Where the plaintiff was sued following a merger, the insurance carriers had a duty to provide indemnity coverage for any settlements or adverse judgments because an exclusion did not unambiguously exclude the merger from coverage. Background In this insurance coverage ...

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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 ...

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Where the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission mailed a right-to-sue letter to the employee in November 2019, his January 2021 lawsuit was untimely because it wasn’t filed within 90 days. His declaration of nonreceipt was insufficient to rebut the presumption of ...

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Where a subcontractor was required to give notice of a claim to the prime contractor within 90 days from the date of occurrence, that requirement was not met in its daily reports, which failed to provide any details, including the ...

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Type of action: Qui tam action under the federal False Claims Act Injuries alleged: Alleged submission of false claims to the United States for goods and services associated with broadband internet. Name of case: United States ex rel. Stephen Bishop ...

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Where the new owner of Hickory Hill, Robert Kennedy’s Virginia home, promised Kennedy’s daughter Kerry in 2010 that she could take a decorative lawn urn from her parents’ property in 10 years, that agreement was enforceable, supported by adequate consideration, ...

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Where an Army employee who applied for an open position alleged her nonselection was the result of protected activity, but there was a several-month gap between the protected activity and her not being chosen for the post, there was no ...

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Where the Consortium for Independent Journalism sued Global News, a Canadian publisher, for allegedly accusing it of being part of a cyber-influence campaign directed by Russia, Global News did not target Virginia with its articles, and the fact that the ...

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Larus Cloud Service Limited was awarded the domain name “laruscloudservices.net’’ after the court found Larus’ mark was distinctive, the disputed domain was confusingly similar and it was registered or used in bad faith with the intent to profit. Background On ...

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Where a former Woodstock car dealership breached the terms of a master loan agreement by not making timely payments and not holding sale proceeds in trust, and the dealership and its guarantor failed to respond to the complaint, both are ...

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