In this litigation over a patent for a “self-propelled figure” used to give water toys a life-like motion, the Norfolk U.S. District Court issues its claim constructions after the court’s Markman hearing. The court construes the disputed terms as follows: ...

Tagged with: Intellectual Property Judge Mark Davis U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A company that sells medical equipment may sue a competitor that hired two of plaintiff’s former employees for tortious interference with contract and statutory business conspiracy; the Supreme Court of Virginia’s recent opinion in Dunlap v. Cottman Transmission Systems LLC ...

Tagged with: Employment Judge Mark Davis U.S. District Court - Eastern District

In this suit for breach of a contract to buy commercial real estate for construction of a restaurant, the Norfolk U.S. District Court denies each side’s motion for summary judgment as there remain many material factual disputes over each side’s ...

Tagged with: Judge Mark Davis Real Estate U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Investors in a bank that collapsed have sufficiently pleaded “control person” liability claims against defendant bank executives and director defendants, based on allegations of conduct such as defendants signing at least two financial statements that were purportedly fraudulent; the Norfolk ...

Tagged with: Judge Mark Davis Securities U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A Norfolk U.S. District Court dismisses this race, age and gender bias suit filed by a 66-year-old male African-American associate professor of mathematics against Norfolk State University, with leave to amend. Plaintiff’s age bias claim is dismissed without prejudice. The ...

Tagged with: Employment Discrimination Judge Mark Davis U.S. District Court - Eastern District

The Norfolk U.S. District Court dismisses a longshoreman’s claim arising from injuries he allegedly received when attempting to board a barge owned by Columbia Leasing LLC and bareboat chartered to Columbia Coastal, who hired the stevedore Ceres Marine Terminals Inc. ...

Tagged with: Admiralty Judge Mark Davis U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A Norfolk U.S. District Court denies defendant’s motion in limine to exclude evidence of his confidential communications with his wife and his pastors during defendant’s incarceration, as all parties had notice defendant’s calls from the jail could be monitored and ...

Tagged with: Civil Procedure Judge Mark Davis U.S. District Court - Eastern District

In this litigation arising from defendant’s contract to buy 1.2 acres of unimproved commercial real estate on which to construct a restaurant, the Norfolk U.S. District Court denies defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim for specific performance; irrespective of whether ...

Tagged with: Contract Judge Mark Davis U.S. District Court - Eastern District

The Norfolk U.S. District Court denies defendants’ motion to transfer this patent infringement suit, as it appears to the court at this time, the plaintiff’s primary allegation of infringement is that defendants are currently, on a daily basis, infringing plaintiff’s ...

Tagged with: Civil Procedure Judge Mark Davis U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A tax preparation services wins its breach of contract and defamation action against a former franchisee who failed to pay promissory notes and made online accusations against the franchisor; the Norfolk U.S. District Court grants default judgment for plaintiff franchisor ...

Tagged with: Contract Judge Mark Davis U.S. District Court - Eastern District