling that while the black employee was qualified for the school district's director of transportation position, he does not dispute the candidate who was ultimately hired was more qualified and had more relevant experience. Furthermore, the comments made in a newspaper that labeled him "lazy" and a "slacker" are not race-based and were made by an individual who was not intimately involved with the hiring process.
Court: USDC Connecticut, Judge: Nagala, Filed On: March 18, 2024, Case #: 3:21cv925, NOS: Employment - Civil Rights, Categories: Evidence, Employment Discrimination
J. Nagala grants the employees' motion for class certification, ruling that although the class members were employed by FedEx for different periods of time and had minor differences in their job duties, they were all subject to the same pre-work security screenings and satisfy commonality requirements.
Court: USDC Connecticut, Judge: Nagala, Filed On: March 8, 2024, Case #: 3:21cv1644, NOS: Other Labor Litigation - Labor, Categories: Evidence, Class Action, Labor
J. Nagala denies, in part, the police officers' motion for summary judgment, ruling the arrested individual's excessive force claims will proceed. Although he initially refused to comply and brandished a letter opener, the officers' use of force to take him to the ground and handcuff him after he put the letter opener down and complied with all commands creates an issue of fact as to whether the force was necessary and reasonable.
Court: USDC Connecticut, Judge: Nagala, Filed On: February 13, 2024, Case #: 3:21cv845, NOS: Other Civil Rights - Civil Rights, Categories: Civil Rights, Evidence
J. Nagala denies the prison doctor's motion for summary judgment, ruling his failure to timely address the prisoner's history of hearing loss coupled with the onset of facial numbness and dizziness could be considered deliberately indifferent by a reasonable jury, which precludes the application of immunity on wrongful death and civil rights claims brought after the prisoner died from surgical complications. However, because the evidence brought to support the claims against the nurses consists almost entirely of inadmissible hearsay, the claims against all three nurses will be dismissed.
Court: USDC Connecticut, Judge: Nagala, Filed On: February 1, 2024, Case #: 3:21cv337, NOS: Other Civil Rights - Civil Rights, Categories: Civil Rights, Immunity, Wrongful Death
J. Nagala grants, in part, the employer's motion to dismiss, ruling the employee's hostile work environment claims are in no way related to the charges raised in her administrative complaint with the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities and, therefore, must be dismissed for a failure to exhaust administrative remedies. Furthermore, the employer's decision to send the employee home on a day where she experienced extreme morning sickness and her ultimate termination for "a lot of medical issues" cannot be used as the basis for an emotional distress claim.
Court: USDC Connecticut, Judge: Nagala, Filed On: December 7, 2023, Case #: 3:23cv684, NOS: Employment - Civil Rights, Categories: Civil Procedure, Emotional Distress, Employment Discrimination
J. Nagala denies the boarding school's motion for summary judgment, ruling it could be held liable for the sexual assaults on the student by its dean because it was aware the dean would give physical displays of affection and had access to students as a dorm parent and coach, while the school's administrators also allegedly failed to properly investigate claims of assault when they were first made.
Court: USDC Connecticut, Judge: Nagala, Filed On: October 2, 2023, Case #: 3:20cv1822, NOS: Other Personal Injury - Torts - Personal Injury, Categories: Education, Negligence, Emotional Distress
J. Nagala grants the employer's motion to dismiss, ruling the employees fired for their refusal to receive a Covid-19 vaccination have abandoned all but their emotional distress claims, which must also be dismissed for the lack of evidence of outrageous conduct.
Court: USDC Connecticut, Judge: Nagala, Filed On: September 11, 2023, Case #: 3:23cv253, NOS: Employment - Civil Rights, Categories: Emotional Distress, Covid-19, Employment Discrimination
J. Nagala denies the helicopter parts buyer's motion to dismiss, ruling the forum selection clause in its contract with the parts distributor is enforceable and, therefore, grants this court jurisdiction over the lawsuit. Although the clause was not included in the purchase order documents themselves, the distributor repeatedly referred the buyer to the terms and conditions listed in the price catalogue, which put the buyer on notice and renders the clause enforceable.
Court: USDC Connecticut, Judge: Nagala, Filed On: August 28, 2023, Case #: 3:22cv1445, NOS: Other Contract - Contract, Categories: Jurisdiction, Contract
J. Nagala grants the employer and labor union's motions to dismiss, ruling that because the union did not employ the employee, he cannot bring any wage or employment-related claims against it. Meanwhile, the failure by the employee to file his suit within two years of the employer's alleged failure to pay overtime requires dismissal.
Court: USDC Connecticut, Judge: Nagala, Filed On: August 18, 2023, Case #: 3:22cv927, NOS: Other Labor Litigation - Labor, Categories: Civil Procedure, Labor
J. Nagala denies, in part, the township's motion to dismiss, ruling the female firefighter makes a plausible equal protection claim under a final policy decisionmaker theory of liability based on the conduct of the fire chief, which included removing a portion of the written exam for the assistant chief position so his preferred candidate scored better and refusing to allow the female firefighter to be selected for the final round of interviews despite her qualifications.
Court: USDC Connecticut, Judge: Nagala, Filed On: August 14, 2023, Case #: 3:22cv1094, NOS: Employment - Civil Rights, Categories: Equal Protection, Employment Discrimination, Employment Retaliation
J. Nagala denies the insurance policy issuer's motion for summary judgment, ruling the ratification doctrine does not apply to the insurance company. The policy became enforceable as soon as it was issued; therefore, the insurer was required to indemnify the client regardless of whether it accepted the policy, which lacked certain exclusions, and the policy issuer can be held liable on contract claims for its failure to include the exclusions.
Court: USDC Connecticut, Judge: Nagala, Filed On: July 28, 2023, Case #: 3:21cv699, NOS: Insurance - Contract, Categories: Insurance, Contract
J. Nagala denies, in part, the employer's motion for summary judgment, ruling the 0.5% pay increase given to the black employee, a raise significantly less than the standard 3% raise, qualifies as an adverse employment action and can establish a prima facie case for discrimination, given that his quantitative performance numbers did not warrant a negative performance review. However, the isolated incidents involving a coworker who played the black employee a rap song with the n-word and claimed he resembled a rapist featured on the news are insufficient to support the employee's hostile work environment claims.
Court: USDC Connecticut, Judge: Nagala, Filed On: July 17, 2023, Case #: 3:21cv1630, NOS: Employment - Civil Rights, Categories: Civil Rights, Evidence, Employment Discrimination
J. Nagala denies, in part, the property buyer's motion to dismiss a counterclaim for attorney fees filed by the seller, ruling the seller was not required to wait until the conclusion of the case to raise its motion for fees. Depending on the outcome of the case, it might be prevented from filing such a post-trial motion.
Court: USDC Connecticut, Judge: Nagala, Filed On: July 12, 2023, Case #: 3:23cv240, NOS: Other Contract - Contract, Categories: Real Estate, Attorney Fees, Contract
J. Nagala grants, in part, the former boarding school student's motion to compel in his negligence case arising from an alleged sexual assault. The mediation documents he requests must be produced by the school, except for those created by attorneys, which are subject to attorney-client privilege. Additionally, the correspondence between the school and its insurer regarding other allegations of sexual assault by the school's former dean of students are within the scope of discovery for this lawsuit and must be filed with the court after the creation of a protection order.
Court: USDC Connecticut, Judge: Nagala, Filed On: July 10, 2023, Case #: 3:20cv1822, NOS: Other Personal Injury - Torts - Personal Injury, Categories: Negligence, Discovery, Privilege
J. Nagala denies both parties' motions for summary judgment, ruling that interpretative questions regarding the Connecticut Surprise Billing Law must be certified to the Connecticut Supreme Court before any decision in the present dispute can be made. Therefore, the question of how much an insurer must reimburse an emergency services provider and how much it must recover directly from the patient will be certified to the state high court. Once the court has answered that question, this court will be able to resolve whether the emergency services provider violates the billing law when it collects money directly from the patient for fees that result from being an out-of-network provider.
Court: USDC Connecticut, Judge: Nagala, Filed On: June 29, 2023, Case #: 3:21cv1169, NOS: Other Personal Property Damage - Torts - Personal Property, Categories: Health Care, Insurance
J. Nagala grants, in part, the environmental group's motion to amend its complaint against the oil company, ruling the possibility of a severe storm striking near the refinery, which has less than adequate storm surge protection, presents a chance of "imminent injury" to the environmentalists because it could occur at any time and, therefore, gives them standing to pursue Clean Water Act claims.
Court: USDC Connecticut, Judge: Nagala, Filed On: June 23, 2023, Case #: 3:21cv932, NOS: Environmental Matters - Other Suits, Categories: Environment, Water
J. Nagala grants the parents' motion to remand to the Connecticut Superior Court, ruling this court lacks jurisdiction over their suit against the social media platforms because the plaintiffs and the individual defendants are based in Connecticut. Although Meta Platforms argues the individual defendants who sexually assaulted the social media user were misjoined to the action to prevent removal to this court, there is no egregious conduct on the part of the parents, while the individual defendants' actions are at least somewhat related to the claims against the social media platforms.
Court: USDC Connecticut, Judge: Nagala, Filed On: May 24, 2023, Case #: 3:23cv284, NOS: Personal Injury - Product Liability - Torts - Personal Injury, Categories: Negligence, Product Liability, Jurisdiction
J. Nagala grants the lighting company employees' motion to dismiss, ruling the injured shopper fails to show the employees transacted business in the state of Connecticut; therefore, this court lacks jurisdiction.
Court: USDC Connecticut, Judge: Nagala, Filed On: May 17, 2023, Case #: 3:22cv1081, NOS: Other Personal Property Damage - Torts - Personal Property, Categories: Fraud, Negligence, Jurisdiction