Although a government contractor argued that a subcontractor’s fraudulent inducement claim should be dismissed because the teaming agreement did not result in a contract, the claim survived because the teaming agreement was not the source of the duty. Background This ...

Tagged with: Judge Rossie D. Alston Jr. Tort U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where the company moved to disqualify counsel representing an employee in her civil rights case because it was representing a co-defendant in a separate case involving the company’s successor corporation, the motion was denied because there was no actual or ...

Tagged with: Employment Discrimination Judge Rossie D. Alston Jr. U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where a dispute arose over whether a loan guarantee was forged and the lender’s practice was to scan and shred loan documents within a month of being signed, the documents here were executed/shredded in 2005 while the litigation did not ...

Tagged with: Bankruptcy Judge Rossie D. Alston Jr. U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where film companies showed that parties responsible for a pirate movie streaming website likely violated the Copyright Act and Lanham Act, thereby causing irreparable harm, the defendants’ assets were frozen. Background Plaintiffs—business entities involved in the film industry—seek a preliminary ...

Tagged with: Intellectual Property Judge Rossie D. Alston Jr. U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where the bankruptcy court relied on an exhibit that was not admitted into evidence in sustaining the debtor’s objection to claims filed by the appellant, and its error was not harmless, its decision was vacated. Background On July 10, 2018, ...

Tagged with: Bankruptcy Judge Rossie D. Alston Jr. U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where there was “ample evidence” that Charlotte School of Law had limited funds to settle a class action over its compliance with the American Bar Association’s accreditation standards and the settlement was fair, reasonable and adequate, the court did not ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Commercial Judge Rossie D. Alston Jr.

A long-dormant proposal to expand the Court of Appeals of Virginia suddenly became a flashpoint issue this month as General Assembly Democrats prepared to fill an expected four new judicial seats while Republicans derided the initiative as a liberal “pack-the-court” ...

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The plaintiffs’ delay in mounting a challenge to the absentee ballot process in Virginia because of the COVID-19 pandemic, resulted in injunctive relief being denied because of laches. Background On March 12, 2020, Gov. Ralph S. Northam declared a state ...

Tagged with: Constitutional Judge Rossie D. Alston Jr. U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where the government removed prior decisions involving corrections to military records from a website, but still made them available upon request, a veterans non-profit organization lacked standing to challenge the removal because it could still fulfill its mission. Furthermore, the ...

Tagged with: Administrative Judge Rossie D. Alston Jr. U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where the state registrar was unclear about the court’s prior ruling regarding a race question on marriage applications, the ruling was clarified and she was directed to excise the race inquiry from the applications. Background This matter comes before the ...

Tagged with: Constitutional Judge Rossie D. Alston Jr. U.S. District Court - Eastern District