Legal Opinion
Demetres v. East West Construction, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided January 28, 2014No. Civil Action No. 2:13cv155PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
REBECCA BEACH SMITH, Chief Judge.
This matter comes before the court on the Motion to Dismiss (“Motion”) and accompanying Memorandum in Support, filed by the Defendant, East West Construction, Inc., pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1). ECF No. 6. Therein, the Defendant alleges that this court lacks jurisdiction over the dispute because the Plaintiffs claims are preempted by the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Act (“VWCA”). For the reasons set forth below, the court GRANTS the Defendant’s Motion, and the case is DISMISSED for lack of subject matter jurisdiction…
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