A woman suing Wyeth on allegations that its hormone replacement therapy drug, Prempro, caused or aggravated her breast cancer, cannot proceed on a claim that Wyeth had a duty to conduct additional tests or studies of the drug, says an ...

Tagged with: Judge T.S. Ellis III Products Liability U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A group of buyers trying to get out of real estate contracts by relying on a little-used federal statute may have reached the end of their road in Alexandria U.S. District Court. The goal of the Interstate Land Sales Full ...

Tagged with: Contract Federal Courts Judge Gerald Bruce Lee Judge T.S. Ellis III Real Estate

An Alexandria U.S. District Court grants defendant corrections official summary judgment in this suit by plaintiff, an inmate at Greensville Correctional Center and Sunni Muslim who suffers from a skin condition, who was prohibited from growing a beard. Plaintiff suffers ...

Tagged with: Civil Rights Judge T.S. Ellis III U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Prior to trial of plaintiff’s claim that defendant’s product for female hormonal replacement therapy promoted her breast cancer, an Alexandria U.S. District Court rules on the parties’ motions in limine. The court defers defendant pharmaceutical company’s motion in limine to ...

Tagged with: Civil Procedure Judge T.S. Ellis III U.S. District Court - Eastern District

The foreign owner of patents in suit at issue here – which prevent children from oversteering ride-on vehicles – may maintain standing to sue after transferring ownership of the patents to its affiliated distributor; an Alexandria U.S. District Court says ...

Tagged with: Intellectual Property Judge T.S. Ellis III U.S. District Court - Eastern District

In plaintiff’s suit alleging the hormone therapy drug Prempro caused her breast cancer, an Alexandria U.S. District Court grants summary judgment to defendant manufacturer on plaintiff’s claim for fraudulent concealment, based on additional undisputed facts defendant has submitted on this ...

Tagged with: Judge T.S. Ellis III Products Liability U.S. District Court - Eastern District

An Alexandria U.S. District Court grants default judgment against defendant, a defunct Virginia construction company, in this contract action filed by a bank suing for defendant’s default on a business loan, in the amount of $134,093.91. Notwithstanding the fact that ...

Tagged with: Contract Judge T.S. Ellis III U.S. District Court - Eastern District

An Alexandria U.S. District Court denies an arson defendant’s motion to exclude three government expert witnesses: a fire investigator who would testify about the origin and cause of a Fairfax restaurant fire, a fingerprint and palm print analyst who made ...

Tagged with: Criminal Judge T.S. Ellis III U.S. District Court - Eastern District

In these consolidated international business tort cases involving tire manufacturers’ trade secrets, an Alexandria U.S. District Court denies defendants’ Rule 59 motion for a new trial following a $26 million jury verdict in favor of plaintiffs on claims of copyright ...

Tagged with: Intellectual Property Judge T.S. Ellis III U.S. District Court - Eastern District

An electrical contractor can be prosecuted for making false statements and concealing assets in violation of 26 IRC § 7201 for failure to pay a tax penalty for payroll taxes and making false statements in his offer-to-compromise; an Alexandria U.S. ...

Tagged with: Judge T.S. Ellis III Taxation U.S. District Court - Eastern District