In a hospital’s bill of costs to collect from a woman who lost her False Claims Act suit involving hospital billing practices, the hospital cannot collect fees for private process servers; the Harrisonburg U.S. District Court awards the hospital $8,445.50 ...

Tagged with: Civil Procedure Judge Michael F. Urbanski U.S. District Court - Western District

Plaintiffs, who are suing their former business partner in operating an Asian-American restaurant, cannot sue defendant for trademark infringement of the “Mimosa Asian Fusion” name and logo, as the parties’ pending state court litigation has not resolved what rights defendant ...

Tagged with: Intellectual Property Judge Michael F. Urbanski U.S. District Court - Western District

A consultant who sued for a fee for his services to defendant developer in procuring Historic Tax Credit investors for potential renovation of the former Battery Maritime Building in New York City has plausibly alleged he is owed a fee ...

Tagged with: Contract Judge Michael F. Urbanski U.S. District Court - Western District

A tow-truck driver who was driving a just-towed tractor-trailer, with the truck driver’s permission, to a portion of a mountain road to allow the truck driver to continue his journey, likely has insurance coverage as a permissive driver under the ...

Tagged with: Insurance Judge Michael F. Urbanski U.S. District Court - Western District

An ultrasound technologist’s “vague concerns” about defendant hospital’s per­formance of certain ultrasounds and bill­ing practices, which primarily related to possible underbilling, were not “protected activity” under the False Claims Act, and the hospital wins summary judgment on plaintiff’s claim that ...

Tagged with: Employment Judge Michael F. Urbanski U.S. District Court - Western District

A Harrisonburg U.S. District Court overrules plaintiff borrowers’ objec­tions to a magistrate judge’s recom­mendation to dismiss their suit against defendant mortgage servicer based on various consumer protection laws. Plaintiffs primarily – and prolifically – lodge objections to the report’s find­ings ...

Tagged with: Judge Michael F. Urbanski Real Estate U.S. District Court - Western District

A judge has judicial immunity from plaintiff’s suit complaining about an order to remove him from the courtroom for his conduct in the courthouse, but the Harrison­burg U.S. District Court orders defendant sheriffs to respond to plaintiff’s discovery seeking to ...

Tagged with: Civil Rights Judge Michael F. Urbanski U.S. District Court - Western District

A Roanoke U.S. District Court says de­fendant manufacturer has not violated the court’s 2015 injunction ordering it to cease and desist marketing its China-made Ultrasorbs as being made in the U.S. and forbidding it from using any reference to plaintiff’s ...

Tagged with: Intellectual Property Judge Michael F. Urbanski U.S. District Court - Western District

Two defendants who allegedly used phone calls, letters and email to arrange for plain­tiff, a Virginia resident, to wire money to Ohio as part of a fraudulent scheme for plaintiff to acquire a patent, are subject to plaintiff’s law­suit in ...

Tagged with: Civil Procedure Judge Michael F. Urbanski U.S. District Court - Western District

Although plaintiff buyer contends he took his 2004 Dodge Durango to Berglund Dodge dealership within a few months of purchas­ing the vehicle and was advised of potential issues with the lower end of the car, he made no attempt to ...

Tagged with: Consumer Protection Judge Michael F. Urbanski U.S. District Court - Western District