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Although a Virginia-based company alleged it was owed commissions by an Illinois corporation because it assisted in selling over $28 million of personal protective equipment, or PPE, the suit was dismissed because the alleged breach of the agreement concerned entities ...

Tagged with: Contract Judge Michael F. Urbanski U.S. District Court - Western District

Where a salon sought coverage under its business loss policy for losses suffered when it closed because of Covid orders, the insurer prevails because its virus exclusion precluded claims for business losses related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Background Adorn Barber ...

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

Where the parties disputed who was responsible for contributing to the creation of a certain idea in a patent, and whether that idea was important to the overall patent, the dispute over inventorship could not be resolved on summary judgment. ...

Tagged with: Intellectual Property Judge Roderick C. Young U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where a strawberry producer guaranteed the quality of strawberries to its “customers,” and a smoothie café qualified as a “customer,” the producer was liable for the attorneys’ fees and costs incurred in defending lawsuits arising from an outbreak of hepatitis ...

Tagged with: Contract Judge Leonie M. Brinkema U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where a tax preparation company offers similar services to those offered by the plaintiff, its use of the plaintiff’s trademark on a Facebook page and pamphlets had the tendency to confuse customers. Background Liberty Tax Service sues several defendants for ...

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

Where one business partner alleged the other partner conspired to fraudulently obtain service-disabled veteran owned small business set-aside contracts, a RICO conspiracy claim survived the motion to dismiss. Background Plaintiff has asserted two RICO counts against Neil Parekh, his business ...

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

Where a plaintiff named “Huang Zhiyang” alleged he was the owner of domain name 45.com, but an intervenor named “Huang Zhiyang” provided evidence that he was the rightful owner, the court found that the intervenor was the real “Huang Zhiyang” ...

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

Where the owner of a Ted Nugent photograph sued Independent Journal Review for using the photo on its website, IJR prevailed on summary judgment because the picture was part of a commentary on issues of public concern, its commercial gain ...

Tagged with: Intellectual Property Judge Anthony J. Trenga U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where a staffing agency’s agreement provided that if its client decided that it no longer wished to have the plaintiff provide services the agreement would be null and void, and the record showed that before the plaintiff started working the ...

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

Where the Town of Culpepper could end its lease with a movie chain if theater operations ceased for 120 days, its termination was not improper when the theater was closed because of COVID. Although the chain argued it was conducting ...

Tagged with: Commercial Judge Norman K. Moon U.S. District Court - Western District