Where a financial company reached into Virginia to solicit business from a Virginia-based plaintiff, the agreement contemplated performance in Virginia, money was exchanged and defendants communicated with plaintiff in Virginia “hundreds of times” by phone and email, Virginia’s long-arm statute ...

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Where the carrier sought a declaration it had no duty to defend multiple underlying suits arising out of the insured’s retention of an unlicensed psychologist to treat patients because of misrepresentations made in the application, that claim could proceed. However, ...

Tagged with: Insurance Judge Liam O'Grady U.S. District Court - Eastern District

More than three dozen patients of a woman who posed for years as a licensed psychologist face obstacles to compensation for their alleged damages. A federal judge has agreed to consider whether a medical malpractice insurance company owes coverage to ...

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Where the plaintiff suing over a failed joint venture made material misrepresentations in several allegations in their second amended complaint and attached incorrect documents, they were ordered to correct all allegations inconsistent with the factual record. Although the case was ...

Tagged with: Civil Practice Judge Liam O'Grady U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where the contractor essentially adopted the collective bargaining agreement by making contributions to the plaintiff fund in accordance with the terms of the CBA, the contractor was liable for an early exit contribution required by the CBA. Background The sole ...

Tagged with: Contract Judge Liam O'Grady U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where a power plant made a claim for damages to its turbine and the carrier made “egregious” decisions in calculating the damages, including improperly discounting the damages of one of its own consultants, so they fell below the $500,000 deductible, ...

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Where Amazon alleged the defendants perpetuated a widespread scheme of kickbacks and fraudulent transactions that violated the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, and Amazon showed a need to preserve assets and evidence, the defendants were enjoined from disrupting any ...

Tagged with: Judge Liam O'Grady Tort U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Disagreements between neighbors was because of the plaintiff’s use of her house for rentals, and not because of her race. There was no evidence that the neighbors treated others outside the protected class who were hosting rentals differently. As such, ...

Tagged with: Judge Liam O'Grady Tort U.S. District Court - Eastern District

In a copyright infringement suit brought by members of the music industry against Cox Communications, the jury’s award of $99,830 for each of the infringing works was supported by the evidence and was not unconstitutional. However, Cox will have an ...

Tagged with: Intellectual Property Judge Liam O'Grady U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where each of the 13 causes of action, many based upon an allegedly unlawful polygraph exam, failed as a matter of law, the entire complaint brought by a police officer suing the Town of Purcellville over his employment was dismissed ...

Tagged with: Judge Liam O'Grady Tort U.S. District Court - Eastern District