Where homeowners sued a contractor after he failed to complete a home renovation, the contractor prevailed on the fraud claim. Although he was incredibly unorganized, did not communicate effectively and may have possibly cut corners in the building permitting process, ...

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

Where a woman argued it was against her Muslim faith to remove her hijab in the presence of mixed gender company with whom she is not directly related, and the state failed to show why it had a compelling interest ...

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

Where owners of Volkswagen vehicles alleged that odometer misrepresentations violated federal and state law and caused them damages, the defendants were granted summary judgment. Background This lawsuit followed a vehicle recall by Volkswagen. The plaintiffs purchased vehicles that were either ...

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

Where a corporate party to a joint venture allegedly made promises to a hotel management executive that it never intended to keep, a jury will decide if the executive was fraudulently induced to commit his time and energy to the ...

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

Where there was “unrebutted” and “convincing” evidence that the defendant intended to use its trademark during a period when it was allegedly abandoned, there was no basis to set aside the decision of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, or ...

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

Where the former vice president for a title company alleged that his supervisor refused to meet with him to discuss why he had not received a raise shortly after he complained that another employee was harassing a co-worker, a jury ...

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

Where the disabled resident alleged that she was denied a handicap parking space, and that the property manager failed to clean pet waste that exacerbated her respiratory issues, she plausibly alleged a claim under the Fair Housing Act. The same ...

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

Where the defendants allegedly promised to finance the plaintiff’s purchase of real property, but never provided the promised funds, the claims for fraud, fraudulent misrepresentation and tortious interference with contract survived the motion to dismiss. Background In 2018, Potomac Auto ...

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

Where Virginia does not extend comity to a foreign divorce if neither spouse was domiciled in the foreign country at the time of the divorce, a Ghanaian divorce was not recognized because neither party was in Ghana at the time. ...

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

Where the used car dealership concealed the terms of the financing relationship so it could acquire more money from a customer, it was liable for fraud. The customer was awarded $2,000 under the Truth in Lending Act, nearly $100,000 in ...

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