A new business client comes in. He has a great idea, a real moneymaker. He needs a lawyer to help him get his business up and running. The client’s excitement is contagious. Pretty soon, the lawyer wants a piece of ...

Tagged with: Federal Courts Insurance Judge Liam O'Grady Legal Malpractice

A homeowner who has stopped paying on the $1.2 million promissory note cannot stop a foreclosure on his home with this suit alleging violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, as well as state law claims for declaratory judgment, ...

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

An Alexandria U.S. District Court says a legal malpractice carrier does not owe a defense to a patent lawyer and his law firm who provided legal advice but also invested in and managed client business enterprises that profited from wireless ...

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

A man accused of touching the breast and buttocks of a 10-year-old girl whose mother rented property from him, can try his claim that defendant police officer violated plaintiff’s civil rights by not investigating plaintiff’s proffered alibi evidence, including failure ...

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

A supermarket employee has failed to state a Bowman claim with allegations that his managers in the meat and fresh foods departments required him to repackage and re-label expired meats for continued sale to customers and to slice and sell ...

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

A Swedish law firm suing for unpaid legal fees can sue a former director of the client eSCRUB in an Alexandria U.S. District Court, but its claims are dismissed because it has failed to allege either misrepresentation attributable to the ...

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

An Alexandria U.S. District Court grants judgment for a taxpayer accused of willfully failing to report his interest in two Swiss bank accounts for the tax year 2000 in violation of 31 U.S.C. 5314, as the government’s evidence that the ...

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

A woman who won her lawsuit alleging her employer’s denial of health insurance violated ERISA’s anti-retaliation provision under 29 U.S.C. § 1140 and the Virginia Human Rights Act, wins attorney’s fees of $76,673 for the win and $33,140 for sanctions ...

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

A 62-year-old Caucasian male who allegedly lost out on a promotion at the Office of Patent Publication that went to a 36-year-old Asian female cannot pursue his Title VII discrimination claims, says an Alexandria U.S. District Court, as the court ...

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

A homeowner in default on two notes executed to refinance her mortgage cannot undo foreclosure on her home with her claims that noteholders cannot enforce these instruments; the so-called “split” of the deeds of trust from the promissory notes does ...

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