Fairfax judge awards $2.86M verdict over military contract

No ECOA Standing from Minority-Enterprise Status

By Deborah Elkins
Published: August 2, 2011
Tags: Banks & Banking, Fairfax County Circuit Court, Judge Lorraine Nordlund, Virginia Circuit Courts

In this suit by an Indian business man and his four businesses alleging a claim against a commercial lender under Virginia’s Equal Credit Opportunity Act, a Fairfax Circuit Court says the minority-owned business certification of two of the corporate plaintiffs does not create standing to allow their suit under the ECOA. Plaintiffs analogize to cases [...]

Clerk Must Accept Confession of Judgment

By Deborah Elkins
Published: June 29, 2011
Tags: Creditor's Rights, Fairfax County Circuit Court, Judge Lorraine Nordlund, Virginia Circuit Courts

The Fairfax Circuit Court grants a bank’s petition for a writ of mandamus to require the Clerk of Court to accept a confession of judgment against a commercial debtor, even though the clerk says the confession of judgment does not comply with Va. Code § 8.01-433.1 because it lacks the words “IMPORTANT NOTICE.” The clerk [...]

Business Has No ‘Disparate Impact’ ECOA Claim

By Deborah Elkins
Published: June 2, 2011
Tags: Consumer Protection, Fairfax County Circuit Court, Judge Lorraine Nordlund, Virginia Circuit Courts

Even if the court recognized a “disparate impact” claim against a commercial lender under Virginia’s Equal Credit Opportunity Act, plaintiffs, a businessman of Indian descent and his four medical businesses, have not stated such a claim against defendant Wells Fargo, says a Fairfax Circuit Court. This case arises out of a dispute between Krishnan Suthanthiran, [...]

No Sanctions After Lawyer Withdrawal

By Deborah Elkins
Published: May 25, 2011
Tags: Civil Procedure, Fairfax County Circuit Court, Judge Lorraine Nordlund, Virginia Circuit Courts

A Fairfax Circuit Court denies defendant’s motion to vacate a final judgment order entered against him and his motion for sanctions against the lawyer who withdrew from representing him. Defendant’s former lawyer testified that he had informed defendant of the trial date and had engaged in extensive preparation with defendant for the trial, including compiling [...]

Subcontractor for linguists contends regs were ignored – $2,858,463 Verdict

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: January 3, 2011
Tags: Contract, Fairfax Circuit Court, Judge Lorraine Nordlund, Million-Dollar Verdicts

L-3 Communication Services Inc., the prime contractor to a government contract, refused to pay interim variance indirect rate invoices to a subcontractor, Thomas Computer Solutions LLC (TCS), until the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) conducted a final audit. This stance was contrary to FAR 52.216-7, which allowed for interim rate adjustments prior to contract closeout. [...]