A man challenging his demotion at the transportation administration cannot rely on evidence from another demoted employee because the two were not similarly situated. Background Plaintiff is a former member of the Transportation Senior Executive Service at the Transportation Security ...

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

Where a lab showed it was likely to succeed on its claims of trademark counterfeiting, infringement and dilution by unknown defendants, it was entitled to an ex parte TRO order freezing the assets of each of the defendants’ PayPal and/or ...

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

Where a company sponsored the plaintiff’s visa, paid his salary and claimed him on federal and state employment forms, it can be deemed a joint employer for the purposes of the man’s plaintiff’s Americans with Disabilities Act and Family and ...

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

Plaintiff failed to prove that her sexual harassment claim or testimony in a deposition, both protected activities, were the ‘but for’ cause of her being put on a performance improvement plan and termination. Background Plaintiff Nevada Storm was an employee ...

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

As Volvo was likely to succeed on its claims that unknown defendants were knowingly marketing and selling counterfeit goods, the court ordered defendants’ assets frozen. Background Plaintiffs allege that defendants “are knowingly and intentionally promoting, advertising, marketing, retailing, offering for ...

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

Juul Labs convinced the court it was likely to prevail on trademark claims against unknown defendants selling allegedly counterfeit products on eBay, and that defendants’ Pay Pal accounts should be frozen. Background Plaintiff alleges that Defendants “are knowingly and intentionally ...

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

An Alexandria federal judge pointedly condemned the “dishonesty” of a patent lawyer who profited from licensing a company’s patent portfolio while keeping the company in the dark about his activities. U.S. District Judge Liam O’Grady said Erik Cherdak’s “character for ...

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

A former attorney who liberally licensed a company’s patent portfolio without their knowledge and never paid them the license proceeds is liable for fraud, conversion, and breach of contract. He must disgorge more than $650,000 in ill-gotten gains and pay ...

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

A out-of-state defendant is subject to the court’s jurisdiction, based on the numerous purchase orders (of large dollar value) that it placed with a Virginia health-care-products company. Background Plaintiff Belmora, a Virginia pharmaceutical company, is suing Defendant Midway Importing Inc. ...

Tagged with: Business Law Civil Procedure Constitutional Due Process Fifth Amendment Judge Liam O'Grady U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A lawsuit alleging voter intimidation and defamation by a group which plaintiffs say published false accusations of voter fraud is being allowed to continue after a federal judge denied the defense’s motion to dismiss Aug. 13. “We appreciate that the ...

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