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Where a subcontractor providing laundry and linen services to a general contractor under that party’s contract with the University of Virginia sought liquidated damages and attorneys’ fees when its subcontract was ended early after UVA terminated the main contract, its ...

Tagged with: Contract Judge Elizabeth K. Dillon U.S. District Court - Western District

Where appellee offered the statute of frauds as an affirmative defense to appellants’ breach of contract claim, the trial court erred by granting appellee’s motion to strike. Appellee had the burden to prove that the statute of frauds applied and ...

Tagged with: Contract Supreme Court of Virginia

Where film companies showed that parties responsible for a pirate movie streaming website likely violated the Copyright Act and Lanham Act, thereby causing irreparable harm, the defendants’ assets were frozen. Background Plaintiffs—business entities involved in the film industry—seek a preliminary ...

Tagged with: Intellectual Property Judge Rossie D. Alston Jr. U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where a party suing for breach of contract successfully prevailed on its motion to compel emails and documents relating to a prior contract, because the hourly rates of its attorneys at Foley & Lardner were slightly above those of attorneys ...

Tagged with: Contract Judge Theresa C. Buchanan U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where a logistics and warehouse company submitted a claim for business losses caused by COVID-19 and shutdown orders, the complaint was dismissed because the virus and organic pathogen exclusions prohibit claims caused by a virus. Background L&L Logistics and Warehousing ...

Tagged with: Insurance Judge Robert E. Payne U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where parties sought a declaratory judgment that factoring company was not entitled to payment because of an alleged breach, but the breach has already occurred and any damages were already suffered, the declaratory judgment counts were dismissed with prejudice. Background ...

Tagged with: Contract Judge Raymond A. Jackson U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Two peanut processors sued for depressing the price for runner peanuts will pay over $57.75 million to resolve claims brought by a class of peanut farmers after the court found the class-action settlement was adequate, conducted at arms-length and equitable. ...

Tagged with: Commercial Judge Raymond A. Jackson U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Defendant is entitled to summary judgment in this collection case because plaintiff has produced no evidence of any legal obligation between defendant and the entity that defaulted on loans obtained from plaintiff. Facts Plaintiff FVCBank has sued defendant Transform Holdco ...

Tagged with: Contract Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge Penney S. Azcarate Virginia Circuit Courts

Where there were no factual allegations showing a company’s use of the trademark “REJUVenate” for disinfectants caused past lost sales, future lost sales or harm to reputation to another company that uses the trademark “Rejuvenate” for cleaning products, the false ...

Tagged with: Intellectual Property Judge James P. Jones U.S. District Court - Western District

Where a unity of interest and ownership was alleged to exist between the corporation and its two owners, and the owners allegedly used the corporate form to disguise a wrong or obscure a fraud, in particular, to avoid payment of ...

Tagged with: Judge M. Hannah Lauck Labor U.S. District Court - Eastern District