Cases
Representative Matters: Business Litigation: Grespania, S.A. v. B&F Ceramics Design Showroom, Inc., Stafford County Circuit Court
CL11-1030. Defended a local ceramic tile importer in a breach of contract claim brought by a Spanish tile manufacturer.
Clawes Carpets v. Jacobson et al.
Fairfax County, Case No. 2012-18580. Defended a building subcontractor in a construction defect case brought by a tenant against the l
lord, the property manager, the general contractor,
the sub.
University of Northern Virginia, Inc. v. Avery, et al., Fairfax County Circuit Court, CL08-5145. Defended competing boards of trustees
directors of a for-profit university in a corporate control
ownership dispute. Claims brought against the defendants included business conspiracy, breach of fiduciary duty,
tortious interference with business relations.
PrimeDoc of Winchester, P.C. v. Radeep Parmar, D.O.. Winchester Circuit Court
Case No. CL-07-371. Defended a co-defendant community hospital in a business conspiracy
tortious interference with contract case.
Defended a gasoline station owner in Hampton, Virginia in products liability lawsuit brought by a plaintiff who claimed he was injured after ingesting an herbal remedy purchased at the station. The national
regional distributers of the product as well as the manufacturer were co-defendants.
Defended a New Hampshire garment label manufacturer in a breach of contract lawsuit brought by a North Carolina garment manufacturer after Polo Sport rejected a delivery of mens t-shirts for bleeding of dye onto the garments.
Defended a Wisconsin industrial engine repair company in a breach of warranty claim brought in the Middle District of North Carolina by an automobile recycler when the engine failed after 11 months in service.
Medical Negligence: Defended physicians in many specialities including general surgery, neurosurgery, cardiothoracic surgery, obstetrics
gynecology, emergency medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, psychiatry, neurology, urology, radiology,
anesthesiology.
Obtained a defense verdict in a jury trial involving claims of a brain-damaged, minor child for alleged negligent post-surgical care
the negligent dosing of acetaminophen against a pediatric surgeon.
Obtained a defense verdict in a jury trial involving claims against a pediatric hospitalist for the alleged wrongful disclosure of a new mothers medical history in front of her future in-laws.
Obtained a defense verdict in a jury trial involving claims against a CRNA
anesthesiologist for an alleged injury to the fifth trigeminal nerve.
Obtained a defense verdict in a jury trial involving wrongful death claims against a otolaryngologist for a fungal infection after a modified radical mastoidectomy.
Legal Malpractice: Defended a small regional law firm in an investigation by the Securities & Exchange Commission into a PONZI scheme involving shares in diamond mines in Namibia.
Defended a corporate attorney in a fraud claim brought by a national bank against the buyer
seller of government contractor
the closing attorney when the loan defaulted.
Defended a divorce attorney in Prince William County in a suit brought by a former client who claimed the attorney did not secure enough spousal support
sufficient property from the marriage.
Defended a Maryl
personal injury attorney who missed the deadline to file a lawsuit for his client who had been involved in an automobile accident in Fairfax, Virginia.
Defended a Virginia trust
estate lawyer as third-third party defendant in Worcester County, Maryl
on the Eastern Shore in what was claimed to be a botched real estate transaction.
Insurance Coverage: In Re: Chinese-Manufactured Drywall Products Liability Litigation, (MDL 2047)
Builders Mutual Insurance Company v. Dragas Management Corporation, et al., Eastern District of Virginia (Norfolk Division) Case No. 2:09cv185. Represented insurer in claims involving Chinese Drywall.
Represented a legal malpractice insurer in the Eastern District of Virginia (Richmond Division) in a declaratory judgment action to determine the duty to defend a state court legal malpractice claim based upon a failure of the lawyer to timely notify the insurer of a claim.
Represented an insurer in a declaratory judgment action in the Eastern District of Virginia (Newport News Division) to determine the duty to defend a state court claim brought by homeowner against the builder for copyright violations of custom design drawings.
