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August 02, 2024 | Litigation Daily

Litigator of the Week: Reversing a $2B Trade Secret Verdict, the Largest in Va. History

Josh Rosenkranz, Eric Shumsky and Chris Cariello of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe secured a ruling from a Virginia appellate court that wiped out a $2 billion trade secret damages verdict facing Massachusetts software company Pegasystems Inc.
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January 04, 2024 | Law.com

Federal Judge Allows Defamation Suits to Proceed Against Competitors' False Warnings of 'Serious State Investigation'

"Viewing the allegations in the light most favorable to the plaintiff, the plain language of the challenged statement—that Grover is 'under a serious state investigation'—is verifiable, even if confirming the existence of an investigation may require significant legwork. Either an investigation by the state exists, or it does not," U.S. District Chief Judge Michael F. Urbanski for the Western District of Virginia said. "The context of the message is important, as it both (1) supports Grover's contention that a reasonable recipient would understand the challenged statement as stating a fact, and (2) reinforces the implication that Grover has engaged in illegal conduct related to charitable gaming."
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January 03, 2024 | Law.com

Federal Judge Turns Back MOHELA's Sovereign Immunity Defense in Student-Debt Cancellation Case

"MOHELA's reliance on Biden to argue that it is 'part of' the State of Missouri is unpersuasive considering that the Supreme Court did not address sovereign immunity," U.S. District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema wrote in Tuesday's opinion.
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November 02, 2023 | National Law Journal

Willkie, Milbank, Reed Smith, MoFo and Wiley Make Washington Hires

Law firms this past week added to their D.C. ranks in regulatory, energy, media and white-collar defense practices.
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March 28, 2023 | Law.com

Jury to Consider Whether Weather Conditions Negated Negligence in Truck Accident

"Worthy's tractor-trailer needed more distance to stop than Le Doux's Ford traveling at the same speed. Because of this key difference, the Court is of the opinion that Le Doux and Worthy were not operating their vehicles under the same circumstances, and thus, the issue of whether the weather conditions may have equally negated the alleged negligence of Le Doux and Worthy is also a question of fact for the jury," Senior Judge Norman K. Moon concluded.
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March 13, 2023 | Law.com

In First Impression Case, Appeals Court Says Out-of-State Medical Center's Virtual Treatment Not Enough to Establish Jurisdiction

"Rather than a case about Wake Forest reaching into Virginia, this is a case of a plaintiff reaching back into North Carolina," Court of Appeals Judge Kimberley Slayton White wrote.
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February 17, 2023 | Law.com

Federal Judge Denies Sanctions: 'No Evidence' Showing Plaintiff, Counsel Intentionally Failed to Preserve Vehicle's Event Data Recorder

"After the November 2018 inspection, defense counsel did not take any steps to set a second inspection date to download the Kia's EDR nor did they communicate a further interest to inspect the Kia before its destruction, which occurred in April 2019," said U.S. District Judge Norman K. Moon of the Western District of Virginia.
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September 22, 2022 | Law.com

Appeals Court: Attorney Fee Award Should Have Delineated Between Sanctionable and Non-Sanctionable Conduct

"Here, the circuit court failed to make any attempt to segregate the amounts incurred because of the appellants' sanctionable conduct, namely, the costs incurred defending the Audi penalty claim. ... Therefore, the award of sanctions in the full amount of Gebreyessus' requested attorney's fees was improper and an abuse of discretion," Justice Stephen R. McCullough wrote on behalf of the 5-2 majority.
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January 18, 2022 | The American Lawyer

LeClairRyan Founder Dropped From Defunct Firm's Bankruptcy Fight

A trustee agreed to drop all outstanding claims against Gary LeClair, while LeClair agreed to drop all his counterclaims against the trustee.
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November 22, 2021 | The American Lawyer

LeClairRyan Founder and Officers Reach $10M Insurance Settlement With Bankruptcy Trustee

The settlement, if approved, will free the former officials at the firm from conspiracy, breach of fiduciary responsibility and trade secrets claims. But other claims are still pending.
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