In the wake of a jury verdict against defendant, a former employee of plain­tiff Hair Club for Men who left to start a competing business, on plaintiff’s claims for breach of contract, trade secret misap­propriation, breach of fiduciary duty and ...

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

A woman who was shot in the leg in a club parking lot by a man who had been escorted from the bar by security after he became hostile when told to dispose of his alcoholic drink after 2:00 a.m., ...

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

A wine salesman who injured his back while lifting boxes of wine wins summary judgment in his ERISA suit against his em­ployer’s long-term disability plan; its use of a vocational expert presented a conflict of in­terest, and it was unreasonable ...

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

Plaintiff attorneys-in-fact for a woman are not parties in interest in their suit against her former attorney-in-fact and her co-defendant husband, alleging breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, conversion and unjust enrichment, and their citizenship does not defeat diver­sity jurisdiction in ...

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

Plaintiff, an experienced government contractor who signed a Letter Agree­ment to assist and promote defendant, an aspiring government contractor, in a “strategic business relationship,” in ex­change for an option granting plaintiff five percent of defendant’s total autho­rized shares, wins summary ...

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

In this litigation arising out of the chapter 7 bankruptcy of Starlight Group LLC, a real estate investment entity formed in 2004, the Alexandria U.S. District Court upholds a bankrupt­cy court decision finding that the real estate agent who founded ...

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

Plaintiff Hair Club for Men wins summary judgment against a former stylist who solicited Hair Club clients for a competing spa where she planned to offer hair replacement services, on plaintiff ’s claims for breach of a non­compete clause and ...

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

In plaintiff BMG music publishing company’s copyright infringement suit against internet service provider Cox Communications, the Alexandria U.S. District Court upholds a $25 million jury award to the publishing compa­ny on a claim that defendant internet service provider was aware ...

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

An Alexandria U.S. District Court denies Hair Club for Men a preliminary injunction to prevent defendants from engaging in any hair replacement business in any capacity within a 20-miles radius of plaintiff’s Tysons Corner Hair Club Center, or otherwise soliciting ...

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

In a court battle between compet­ing hair replacement businesses, a federal judge has refused to bar a departed staffer from competing with her former employer while the case plays out. In the case, the judge openly ques­tioned whether claimed “trade ...

Tagged with: Judge Liam O'Grady