Noland Butler

May 16, 2024 | jdsupra.com | David Anthony |Noland Butler |Cindy Hanson

In Holden v. Holiday Inn Club Vacations Inc., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit recently upheld a consolidated district court ruling granting summary judgment for the defendant furnisher in two Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) actions centering on whether the consumers’ disputes with the furnisher were actionable.

Sep 12, 2023 | jdsupra.com | David Anthony |Noland Butler |Noah DiPasquale

On August 23, Judge Rebecca Beach Smith issued a notable decision that serves as a stern warning to out-of-state counsel seeking to practice in the Eastern District — and, perhaps more so, to the local counsel who choose to associate with them. In Joann Wright Haysbert v. Bloomin’ Brands, Inc., et al., No. 4:20-cv-00121-RBS-RJK, 2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 148808 (E.D. Va. Aug.

Sep 7, 2023 | lexblog.com | Mary C. Zinsner |David Anthony |Noland Butler |Noah DiPasquale

On August 23, Judge Rebecca Beach Smith issued a notable decision that serves as a stern warning to out-of-state counsel seeking to practice in the Eastern District — and, perhaps more so, to the local counsel who choose to associate with them. In Joann Wright Haysbert v. Bloomin’ Brands, Inc., et al., No. 4:20-cv-00121-RBS-RJK, 2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 148808 (E.D. Va. Aug.

Aug 15, 2023 | jdsupra.com | David Anthony |Noland Butler |Noah DiPasquale

A recent EDVA decision reinforced the point that removal to federal court must be based on the existence of either federal question or diversity jurisdiction, but not supplemental jurisdiction. In Chandler v. Corizon Health et al., No. 3:22-cv-501, 2023 WL 4203466 (E.D. Va. June 27, 2023), the plaintiff suffered chemical burns after a caustic substance spilled on him while working at a jail.