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RICO verdict vacated by federal court
Where a loan management company alleged that lawyers, law firms, marketing entities and other businesses violated the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, or RICO, by manufacturing or encouraging lawsuits […]
Sellers must comply with P&S agreements
Where landowners agreed to sell their parcels of land as part of a redevelopment project in Prince William County, but then refused to agree to certain conditions that were required […]
Court vacates millions in damages
Damages awarded by a jury to a student loan servicer under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, or RICO, were vacated after an Eastern District of Virginia judge found the defendants’ telephone consumer protection claims were neither shams nor manufactured.
Man waited too long before filing EEOC charge
Where a former employee filed his charge of discrimination more than 300 days after the allegedly discriminatory act, and failed to allege any extraordinary circumstances beyond his control that precluded […]
Contingency agreement not basis for fee award
A federal court awarded attorneys’ fees to plaintiff’s counsel in a case stemming from a disagreement between two attorneys.
Contingent fee arrangement doesn’t control fee award
Although the plaintiffs argued the contingency fee to which they agreed in their retainer agreement should control, the court instead awarded attorney’s fees to the prevailing party based upon his […]
Challenge to PTO ‘Fintiv instructions’ mooted
Where two companies claimed they were harmed by factors adopted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, or PTO, and its director to aid in deciding whether to institute […]
Corrections officers prevail on failure-to-protect claim
Where a detainee alleged that correctional officers failed to protect him from an attack by another detainee, but the officers had no advance knowledge of any attack, and immediately moved […]
Damages assessed against counterfeiters
Where a company established claims for trademark infringement and counterfeiting, unfair competition under federal and state law, trademark dilution and copyright infringement against counterfeiters, damages were assessed against the defaulting […]
Lender dodges Military Lending Act lawsuit
Where a proposed class action was filed against a lender for allegedly violating the Military Lending Act, but the majority of the challenged transactions were time-barred, and the remaining challenged […]
Kickback scheme results in $12M damages’ award
Where the United States showed a company violated the False Claims Act by paying kickbacks in connection with Medicare submissions, the United States was awarded $12,036,554.48 in damages. Background This […]
Party awarded more than $725K in attorneys’ fees
Where the buyer of three parcels of land prevailed in its suit against the sellers, after they refused to sign required rezoning forms, the buyer was awarded more than $725,000 […]
Verdicts & Settlements
- Medical Malpractice – Patient suffers stroke from ruptured aneurysm
- Premises Liability- Man suffers paralysis after bench tipped back
- Medical Malpractice – Botched tubal ligation results in childbirth
- Motor Vehicle Negligence – Pickup truck passenger dies from crash injuries
- Medical Malpractice-Patient received spleen injury during colonoscopy
- Medical Malpractice – Patient suffers complications from improper cyst removal
- Motor Vehicle Negligence Henrico driver sustained wrist fracture in five-car collision
- Medical Malpractice-Patient dies following blood loss in surgery
- Motor Vehicle Negligence – Defense points to plaintiff’s prior collision, stressors
- Medical Malpractice – Ingrown toenail removal leads to CRPS type 2
- Motor Vehicle Negligence Rear-seat passenger injured when car hits telephone pole
Opinion Digests
- Arbitration – Court decides whether nonparty to arbitration agreement can enforce it
- Constitutional – Circuit court applied wrong standard in church dispute
- Civil Procedure – Medical malpractice statute of limitations doesn’t apply to claims against hospital
- Bankruptcy – Creditor can’t examine debtor under Bankruptcy Code § 707(b)(1)
- Administrative – Court construes Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
- Taxation – County’s tax assessment was ‘plainly wrong’
- Negligence – Release doesn’t bar rider’s negligence claim against horse owner
- Bankruptcy – Motion to reinstate Chapter 7 petition previously dismissed by court is denied
- Wills and trusts – Court applied incorrect statute of limitations to breach of trust claims
- Administrative – Doctor’s attacks on license suspension order fails
- Habeas Corpus – Petition attacking military court martial is dismissed
- Parent and Child – Stepmother awarded custody of stepchildren over father’s objection
