An Alexandria U.S. District Court dismisses RICO claims filed by a plaintiff who alleges he was systematically indoctrinated and defrauded over the course of a year by defendants acting through a network of affiliated entities controlled by defendant, the network’s ...

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

A vendor who is attempting to reclaim $11.6 million in goods sold to Circuit City during the 45-day period before the electronic retailer’s bankruptcy petition loses its appeal to a Richmond U.S. District Court, as the vendor, Paramount Home Entertainment, ...

Tagged with: Bankruptcy Judge James R. Spencer U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A former director of operations for a government security contractor in Afghanistan cannot state a claim for wrongful “constructive discharge” under Virginia law, but plaintiff can predicate a False Claims Act claim on an alleged constructive discharge, says an Alexandria ...

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

A Swedish law firm suing for unpaid legal fees can sue a former director of the client eSCRUB in an Alexandria U.S. District Court, but its claims are dismissed because it has failed to allege either misrepresentation attributable to the ...

Tagged with: Civil Procedure Judge Liam O'Grady U.S. District Court - Eastern District

An Alexandria U.S. District Court awards plaintiff home buyer $750 in statutory damages for her claim that the lender violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act when it failed to provide sufficient notice of the denial of credit because she filed ...

Tagged with: Consumer Protection Judge Leonie Brinkema U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A residential tenant suing for health problems from mold in his apartment cannot recover from the landlord’s CGL policy, and a Richmond U.S. District Court grants summary judgment to the carrier in this dec action against the landlord. The tenant ...

Tagged with: Insurance Judge Henry E. Hudson U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A 60-year-old former public information director suing a school board after it promoted her younger male assistant to her job wins her motion to compel production of certain e-mails, personnel files and performance reviews, and material related to the RIF ...

Tagged with: Employment Discrimination Judge Dennis Dohnal U.S. District Court - Eastern District

In this litigation involving a patent that improves communication quality through “link adaptation,” a Richmond U.S. District Court grants defendant cell phone companies summary judgment to the extent the motion asserts no genuine issue of material fact exists as to ...

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

In this litigation involving patents-in-suit relating to electronic sourcing systems, which allow prospective buyers to locate items to buy from multiple electronic catalogs, a Richmond U.S. District Court grants plaintiff’s motion to strike new references as they relate to defendant ...

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

In this litigation involving a patent that improves communication quality through “link adaptation,” a Richmond U.S. District Court grants defendant cell phone companies, Motorola and Nokia, summary judgment to limit pre-suit damages, but denies defendants’ motion as moot to the ...

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