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

Although two senior executives of Commonwealth Bankshares Inc. have been convicted of violating federal securities laws, a third executive has merely been informed that she is a “target” of ongoing criminal investigation, and the Norfolk U.S. District Court denies the ...

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

Adopting the recommendation of a magistrate judge, the Norfolk U.S. District Court dismisses a suit filed by a former volunteer police auxiliary police officer of the Chesapeake Police Department who alleges disability discrimination and violation of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination ...

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

A Norfolk U.S. District Court refuses to dismiss plaintiff’s willful infringement claims on three patents defendant Samsung allegedly infringed for inventions intended to enhance viewing multimedia content on mobile devices’ small screens, after taking judicial notice of a Notice of ...

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

A Belgian citizen may sue defendants, three German corporations and a Michigan corporation with a place of business in Frederick, Md., wholly owned by defendant German corporations, as the Norfolk U.S. District Court says it may exercise personal jurisdiction over ...

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

Considering the proper “unit of prosecution” for charges that defendants failed to accurately document overboard discharges of machinery space bilge water from their commercial vessel, the  Norfolk U.S. District Court rejects defendants’ Rule 29 motion asserting the disputed counts are ...

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