An Alexandria U.S. District Court says an employee fired by a Herndon company that provides contract security to U.S. diplomats in Baghdad cannot sue the company for a variety of tort and whistleblower claims arising from his discharge for violations ...

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

Although plaintiff contends defendants improperly instituted a non-judicial foreclosure proceeding on her home, an Alexandria U.S. District Court dismisses her complaint with prejudice. Two cases with near identical facts were brought in this district and dismissed on similar grounds, Merino ...

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

In this litigation involving apportionment of Travelers’ duty to defend Alfa Laval under a CGL policy against 1,200 lawsuits relating to asbestos injury, in proportion to the duty to defend of at least six other insurance companies, a Richmond U.S. ...

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

Plaintiffs, two non-English speaking foreign-born U.S. residents who allege defendants, without their consent, submitted false loan applications to refinance property that doubled one plaintiff’s actual income, leading to their default on the loans and foreclosure on their property, have their ...

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

A homeowner suffered a “direct physical loss” from the use of defective Chinese drywall in the construction of his home, but he has no coverage for the loss under his homeowner’s policy, says a Norfolk U.S. District Court, as four ...

Tagged with: Insurance Judge Robert G. Doumar U.S. District Court - Eastern District

An architectural firm hired to produce drawings for a project to restore Richmond’s John Marshall Hotel, based on earlier drawings and renovations from 1928, 1955, 1962 and 1978, can try its claim that a second architectural firm on the project, ...

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

In this suit by a Caucasian sheriff’s deputy who alleges she suffered discriminatory discipline and retaliation in the City of Richmond Sheriff’s Department, a Richmond U.S. District Court magistrate judge grants the sheriff’s motion for summary judgment. Plaintiff establishes a ...

Tagged with: Employment Discrimination Judge M. Hannah Lauck U.S. District Court - Eastern District

An Alexandria U.S. District Court looks to a 2003 Virginia Attorney General Opinion to hold that a Prince William County police officer could not rely on Va. Code § 19.2-74(A)(3) to support his warrantless entry into a home to serve ...

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

In this patent infringement suit involving Internet “cookies,” an Alexandria U.S. District Court says plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment on defendants’ § 102 prior art invalidity defenses must be granted in part and denied in part. Although neither party has ...

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

In this patent infringement suit involving Internet “cookies,” an Alexandria U.S. District Court denies a motion for reconsideration. In its motion for reconsideration of the court’s summary judgment ruling, plaintiff contends 1) the court’s opinion did not address whether two ...

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