Where the plaintiffs allege the at-large election rules for the Virginia Beach City Council violate the Voting Rights Act, or VRA, by diluting the voting strength of minority voters, their reliance on data from the 2010 census did not render ...

Tagged with: Constitutional Judge Raymond A. Jackson U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where the plaintiff alleged a Portsmouth police officer made false statements to the magistrate and the assistant commonwealth’s attorney in support of assault and battery charges, those charges terminated in the plaintiff’s favor and no reasonable police officer would believe ...

Tagged with: Civil Rights Judge Raymond A. Jackson U.S. District Court - Eastern District

An investor who was promised a board seat and significant return in exchange for investing $150,000 in an Indian subsidiary of a Virginia oyster farming and distribution business has sued her former business partners for fraud and unjust enrichment after ...

Tagged with: Judge Raymond A. Jackson Tort U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where a New York law firm obtained a $423,343.61 judgment in New York state court against a former client for unpaid legal fees, the judgment was enforceable in Newport News, where the defendant is “at home.” Background Ellenoff Grossman & ...

Tagged with: Contract Judge Raymond A. Jackson U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A physicist with experience relating to radiation protection products could not testify about lost future sales resulting from the defendants’ alleged patent infringement because his opinion was not based on specialized methodology, facts or data gathered from the relevant market. ...

Tagged with: Intellectual Property Judge Raymond A. Jackson U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where containers shipped by the defendant were subjected to a lengthy customs hold, the shipper was liable for over $1.3 million in demurrage, detention and related charges under the parties’ contract. Frustration of purpose, impossibility and force majeure were insufficient ...

Tagged with: Admiralty Judge Raymond A. Jackson U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Although the Bureau of Prisons argued a former bank CEO with serious medical issues should not be granted compassionate release, similarly-situated “high-profile” defendants have been released in similar circumstances. The court granted the motion here, explaining it would not “rubber ...

Tagged with: Criminal Judge Raymond A. Jackson U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where liability has not yet been determined in the underlying wrongful death suit stemming from a fatal car accident, an insurer’s declaratory judgment action seeking a determination on the duty to indemnify was dismissed because of Article III concerns. However, ...

Tagged with: Insurance Judge Raymond A. Jackson U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where a group of peanut farmers alleged that processors had a motive to depress the price of Runner peanuts, providing facts connecting issued price offers to the Runner peanut market and alleging efforts to coordinate price offers and conceal actual ...

Tagged with: Commercial Judge Raymond A. Jackson U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where a bank robber suffered from serious health conditions that would render him virtually defenseless if he were to become infected with COVID-19, including chronic liver disease and a history of severe cardiac issues, he was excused from compliance with the ...

Tagged with: Criminal Judge Raymond A. Jackson U.S. District Court - Eastern District