In a vehicle floor-plan financing company’s successful collection action against a Virginia automobile dealership and its guarantors after their default, an Alexandria U.S. District Court says the number of hours and billing rates for plaintiff’s law firm are reasonable, and ...

Tagged with: Attorneys Judge Gerald Bruce Lee U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Although a borrower says she has an expert witness to back her claim that she was charged an unreasonable fee for a title examination, a magistrate judge in the Richmond U.S. District Court dismisses the borrower’s claim under the Truth ...

Tagged with: Judge M. Hannah Lauck Real Estate U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A full-time telecommuter for the General Services Administration who was involved in a traffic accident while driving from home in his personal vehicle to GSA offices in Alexandria is not entitled to a certification of scope of employment that will ...

Tagged with: Judge James C. Cacheris Tort U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A Virginia-based LLC that is owned by a Hong-Kong-based company, and is pursuing a patent infringement claim against a Taiwanese manufacturer, its Pennsylvania-based U.S. sales office, a Chinese corporation with its principal place of business in Hong Kong; a Delaware ...

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

A Norfolk U.S. District Court that dismissed plaintiff producer’s suit alleging copyright violation of the producer’s video series on caring for aging parents, gives the winning defendant NBC $56.10 in costs, but refuses to award attorney’s fees, as plaintiff’s suit ...

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

In this bankruptcy case involving Qimonda, a global computer chip maker in insolvency proceedings in Germany, an Alexandria U.S. District Court remands this case to the bankruptcy court for further review of protection afforded to appellants, licensees of Qimonda’s patents. ...

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

A Salvadoran national cannot sue under Bivens for alleged injuries from an ICE agent who allegedly assaulted him prior to his removal from the U.S., says an Alexandria U.S. District Court. Defendant argues the Immigration and Naturalization Act precludes this ...

Tagged with: Immigration Judge James C. Cacheris U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A plaintiff who settled her suit alleging defendants violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by leaving her voicemail messages that failed to inform her the communication was from a debt collector, for $6,000 and attorney’s fees, wins $76,876.59 in ...

Tagged with: Consumer Protection Judge M. Hannah Lauck Judge Robert E. Payne U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Although a former affirmative action specialist for a global corporation claims she suffered disability discrimination and unlawful retaliation under the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act when employer did not promote her and eliminated her position while she ...

Tagged with: Employment Discrimination Judge Anthony J. Trenga U.S. District Court - Eastern District

An insurance company has a duty to defend a public storage company against a physician-client’s claim that the Public Storage and codefendant Sam’s Contracting Inc. are liable under the Virginia Consumer Protection Act for the unlawful removal and destruction of ...

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