Medical Malpractice – Botched tubal ligation results in childbirth
Washington County Circuit Court awarded $871,298.90 in wrongful conception suit after defendant obstetrician's botched tubal ligation using Filshie Clips. The post Medical Malpractice – Botched tubal...
View ArticleConsumer Protection – Court refuses to reconsider dismissal of FDCPA claim
The edva court refused to reconsider the dismissal of Jordan Brown's fdCPA claim against Torres Towing, denying motions to amend and certify legal questions. The post Consumer Protection – Court...
View ArticleSanctions – Company sanctioned for its agent’s misconduct before USPTO
Diamond Art Club challenges USPTO sanctions after its patent application was terminated due to misconduct by its patent representative W&K. The post Sanctions – Company sanctioned for its agent’s...
View Article4th Circuit reverses sanctions imposed on plaintiff’s attorney
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed sanctions imposed on plaintiff Nawal Ali’s attorney in an employment discrimination case against BC Architects Engineers. The post 4th Circuit reverses...
View ArticleIP attorney’s exclusion from USPTO practice is affirmed
A federal court upheld the USPTO’s decision to bar attorney Jill Welytok from practice, finding multiple ethics violations and approving use of a HUD ALJ. The post IP attorney’s exclusion from USPTO...
View ArticleSanctions: IP attorney barred from practicing before USPTO
Where the record showed the intellectual property attorney violated several Rules of Professional Conduct, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s final decision to exclude her from practice before the...
View ArticleSanctions: Lawyer must pay some expenses resulting from cancelled deposition
Where the plaintiff’s deposition was cancelled, after it was discovered that his lawyer failed to maintain good standing before the Virginia State Bar, the lawyer must cover at least some deposition...
View ArticleSanctions: Court affirms $811 million judgment
Where the defendants engaged in a systematic and continuous pattern of noncompliance with multiple court orders, and they failed to engage properly in discovery proceedings, the district court did not...
View ArticleSanctions: Court affirms $366 million judgment
Where the defendants engaged in a systematic and continuous pattern of noncompliance with multiple court orders, and they failed to engage properly in discovery proceedings, the district court did not...
View ArticleSanctions: Sanctions denied where party properly objected to deposition...
Where the defendant objected to deposition questions that went to topics that were not relevant to the claims or defenses, the plaintiff’s motion for sanctions was denied.
View ArticleSupreme Court clarifies distinction between retainer, advanced legal fee
The Supreme Court of Virginia ruled a lawyer violated ethics rules by keeping nonrefundable consultation fees without providing legal services.
View ArticleSanctions: Sanctions denied in high-profile defamation suit
Where a former George Mason law school professor sued two women after they accused him of sexual harassment and sexual misconduct, but nonsuited his claims against one woman on the eve of trial, that...
View Article4th Circuit decision on fees creates split with sister court
4th Circuit affirms fee award after improper removal but denies additional appellate fees, creating a split with the 7th Circuit over § 1447(c).
View ArticleSanctions: Court creates circuit split over appellate attorneys’ fees...
Where the district court awarded attorneys’ fees to the plaintiffs, after finding that defendants improperly removed a case to federal court, it did not err. But this court rejects the plaintiffs’...
View ArticleSanctions: Pro se defendant sanctioned $6,000 for violating court order
Where the court previously entered an order prohibiting an Individuals with Disabilities Education Act “special advocate” from “participating in any way, directly or indirectly, in any case filed in...
View ArticleAttorneys: Attorney sanctioned for charging non-refundable consultation fee
Where an attorney charged a consultation fee that he refused to return, even when the consultation did not go forward, he violated Rule of Professional Conduct 1.5(a) and 1.15(a)(1).
View ArticleSanctions: Employer held in contempt of underage/overtime consent order
Where two companies and an individual violated the terms of a contempt order by continuing to employ underage employees, failing to pay overtime, failing to keep records and failing to cooperate with...
View ArticleSanctions: Man sanctioned for violating family abuse protective order
Where a family abuse protective order generally prevented a man from having contact with his wife, but he used others to surveil her, he was found in civil contempt.
View ArticleSanctions: Plaintiffs awarded $737,706.81 in attorneys’ fees and costs
Where the court previously granted plaintiffs’ amended motion for sanctions, it now awarded them $737,706.81 in attorneys’ fees and costs.
View ArticleSanctions: Split court finds defendant waived challenge to contempt finding
Where the defendant did not timely object to the circuit court’s contempt finding, his challenge was not preserved for appeal.
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