The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia can still lay claim to the title of the “Rocket Docket.” An updated report from the U.S. Courts shows the median time from filing to completion of trial in the Eastern District to be 10.2 months (Median Number of Months from Filing to Trial for Civil Cases with Completed Trials From Sept. 30, 2008 to Sept. 30, 2009). Source: VLW Blog; U.S. Courts.
Contributed by Eric A. Welter.Posts Tagged ‘Federal Litigation’
Eastern District of Virginia — Still the “Rocket Docket”
Monday, July 12th, 20104th Circuit Remands Discrimination Case For Trial
Saturday, May 1st, 2010In Merritt v. Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit held that the plaintiff had produced sufficient evidence of discriminatory intent to create a genuine issue of material fact, precluding summary judgment for the employer. A copy of the opinion is here. More after the break.
4th Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Retaliation Claims Based on Twombly
Monday, December 28th, 2009In a recent unpublished opinion (Harman v. Unisys Corp.), the Fourth Circuit reversed the district court’s dismissal of an employee’s retaliation claims against her employer. The plaintiff, Kathryn Harman, brought suit against Unisys Corporation and several employees, alleging gender, age, and race discrimination and retaliation, as well as violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). More after the break.
Contributed by Eric A. Welter.Western District of Virginia Allows Ex Parte Contact With Non-Supervisory Employees
Friday, September 25th, 2009In Smith v. United Salt Corp., the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia held that the plaintiffs and their counsel were not prohibited from engaging in ex parte communications with employees of the defendant employer so long as those employees were nonsupervisory. The opinion can be found here. More after the break.
