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Although Cisco Systems, which was sued for patent infringement, argued the trial judge should recuse himself after he discovered his spouse owned shares of Cisco and one of its competitors, the motion was denied because a reasonable person would not ...

Tagged with: Intellectual Property Judge Henry Coke Morgan Jr. U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A company that demonstrated that Cisco Systems infringed four of its patents covering complex computer networking security functions was awarded over $755 million in damages. Because Cisco’s infringement was willful, this amount was multiplied 2½ times, resulting in a total ...

Tagged with: Intellectual Property Judge Henry Coke Morgan Jr. U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A law firm suing its former client for unpaid legal services sufficiently alleged diversity jurisdiction by alleging the LLC defendant’s members are natural persons domiciled in Tennessee. Identifying the names of the members was not necessary. Background Gentry Locke Rakes ...

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

Where plaintiff asked defendant, a heating and cooling company, to come to her residence and some weeks later entered into a home repair contract, this was not a “home solicitation sale” under the Virginia Home Solicitation Sales Act. Overview Theuer ...

Tagged with: Contract Judge David W. Lannetti Norfolk City Circuit Court Virginia Circuit Courts

Efforts by pharmaceutical defendants to quickly dispose of a suit alleging they didn’t use commercially reasonable efforts to market and sell a prescription drug failed because the complaint plausibly alleged they were liable under a successor liability theory and breached ...

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

Where the defendant committed at least three copyright violations by failing to obtain licenses for the use of photos of Ringo Starr, Mick Jagger and Jimmy Page, the plaintiff was awarded $1,500 per violation, as allowed by statute, plus a ...

Tagged with: Intellectual Property Judge Henry E. Hudson U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where the contractor essentially adopted the collective bargaining agreement by making contributions to the plaintiff fund in accordance with the terms of the CBA, the contractor was liable for an early exit contribution required by the CBA. Background The sole ...

Tagged with: Contract Judge Liam O'Grady U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where the government’s complaint identified the mental health provider’s fraudulent conduct, claimed the provider acted with deliberate ignorance or reckless disregard of that conduct, plausibly alleged the government would not have paid the false invoices and provided examples of false ...

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

Although seven months elapsed before the plaintiff moved to amend its complaint to attempt to pierce the corporate veil, it was reasonable to use discovery to identify a factual basis for the claim. The amended complaint was allowed. Background Jared ...

Tagged with: Commercial Judge Joel Hoppe U.S. District Court - Western District

Where the court could not conclude as a matter of law that a reasonable jury would not have a legally sufficient basis to find for the non-moving party, both sides’ motions for judgment as a matter of law were denied. ...

Tagged with: Intellectual Property Judge Henry Coke Morgan Jr. U.S. District Court - Eastern District