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In an issue of first impression, a Norfolk U.S. District Court says plaintiff General Motors’ Dealer Agreement with defendant Hall Chevrolet is a separate agreement from the parties’ Exclusive Use Agreement, which the defendant allegedly violated by adding a Chrysler, ...

Tagged with: Contract Judge Robert G. Doumar U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A law firm partnership agreement that requires a departing firm member to forfeit 50 percent of his Accrual Basis Account if he takes firm clients with him upon departure may be a violation of D.C. Rule of Professional Conduct 5.6; ...

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

Interpreting interconnection agreements between appellant CoreTel Virginia LLC and Verizon in accordance with the Telecommunications Act of 1996, the 4th Circuit upholds a district court decision that CoreTel owes Verizon $227,974 for use of Verizon’s telecommunications facilities and $138,724 in ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Contract Judge Allyson K. Duncan

In this dispute over a licensee’s alleged use of an eye-tracking technology licensed by U.Va.’s patent foundation, a Charlottesville U.S. District Court disagrees with the foundation that the licensee’s nonpayment of royalties implicates the scope of the subject patent; the ...

Tagged with: Intellectual Property Judge Glen E. Conrad U.S. District Court - Western District

A Norfolk U.S. District Court grants plaintiff’s motion for default judgment in its suit alleging defendant breached two service contracts to ship cargo on plaintiff’s vessels by failing to pay $101,765 in outstanding costs resulting from freight charges, detention and ...

Tagged with: Contract Judge Mark Davis U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Institutional investors in Neustar stock who have settled their securities fraud class action claims based on Neustar’s statements about its chances of winning renewal of a lucrative government contract for a central data registry of wireless telephone numbers win their ...

Tagged with: Corporate Judge James C. Cacheris U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Although a Maryland resident’s initial hiring to teach English in Saudi Arabia went through Virginia-based contractor Northrup Grumman, an Alexandria U.S. District Court has no jurisdiction over the same employer in Saudi Arabia that allegedly refused to hire him for ...

Tagged with: Contract Judge James C. Cacheris U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Although a Maryland resident’s initial hiring to teach English in Saudi Arabia went through Virginia-based contractor Northrup Grumman, an Alexandria U.S. District Court has no jurisdiction over the same employer in Saudi Arabia that allegedly refused to hire him for ...

Tagged with: Contract Judge James C. Cacheris U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A Danville U.S. District Court grants defendant Bank of North Carolina summary judgment on plaintiff River Community Bank’s claim for breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing in a Loan Participation Agreement, but the court denies ...

Tagged with: Contract Judge Jackson L. Kiser U.S. District Court - Western District

A patent attorney whose Washington state license to practice law was suspended after he failed to pay bar dues or complete mandatory CLE when he left law practice to become a patent agent, and whose former law firm filed a ...

Tagged with: Intellectual Property Judge Gerald Bruce Lee U.S. District Court - Eastern District