In a bank’s suit against three codefendants, an LLC and its two managing members, for liability on a note and personal guaranties, the Norfolk U.S. District Court will stay entry of default judgment against the LLC and one of the ...

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

In this child pornography prosecution, a Norfolk U.S. District Court says the crime-fraud exception applies and certain work product and attorney-client communications are no longer privileged; the court defers a decision on disqualification of defense counsel, who represented defendant when ...

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

In plaintiff’s lawsuit alleging 68 claims of patent infringement, the Norfolk U.S. District Court will require plaintiff to select 15 representative claims to advance, with an opportunity to assert additional claims upon a showing of good cause; after plaintiff has ...

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

A Newport News U.S. District Court denies a motion to modify restitution filed by a defendant who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to launder monetary instruments and was ordered to immediately pay $1,021,738.60 in restitution. Defendant contends the restitution order’s provision ...

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

A physician’s assistant employed by the Navy who sought workplace accommodations after she underwent cochlear implant surgery for her profound deafness has stated a claim for constructive discharge based on allegations of the Navy’s delays in responding to her requests ...

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

An employer that allegedly dragged its feet on meeting with an employee seeking accommodation for a hearing impairment is facing a constructive discharge claim in Norfolk federal court. Summer Crump said her employer had agreed to her request for accommodations ...

Tagged with: Employment Federal Courts Judge Mark Davis

When parties in this intellectual property case could not agree on the terms of a confidentiality order meant to protect defendant’s sensitive financial information, a Norfolk U.S. District Court decided defendant was not substantially justified in insisting upon an “Attorney’s ...

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

In the prosecution of defendants for health care fraud, the Norfolk U.S. District Court denies defendants’ motion to require the government to permit them to photocopy federal agents’ interview reports at one-week intervals. This is the second motion before the ...

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

In an electrical subcontractor’s suit against the prime contractor and the payment surety on a contract for improvements at a U.S. Air Force base, the Norfolk U.S. District Court grants defendants’ motion to stay and to compel alternative dispute resolution ...

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

In this prosecution of a husband and wife for fraud in operating a home healthcare business, the Norfolk U.S. District Court denies the government’s motion to disqualify defendant’s retained counsel, including two lawyers and the entire Williams Mullen law firm, ...

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