In this suit by a commercial lease guarantor on an alleged breach of its right to purchase the leased property, the Richmond U.S. District Court dismisses a counterclaim filed by the owner of the property to force specific performance by ...

Tagged with: Judge Robert E. Payne Real Estate U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A company that consulted on regulatory compliance for the pharmaceutical industry that had a joint venture with a software company to develop and market compliance software can sue the software company for a declaratory judgment that it’s part-owner of the ...

Tagged with: Intellectual Property Judge David J. Novak Judge Robert E. Payne U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A Richmond U.S. District Court declines to hold an evidentiary hearing on the propriety or scope of a requested permanent injunction against defendant’s future use of trade secrets misappropriated from plaintiff, as defendant appears to want to retry the case. ...

Tagged with: Intellectual Property Judge Robert E. Payne U.S. District Court - Eastern District

In a rapid volley of court actions, a Korean company fighting a $920 million judgment for theft of trade secrets was hit with a “devastating” 20-year ban on sales of its body armor product, and then promptly won a stay ...

Tagged with: Federal Courts Intellectual Property Judge Albert Diaz Judge Andre M. Davis Judge Dennis W. Shedd Judge Robert E. Payne

A deputy sheriff who arrested a woman who appeared at a hospital for treatment of a dog bite, for allegedly withholding information about the dog’s location, does not have qualified immunity from the woman’s suit alleging malicious prosecution, says a ...

Tagged with: Civil Rights Judge Robert E. Payne U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A Richmond U.S. District Court denies reconsideration of its earlier decision overruling claims of privilege for certain communications between defendants and lawyers employed by the entity that serves as its collateral manager of investment funds; the court finds no authority ...

Tagged with: Civil Procedure Judge Robert E. Payne U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A Richmond U.S. District Court accepts the magistrate judge’s recommendation and refuses to dismiss this contract action seeking to pierce the corporate veil of defendant affiliated companies, who allegedly purchased and shared plaintiff’s software licenses. Plaintiff Brainware Inc. sued defendant ...

Tagged with: Civil Procedure Judge David J. Novak Judge Robert E. Payne U.S. District Court - Eastern District

In dispute involving natural gas pipeline “capacity release” and whether the parties had an enforceable contract for defendant natural gas producer to sell excess capacity to plaintiff energy company, a Richmond U.S. District Court grants summary judgment to the seller. ...

Tagged with: Contract Judge Robert E. Payne U.S. District Court - Eastern District

After in camera review of approximately 100 documents, a Richmond U.S. District Court overrules defendants’ claim of attorney-client privilege on all documents; defendants have failed to show their relationship with another company’s lawyers to extend the privilege to those communications; ...

Tagged with: Civil Procedure Judge Robert E. Payne U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A Richmond U.S. District Court says a comparison of defendant corporation’s contacts with both the Richmond and Norfolk divisions shows this suit alleging breach of a noncompete contract should be transferred to the Norfolk division; and defendant’s assertion of a ...

Tagged with: Civil Procedure Judge Robert E. Payne U.S. District Court - Eastern District