Virginia Lawyers Weekly VA Lawyers Weekly

In this consumer class action alleging de­fendant law firm’s communication violated certain requirements of the 30-day validation notice disclosure in the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Richmond U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge approves the par­ties’ amended Settlement Agreement settling ...

Tagged with: Consumer Protection Judge David J. Novak U.S. District Court - Eastern District

In this Administrative Procedure Act case, the Alexandria U.S. District Court upholds defendant Patent and Trademark Office’s de­nial of a patent term extension for plaintiff pharmaceutical company’s ‘447 patent. In addition to holding the rights to the ‘447 patent, plaintiff ...

Tagged with: Intellectual Property Judge T.S. Ellis III U.S. District Court - Eastern District

In this contract dispute between plaintiff BMK Solutions LLC, a Virgin­ia producer of medical kits certified as a Tactical Combat Casualty Care govern­ment contractor, and defendant BioStat LLC, a Florida LLC and distributor of Medtrade gauze and bandage products made ...

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

A plaintiff who worked for defen­dant defense contractor in Iraq under a Worldwide Protective Services contract as a deputy project manager of opera­tions for the Baghdad Embassy Securi­ty Force Project states a False Claims Act claim with allegations that he ...

Tagged with: Contract Judge T.S. Ellis III U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A Missouri lawyer whose law license was suspended indefinitely by the Su­preme Court of Missouri cannot over­turn an order of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office imposing identical reciprocal discipline pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 32; the Alexandria U.S. District ...

Tagged with: Intellectual Property Judge T.S. Ellis III U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Although the arbitration clause in a buyer’s purchase contract for a 2009 Ford Flex does not impose identical obligations on the buyer and the car dealer, in terms of the carve-out allowing each party to take a case to court, ...

Tagged with: Contract Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge Randy I. Bellows Virginia Circuit Courts

In this action by a substitute trustee to collect the balance on debts owed by defendants on 12 loans in the wake of foreclosures by the substitute trustee, the Norfolk Circuit Court says defendants have stated counterclaims for actual and ...

Tagged with: Contract Judge Mary Jane Hall Norfolk Circuit Court Virginia Circuit Courts

A relator’s False Claims Act suit al­leging defendant Unisys hired employ­ees who were unqualified to work on contracts to provide the U.S. Army with world-wide radio-frequency identification network services (RFID) in Europe and Africa under Task Order 122, an Alexan­dria ...

Tagged with: Contract Judge T.S. Ellis III U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A medical practice providing laboratory di­agnostic services did not waive its right to sue defendant Anthem Health Plans for breach of contract for defendant’s implementation of a Phased-in Rates Amendment to the practice’s contract as part of a preferred-provider net­work, ...

Tagged with: Contract Judge Michelle J. Atkins Norfolk Circuit Court Virginia Circuit Courts

Defendant accrediting body did not follow its own internal procedures for reviewing plaintiff university’s application to renew its accreditation, and the Alexandria U.S. District Court grants the university a preliminary injunction allowing it to continue operating during its efforts to ...

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