A recent decision by Senior District Judge Robert Payne on a Daubert motion in class action litigation against a pension fund offers some helpful lessons on challenging expert witnesses in the EDVA. Trauernicht v. Genworth...more
6/4/2024
/ Breach of Duty ,
Class Action ,
Daubert Standards ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Expert Witness ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Investment Management ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Pensions ,
Popular ,
Retirement Plan
A long line of cases in the EDVA demonstrates that defendants seeking to transfer venue out of the EDVA under 28 U.S.C. 1404(a) face an uphill climb if the plaintiff is a Virginia resident....more
2/2/2024
/ Airlines ,
Aviation Industry ,
Business Litigation ,
Choice-of-Law ,
Choice-of-Venue ,
Class Action ,
Forum ,
Forum Selection ,
Jurisdiction ,
Misleading Statements ,
Motion to Transfer ,
Principal Place of Business ,
Venue ,
Virginia
In an August 11 decision, Judge Henry Hudson of the EDVA conditionally certified a class of food service workers employed by a federal contractor at Fort Pickett who sued for unpaid overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards...more
8/21/2023
/ Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Collective Actions ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Unpaid Overtime ,
Virginia ,
Wage and Hour