An Alexandria U.S. District Court dismisses a would-be whistleblower’s claim that defendant government contractor intentionally overcharged the U.S. Department of State for bottled water supplied to various facilities in Iraq, and fired plaintiff in retaliation for questioning the propriety of ...

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

In this contract dispute between plaintiff software company and defendant, a prime government contractor, plaintiff’s “understanding” that the federal government had agreed to list plaintiff’s software as a contract line item in the Prime Contract is not supported by any ...

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

In this False Claims Act suit in which the Alexandria U.S. District Court awarded $24 million against Gosselin Worldwide Moving NV for a bid-rigging scheme, the court denies a motion to quash a writ of continuing non-wage garnishment against third-party ...

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

Although plaintiff franchisees seek the benefit of a 2014 Right of First Refusal Amendment to the Virginia Petroleum Products Franchise Act, they do not qualify for such benefit because Sunoco Inc.’s transfer of its interest in certain leased marketing premises ...

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

Defendant Capital One Financial Corporation successfully defended plaintiff’s patent infringement action and is a “prevailing party,” but this is not an “exceptional case” under 35 U.S.C. § 285 and the Alexandria U.S. District Court awards costs but denies attorney’s fees; ...

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

A 59-year-old male Special Agent in defendant CIA Director’s Protective Service, who is a Southern Baptist of Filipino/Portuguese descent and identifies as Asian Pacific Islander, has failed to state prima facie claims of Title VII race, gender or national origin ...

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

Plaintiff, an American citizen who has not been convicted of, charged with or alleged to have committed a criminal offense related to terrorism or otherwise, wins summary judgment in Alexandria U.S. District Court on his Fifth Amendment due process claim ...

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

In this suit alleging defendant Equifax did not timely notify certain consumers whose information was requested by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, the Alexandria U.S. District Court grants summary judgment for defendant; Equifax had in place a policy and ...

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

An insurance carrier has a duty to defend a construction company in a suit alleging the company damaged one-half of a duplex residence when it performed renovation for its clients, who owned the other half of the duplex; the Alexandria ...

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

An Alexandria U.S. District Court dismisses plaintiff’s claim that her Saudi employer held her in “involuntary servitude” in violation of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act; although her living situation and the “house rules” may have been harsh and unfair, and ...

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