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Army must reconsider pilot’s disability retirement rating
Where a former Army pilot presented a significant amount of evidence showing that he suffers from chronic post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, and that his PTSD was the result of […]
Patent holder awarded royalty, not injunction
Where a patent holder argued an infringing competitor should be permanently enjoined from selling the infringing products, its motion was denied. The patent holder was instead awarded a reasonable royalty […]
Google fails to transfer antitrust suit to SDNY
Where Google argued an antitrust suit brought by the United States and eight state plaintiffs should be transferred to the Southern District of New York, or SDNY, where over two […]
Unvaccinated man’s disability bias claims dismissed
Where an electrician alleged that he was terminated by Fairfax County because of his refusal to comply with the county’s COVID-19 policy, his disability discrimination and retaliation claims were dismissed. […]
Video game character trademark suit dismissed
Where a man challenged a decision denying his trademark application to register a character in his video game, but his appeal remained pending before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, […]
Home Depot dismisses race discrimination suit
Where a man alleged that Home Depot refused to honor an alleged promise to discount his moving truck fee because of his race, but he failed to plead any facts […]
Unvaccinated employee’s ADA claims dismissed
Where an unvaccinated employee alleged his employer discriminated against him because he refused to comply with its COVID-19 policy, but the evidence showed the company did not regard him as […]
Army prevails on religious bias claim
Where a woman alleged that the Army failed to accommodate her religion by requiring her to work on Sundays, but the record showed that she elected to work on Sundays, […]
Woman enjoined from suing scholar again
Where a woman twice sued an academic scholar for defamation, and both lawsuits were dismissed, the court entered a permanent injunction prohibiting her from suing him for any allegations that […]
Multiple claims by former civilian employee dismissed
Where a man challenged various employment actions taken against him while he served as a civilian employee for the federal government, his multicount complaint was dismissed because the court lacked […]
Companies awarded over $1.4M in attorneys’ fees
Where the court previously found a company was liable for fees and costs incurred by two other companies in responding to a hepatitis A virus outbreak, the prevailing companies were […]
Parole Board adequately explained denial of parole
Where the Parole Board explained that it denied parole to the detainee because of the “serious nature and circumstances of [his] offense,” its conclusion that he should “serve more of […]
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
