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2021-10-06: Updated: 2021-10-06 13:09:42 VUTSA Preemption Held Insufficient Basis for Pretrial Dismissal

by Lee E. Berlik

2021-09-10: Updated: 2021-09-10 14:36:35 Bare Legal Conclusions Insufficient to Satisfy Notice Pleading Requirements

by Lee E. Berlik

2021-07-20: Updated: 2021-07-20 17:28:31 Professor’s Trade Secrets Claim Against EVMS Allowed to Proceed

by Lee E. Berlik

2021-06-19: Updated: 2021-06-19 13:06:04 Violation of Corporate Opportunity Doctrine Held Actionable

by Lee E. Berlik

2021-04-24: Updated: 2021-04-24 15:00:26 Emotional Distress Doesn’t Always Require Corroboration

by Lee E. Berlik

2021-03-13: Updated: 2021-03-13 17:31:04 Forum Non Conveniens Is About Fairness to Everyone (Not Just You)

by Lee E. Berlik

2021-02-02: Updated: 2021-02-02 18:08:20 Severance and Bifurcation

by Lee E. Berlik

2020-12-04: Updated: 2020-12-04 15:02:46 Participants in Business Expectancy Can’t Tortiously Interfere

by Lee E. Berlik

2020-10-21: Updated: 2020-10-21 10:51:49 Project Manager Sabotages Employer, Ordered to Pay Triple Damages

by Lee E. Berlik

2020-09-15: Updated: 2020-09-15 13:44:31 Federal Courts May Consider Hearsay Evidence at Preliminary Injunction Hearings

by Lee E. Berlik

2020-08-16: Updated: 2020-08-16 13:58:42 Spoliation of Evidence Can Result in Dismissal or Default

by Lee E. Berlik

2020-07-13: Updated: 2020-07-13 18:20:35 Principal and Agent Are Not Separate Persons for Purposes of Tortious Interference Claim

by Lee E. Berlik

2020-06-13: Updated: 2020-06-13 12:09:06 Source-of-Duty Rule May Apply to Bar Fraud Claim Inextricably Entwined with Contractual Duties

by Lee E. Berlik

2020-05-16: Updated: 2021-03-13 17:32:17 Motions Craving Oyer in Virginia

by Lee E. Berlik

2020-04-11: Updated: 2020-04-11 15:35:31 Unjust Enrichment vs. Quantum Meruit

by Lee E. Berlik

2020-03-14: Updated: 2020-03-14 14:35:53 No Tortious Interference Claim Unless Expectancy is Real

by Lee E. Berlik

2020-02-17: Updated: 2020-02-17 15:18:53 Non-Compete Agreements Between Businesses More Likely to Be Held Enforceable

by Lee E. Berlik

2020-01-16: Updated: 2020-01-21 10:54:47 Can Your Business Prove its Noncompete Agreements Are Reasonable?

by Lee E. Berlik

2019-12-19: Updated: 2019-12-19 15:06:27 Fraudulent Inducement Claims Not Covered by Source-of-Duty Rule

by Lee E. Berlik

2019-11-27: Updated: 2019-11-27 17:58:43 Kevin Hart Did Not Breach Fiduciary Duty, Says Virginia Court

by Lee E. Berlik

2019-10-29: Updated: 2020-01-16 14:17:40 Waiving the Statute of Limitations: Harder than You Might Think

by Lee E. Berlik

2019-10-11: Updated: 2019-10-11 12:11:38 The Independent Personal Stake Exception to Intra-Corporate Immunity

by Lee E. Berlik

2019-09-27: Updated: 2019-09-27 16:47:59 Tortious Interference with Anticipated Future Contract

by Lee E. Berlik

2019-08-10: Updated: 2019-08-10 13:04:39 Tell the Jury About Your Plea in Bar Now, or Later

by Lee E. Berlik

2019-07-09: Updated: 2019-07-09 17:40:03 Business Conspiracy Claims Survive Under Third-Party Rule

by Lee E. Berlik

2019-05-18: Updated: 2019-05-18 13:09:52 When Preemption Leads to Unanticipated Removal

by Lee E. Berlik

2019-04-21: Updated: 2019-04-21 14:16:15 To Dispute Enforceability of Noncompete, File Plea in Bar

by Lee E. Berlik

2019-03-15: Updated: 2019-03-15 15:59:03 Under SCA, Cloud-Based Emails Remain in “Electronic Storage” Even After They’ve Been Read

by Lee E. Berlik

2019-02-20: Updated: 2019-02-20 15:22:27 So You Think You’re Going to Recover Attorneys’ Fees?

by Lee E. Berlik

2019-01-13: Updated: 2019-01-13 11:41:43 Non-Compete Clause Satisfies Janitor Test, Held Enforceable

by Lee E. Berlik

2018-12-04: Updated: 2018-12-04 20:47:03 Only Strangers to a Contract Can Interfere with It.

by Lee E. Berlik

2018-10-15: Updated: 2020-01-03 10:08:25 Are Attorneys’ Fees Clauses Enforceable?

by Lee E. Berlik

2018-09-29: Updated: 2018-09-29 12:28:51 Governor Terry McAuliffe Escapes Fraud Action

by Lee E. Berlik

2018-08-31: Updated: 2018-08-31 15:30:50 Dismissals With Prejudice vs. Without Prejudice

by Lee E. Berlik

2018-07-23: Updated: 2018-07-22 12:31:37 Proving Unauthorized Access to Private Data Under the SCA

by Lee E. Berlik

2018-06-20: Updated: 2018-06-20 19:19:06 “Improper Methods” Often Key to Tortious Interference Liability

by Lee E. Berlik

2018-05-28: Updated: 2018-05-28 15:19:39 How To Enforce a Non-Compete or Non-Solicitation Agreement

by Lee E. Berlik

2018-04-23: Updated: 2018-04-22 16:06:19 Discovery Rule Extends Statute of Limitations in Fraud Cases

by Lee E. Berlik

2018-03-17: Updated: 2018-03-17 15:00:19 The Source of Duty Rule

by Lee E. Berlik

2018-02-12: Updated: 2018-02-11 10:19:07 Loss or Damage Is Sufficient Under CFAA

by Lee E. Berlik

2018-01-05: Updated: 2018-01-05 14:49:14 How a Strategic Counterclaim Can Backfire

by Lee E. Berlik

2017-11-30: Updated: 2017-12-02 11:26:15 Focus on Fraud: The Expectation of Influencing Conduct

by Lee E. Berlik

2017-11-19: Updated: 2017-11-19 13:24:22 VCPA Applies to Consumer Transactions, Not Consumer Goods

by Lee E. Berlik

2017-11-01: Updated: 2017-11-01 17:33:28 Determining Validity of Noncompete Requires Evidence

by Lee E. Berlik

2017-10-06: Updated: 2020-01-16 13:47:26 Fraudulent Misrepresentations

by Lee E. Berlik

2017-09-02: Updated: 2017-09-02 11:28:06 Remedies for Revenge Porn

by Lee E. Berlik

2017-06-28: Updated: 2018-07-22 12:44:36 You Can Sue If Someone Intentionally Hacks Into Your Email

by Lee E. Berlik

2017-05-23: Updated: 2017-11-17 16:27:55 How To Sue for Fraud in Virginia

by Lee E. Berlik

2017-04-22: Updated: 2018-07-22 12:44:54 Accessing Former Employer’s Google Account May Violate CFAA

by Lee E. Berlik

2017-03-09: Updated: 2019-05-17 12:23:17 Hypothetical Overbreadth May Invalidate Noncompete

by Lee E. Berlik

2017-02-06: Updated: 2017-02-07 09:49:44 Public Disclosure of Discovery

by Lee E. Berlik

2017-01-07: Updated: 2017-11-17 16:26:55 Remedies for a Broken Engagement or Marriage

by Lee E. Berlik

2016-12-19: Updated: 2018-07-22 12:43:48 Fraud by Hindsight Insufficient to State Claim

by Lee E. Berlik

2016-11-08: Updated: 2019-10-29 17:09:20 How to Win Millions of Dollars in Court

by Lee E. Berlik

2016-10-10: Updated: 2016-10-10 12:32:42 Noncompete Restriction Against Owning Stock Not Necessarily Unenforceable

by Lee E. Berlik

2016-09-11: Updated: 2016-09-11 11:31:57 How Some Independent Contractors May Be Able to Escape Their Noncompete Restrictions

by Lee E. Berlik

2016-08-09: Updated: 2016-08-27 01:21:45 Fairfax Circuit Court Procedure for Motions Day

by Lee E. Berlik

2016-07-14: Updated: 2016-07-14 11:34:30 Not All Contractual Interference Is Tortious Interference

by Lee E. Berlik

2016-07-02: Updated: 2018-02-15 12:54:06 Employers Cannot Access Their Employees’ Private Email Accounts Without Permission

by Lee E. Berlik

2016-05-09: Updated: 2020-10-21 10:54:25 Teaming Agreements No More Enforceable than Letters of Intent

by Lee E. Berlik

2016-03-27: Updated: 2017-11-17 16:26:04 Remedies in Breach of Fiduciary Duty Cases

by Lee E. Berlik

2016-03-05: Updated: 2016-03-05 17:00:04 Agents Owe Fiduciary Duties to their Principals

by Lee E. Berlik

2016-03-03: Updated: 2016-03-03 15:56:48 No Tortious Interference if Contract Already Breached

by Lee E. Berlik

2016-01-31: Updated: 2019-10-11 12:16:00 New Proportionality Requirement in Rule 26 Not that Big of a Deal

by Lee E. Berlik

2016-01-25: Updated: 2016-01-25 12:48:14 Non-Compete Agreements Enforceable Against Independent Contractors

by Lee E. Berlik

2016-01-01: Updated: 2016-01-01 12:39:13 Non-Compete Agreement Held Unenforceable Against Doctor

by Lee E. Berlik

2015-12-31: Updated: 2019-07-09 17:49:31 The Top 10 Lawyer Types You’re Most Likely to Need

by Lee E. Berlik

2015-12-02: Updated: 2017-11-17 16:22:40 Use the Courts to Vindicate Rights, Not Intimidate Enemies

by Lee E. Berlik

2015-11-06: Updated: 2021-03-13 17:31:40 Termination for Demanding Payment of Earned Bonus Held Actionable

by Guest Blogger

2015-10-30: Updated: 2015-11-19 16:09:51 Proximate Cause Is Required to Win Your Fraud Claim

by Lee E. Berlik

2015-09-17: Updated: 2015-09-17 19:57:56 Claim Preclusion, Issue Preclusion, and the Various Forms of Res Judicata

by Lee E. Berlik

2015-08-31: Updated: 2016-01-31 16:35:25 Newly Released EEOC Directive To Assist Federal Employees Alleging Discrimination When Potential Conflict of Interest Exists

by Guest Blogger

2015-08-17: Updated: 2015-08-17 06:54:23 Derivative Actions Carry Heightened Pleading Standard

by Lee E. Berlik

2015-07-16: Updated: 2021-06-25 11:20:27 The Fifth Unstated Element of Tortious Interference Claims

by Lee E. Berlik

2015-06-30: Updated: 2021-06-28 13:27:01 The Obergefell Effect On Employment

by Guest Blogger

2015-06-22: Updated: 2021-06-25 11:20:26 False Advertising Claims May Be Based on Implied Falsity

by Lee E. Berlik

2015-05-15: Updated: 2016-01-31 16:34:35 One Racist Act May Be Enough to Support a Title VII Claim

by Guest Blogger

2015-04-30: Updated: 2015-04-30 14:29:50 Customer Lists and Pricing Information Aren’t Necessarily Confidential

by Lee E. Berlik

2015-04-20: Updated: 2021-06-25 11:20:25 Virginia’s Subpoena Power Does Not Extend Beyond Its Borders

by Lee E. Berlik

2015-03-25: Updated: 2019-04-21 14:19:57 The Right to Nonsuit in Virginia Litigation

by Lee E. Berlik

2015-02-09: Updated: 2021-06-25 11:20:24 RICO: Not Just For Gangsters Anymore

by Lee E. Berlik

2015-01-05: Updated: 2015-01-05 06:49:35 Retaining Jurisdiction Does Not Suspend Finality of Judgment in Federal Court

by Lee E. Berlik

2014-12-15: Updated: 2018-05-28 15:26:38 Tortious Interference Supported by Allegations of Business Retaliation

by Lee E. Berlik

2014-11-18: Updated: 2016-01-31 16:34:37 Are those clients really yours? Consider this before you quit.

by Guest Blogger

2014-11-10: Updated: 2014-11-10 06:52:04 Virginia Consumer Protection Act Not Limited to Fraud

by Lee E. Berlik

2014-10-31: Updated: 2014-10-31 15:57:35 Fraudulent Joinder Won’t Defeat Diversity

by Lee E. Berlik

2014-10-10: Updated: 2020-09-15 13:45:39 Has the Recent Same-Sex Marriage “Decision” Paved the Way for Increased Protection Against Sexual-Orientation Discrimination in Employment?

by Guest Blogger

2014-10-06: Updated: 2014-10-06 10:59:18 Severance of Non-Compete Restrictions in Virginia

by Lee E. Berlik

2014-09-30: Updated: 2019-01-05 15:46:11 Dealing with the Limitations of Virginia’s Subpoena Power When Discoverable Information Is Located In D.C. or Maryland

by Guest Blogger

2014-09-22: Updated: 2020-03-21 12:20:54 Virginia Won’t Allow You to Blue-Pencil that Non-Compete

by Lee E. Berlik

2014-09-02: Updated: 2021-06-25 11:20:23 Virginia’s Business Conspiracy Statute

by Lee E. Berlik

2014-07-30: Updated: 2014-07-30 13:24:46 Optional Liquidated Damages Clause Held Unenforceable

by Lee E. Berlik

2014-07-10: Updated: 2021-06-25 11:20:23 Bringing Lawsuit to Stifle Online Criticism Held Ground for Awarding Attorneys’ Fees

by Lee E. Berlik

2014-06-10: Updated: 2019-04-21 14:18:36 Virginia’s Economic Loss Rule

by Lee E. Berlik

2014-06-02: Updated: 2015-12-30 16:09:21 Motions to Reconsider – A Primer

by Lee E. Berlik

2014-05-12: Updated: 2014-05-12 05:55:15 No Tortious Interference Claim Without Actual Interference

by Lee E. Berlik

2014-04-09: Updated: 2014-04-09 06:39:09 West Virginia Bank Wins Dismissal of Contract Claim for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction

by Lee E. Berlik

2014-03-26: Updated: 2019-07-20 13:29:49 To Establish Personal Jurisdiction, Minimum Contacts Must Be With Forum State, Not Just its Resident

by Lee E. Berlik

2014-03-24: Updated: 2018-05-28 15:23:27 To Enjoin Violation of Non-Compete, Must Prove Legitimate Business Interest

by Lee E. Berlik

2014-03-17: Updated: 2014-03-17 06:18:18 Business Conspiracy Can Be Based On Tortious Interference

by Lee E. Berlik

2014-03-10: Updated: 2014-03-10 06:09:24 White House Crasher’s Tortious Interference Claim Reinstated on Appeal

by Lee E. Berlik

2014-03-03: Updated: 2019-05-17 12:22:49 Age Bias Not Enough to Prevail Under ADEA

by Lee E. Berlik

2014-02-24: Updated: 2021-06-25 11:19:56 Subpoena for Production of Hard Drives Deemed Unreasonable in Maryland

by Lee E. Berlik

2014-02-20: Updated: 2016-01-31 16:34:42 EEOC Announces Record Monetary Recovery from Employers in 2013

by Guest Blogger

2014-02-17: Updated: 2017-11-17 16:18:43 Are Purchase Orders Enforceable Contracts?

by Lee E. Berlik

2014-02-03: Updated: 2018-07-22 12:38:40 Principal and Agent Acting Within Scope of Duties Cannot Conspire

by Lee E. Berlik

2014-01-27: Updated: 2014-01-27 06:33:24 Rule 8’s Plausibility Requirement Not Modified By Rule 9’s “Allege Generally” Provision

by Lee E. Berlik

2014-01-22: Updated: 2019-09-16 16:03:03 Can I Sue for Emotional Distress in Virginia?

by Lee E. Berlik

2014-01-02: Updated: 2014-01-02 06:35:46 Deceitful Behavior Not Enough to Warrant Preliminary Injunction

by Lee E. Berlik

2013-11-25: Updated: 2015-10-22 12:40:05 Fraudulent Joinder Issue Deferred Until Service of Process Achieved

by Lee E. Berlik

2013-11-18: Updated: 2013-11-18 06:15:50 Failure to Mediate Prior to Litigation Held Grounds for Dismissal

by Lee E. Berlik

2013-11-11: Updated: 2013-11-11 06:50:57 Who Is Race Judy Cotta and Why Is She Barring My Claim?

by Lee E. Berlik

2013-11-01: Updated: 2019-08-10 13:21:55 Trial Courts have Sole Discretion Whether to Allow Cameras in the Courtroom

by Lee E. Berlik

2013-10-29: Updated: 2013-10-29 06:58:06 Citizenship of LLC Members Determines LLC’s Citizenship for Diversity Purposes

by Lee E. Berlik

2013-10-21: Updated: 2013-10-21 06:19:32 Oral Profit Sharing Agreement Held Enforceable

by Lee E. Berlik

2013-10-07: Updated: 2013-10-07 06:48:58 References to Marketing Brochure Deemed Insufficient to Support Fraud Claim

by Lee E. Berlik

2013-09-25: Updated: 2013-09-25 17:16:22 Arbitrator Designation Deemed Severable from Contract

by Lee E. Berlik

2013-09-23: Updated: 2013-09-23 06:31:18 Virginia Supreme Court Limits Opportunity to Obtain Quick Dismissals of Noncompete Cases

by Lee E. Berlik

2013-09-16: Updated: 2013-09-16 06:08:12 In Wrongful Termination Case, Court Employs Burden Shifting Framework Where No Direct Evidence of Discrimination Exists

by Lee E. Berlik

2013-09-10: Updated: 2021-03-13 17:33:57 Even Plaintiffs Can Obtain a Transfer of Venue

by Lee E. Berlik

2013-09-03: Updated: 2013-09-03 06:51:54 Fourth Circuit Asks Virginia Supreme Court to Clarify Business Conspiracy Statute

by Lee E. Berlik

2013-08-23: Updated: 2013-08-23 06:51:53 Virginia Law Firm Wins Dismissal of Negligent Hiring and Retention Claim

by Lee E. Berlik

2013-08-19: Updated: 2013-08-19 06:04:08 Personal Guarantors Don’t Have Many Ways to Avoid Payment Obligation

by Lee E. Berlik

2013-08-15: Updated: 2013-08-15 06:13:04 Damages Must Be Proven With Reasonable Certainty

by Lee E. Berlik

2013-08-12: Updated: 2019-10-11 12:15:33 Business Tort Case Moves Forward Against Virginia Company

by Lee E. Berlik

2013-08-05: Updated: 2013-08-05 09:31:24 Remedies Scrutinized in Trade Secrets Case Even After Default

by Lee E. Berlik

2013-07-22: Updated: 2013-07-22 06:22:06 When Negotiating Contract, Trying to Slip in Changes Undetected Can Lead to Fraudulent Inducement Claim

by Lee E. Berlik

2013-07-21: Updated: 2021-06-25 11:19:55 Not Every Unpleasant Statement Is Actionable in Court

by Lee E. Berlik

2013-07-15: Updated: 2013-07-15 06:32:18 Negligent Breach of Contract Is Not a Tort in Virginia

by Lee E. Berlik

2013-06-14: Updated: 2013-06-14 08:53:34 Parties Cannot Stipulate to Existence of Federal Question Jurisdiction

by Lee E. Berlik

2013-06-04: Updated: 2016-01-31 16:34:30 Recent ADA Guidelines on How to Treat Applicants and Employees with Cancer or Intellectual Disabilities

by Guest Blogger

2013-05-30: Updated: 2019-04-21 14:17:46 Removal, Rather Than Procedural Gamesmanship, Is How to Secure Federal Forum

by Lee E. Berlik

2013-05-20: Updated: 2020-02-14 14:12:58 Prior to Derivative Suit, Shareholder Demand Must Clearly Identify Wrong and Demand Action

by Lee E. Berlik

2013-04-15: Updated: 2013-04-15 06:58:26 An Unsigned Contract is No Party for Wiz Khalifa

by Lee E. Berlik

2013-04-02: Updated: 2013-04-02 06:22:54 Res Judicata: Double Jeopardy’s Civil-Lawsuit Cousin

by Lee E. Berlik

2013-03-19: Updated: 2020-07-13 18:30:46 How Much Is Your Emotional Distress Worth?

by Lee E. Berlik

2013-03-04: Updated: 2013-03-04 06:18:35 Unserved Forum Defendants Can’t Remove to Federal Court

by Lee E. Berlik

2013-02-18: Updated: 2021-02-02 18:14:32 Tortious Interference with Business Expectancy Requires More Than Usual Workplace Conflict

by Lee E. Berlik

2013-02-15: Updated: 2020-06-13 12:11:21 The Consequences of Destroying Evidence

by Lee E. Berlik

2013-02-05: Updated: 2021-06-25 11:19:48 Failure to Allege Basis for Subject Matter Jurisdiction Can Result in Sanctions

by Lee E. Berlik

2013-02-01: Updated: 2013-02-01 06:18:38 Feeling the Effects of Out-of-State Conduct Won’t Guarantee Personal Jurisdiction Over Nonresident

by Lee E. Berlik

2013-01-28: Updated: 2013-01-28 06:45:39 Lumping Defendants Together Can Result in Dismissal

by Lee E. Berlik

2012-12-27: Updated: 2021-06-25 11:19:55 Attorney’s Lien Superpriority Subject to Reasonableness of Fees

by Lee E. Berlik

2012-12-18: Updated: 2012-12-18 06:02:06 Leesburg Business Wins Summary Judgment After Defendant Fires Lawyers

by Lee E. Berlik

2012-12-11: Updated: 2012-12-11 06:59:27 Does Virginia’s Subpoena Power Extend to Foreign Corporations?

by Lee E. Berlik

2012-11-26: Updated: 2020-12-04 15:04:15 Joinder of Involuntary Plaintiff Permitted Only “In a Proper Case”

by Lee E. Berlik

2012-11-19: Updated: 2021-02-02 18:14:32 Can I Sue My Boss for Wrongful Termination?

by Lee E. Berlik

2012-11-10: Updated: 2018-09-29 12:29:41 Expert Witness Excluded From Bernsen Case, Settlement Reached Days Later

by Lee E. Berlik

2012-10-11: Updated: 2021-06-25 11:19:54 Laffey Matrix and Grissom Table Considered in Reducing Attorneys’ Fees

by Lee E. Berlik

2012-10-08: Updated: 2012-10-08 06:03:05 Non-Compete Held Enforceable, Lost Profits Sufficiently Proven

by Lee E. Berlik

2012-10-05: Updated: 2020-08-02 10:16:10 Misrepresentation of Present Intent to Perform Contract

by Lee E. Berlik

2012-09-26: Updated: 2021-06-25 11:19:53 Virginia Right to Nonsuit Unaffected by Federal Court Dismissal

by Lee E. Berlik

2012-09-17: Updated: 2021-06-25 11:19:52 Attorneys’ Eyes Only Expert Reports Sealed From Public Scrutiny

by Lee E. Berlik

2012-09-05: Updated: 2021-06-25 11:19:46 Trying to Get Someone Fired: A First Amendment Right?

by Lee E. Berlik

2012-08-27: Updated: 2018-09-29 12:30:31 Virginia Court Allows Corbin Bernsen Lawsuit to Proceed

by Lee E. Berlik

2012-08-20: Updated: 2012-08-20 06:08:19 Virginia Technology Firm Sued for Trademark Infringement

by Lee E. Berlik

2012-08-13: Updated: 2019-02-20 15:23:33 Trademark Infringement Claimed by Christian Rockers

by Lee E. Berlik

2012-08-01: Updated: 2017-11-17 16:13:36 An Agreement to Agree is not a Binding Contract in Virginia

by Lee E. Berlik

2012-07-30: Updated: 2012-07-30 05:21:40 Without Proof of Meritorious Defense, Default Stands

by Lee E. Berlik

2012-07-23: Updated: 2017-11-17 16:12:50 Retaliation Claim Dismissed for Failure to Exhaust Administrative Remedies

by Lee E. Berlik

2012-07-13: Updated: 2020-07-13 18:32:26 No Trademark for WAGGIN’ STRIPS

by Lee E. Berlik

2012-07-09: Updated: 2012-07-09 08:36:56 Liquidated Damages Affirmed for Breach of Non-Solicitation Agreement

by Lee E. Berlik

2012-06-25: Updated: 2015-12-30 15:55:06 Court Declines to Amend Judgment under Rule 59(e)

by Lee E. Berlik

2012-06-07: Updated: 2019-07-09 17:50:51 Leesburg Business Survives Motions to Dismiss

by Lee E. Berlik

2012-05-31: Updated: 2012-05-31 16:12:45 Non-Compete Agreement with Former Bank Executives Deemed Enforceable

by Lee E. Berlik

2012-05-23: Updated: 2018-05-28 15:21:45 Weak Mark, Lack of Confusion Leads to Summary Judgment for Defendant

by Lee E. Berlik

2012-05-18: Updated: 2021-10-06 13:12:34 Northern Virginia Winery Prevails in Virginia Supreme Court

by Lee E. Berlik

2012-05-12: Updated: 2015-12-30 15:52:45 Burger King Manager Says He Was Fired For Having HIV

by Lee E. Berlik

2012-05-07: Updated: 2018-09-15 13:58:05 Dissolving a Partnership for Frustration of Purpose

by Lee E. Berlik

2012-05-02: Updated: 2017-11-17 16:01:39 Virginia Court Denies Judgment on the Pleadings in Domain Name Dispute

by Lee E. Berlik

2012-04-30: Updated: 2020-05-16 13:29:54 Arlington Sheriff’s Office Wins Summary Judgment in Title VII Case

by Lee E. Berlik

2012-04-23: Updated: 2021-06-25 11:19:44 Lawyers Argue Contacting Advertisers Is Tortious Interference

by Lee E. Berlik

2012-04-17: Updated: 2015-12-30 15:50:13 Summary Judgment Reversed Due to Ambiguity in Contract

by Lee E. Berlik

2012-04-10: Updated: 2019-07-09 17:49:03 Copyright Infringement Claim Against Builder Dismissed

by Lee E. Berlik

2012-04-02: Updated: 2015-12-30 15:48:51 Kevin Costner Denies Breach of Contract with Sculpture Artist

by Lee E. Berlik

2012-03-27: Updated: 2021-06-25 11:19:28 Former Virginia Attorney Enjoined from Frivolous Litigation

by Lee E. Berlik

2012-03-18: Updated: 2021-02-02 18:14:24 Virginia Tortious Interference Law More Permissive than Georgia

by Lee E. Berlik

2012-03-07: Updated: 2021-05-24 12:16:01 Trademark Infringement Action Filed Against Urban Outfitters

by Lee E. Berlik

2012-02-21: Updated: 2021-02-02 18:14:15 Noncompete Covenants and Covenants Restricting Land Tested By Different Standards

by Lee E. Berlik

2012-01-29: Updated: 2012-01-29 17:18:08 Arbitrating Arbitrability

by Lee E. Berlik

2012-01-18: Updated: 2012-01-18 18:58:48 Copyright Co-Owner Not Indispensable Party in Lawsuit Over YouTube Video

by Lee E. Berlik

2012-01-07: Updated: 2021-02-02 18:14:07 Fairfax Court Finds Mere Reference to By-Laws Insufficient to Incorporate Into Contract

by Lee E. Berlik

2011-12-31: Updated: 2011-12-31 13:10:31 Who Owns an Employee’s Twitter Following?

by Lee E. Berlik

2011-12-30: Updated: 2021-02-02 18:13:58 Virginia Lawyer’s Tortious Interference and Conspiracy Claims Dismissed

by Lee E. Berlik

2011-12-19: Updated: 2017-11-17 15:52:44 No Copyright Protection for Yoga Routines, Argues Defense

by Lee E. Berlik

2011-12-12: Updated: 2021-02-02 18:13:45 Virginia Limited Liability Company (LLC) Membership Interests Analogous to Partnership

by Lee E. Berlik

2011-12-05: Updated: 2011-12-05 18:09:57 Court Orders “De-Indexing” of Infringing Domain Names

by Lee E. Berlik

2011-11-22: Updated: 2019-04-21 14:16:59 Parenting Blog Case Raises Motherlode of Trademark Issues

by Lee E. Berlik

2011-11-15: Updated: 2019-04-21 14:17:17 Serta Seeks Declaratory Judgment of Non-Infringement

by Lee E. Berlik

2011-11-07: Updated: 2017-11-17 15:45:16 New Hires at Google Accused of Using Groupon Trade Secrets

by Lee E. Berlik

2011-11-05: Updated: 2011-11-05 12:37:40 Broad Non-Compete Agreements Less Likely to Be Enforced Today than 20 Years Ago

by Lee E. Berlik

2011-10-31: Updated: 2017-11-17 15:44:51 Norfolk Sexual Harassment Case Settled On Courthouse Steps

by Lee E. Berlik

2011-10-25: Updated: 2015-12-30 15:41:20 Descriptive Trademarks Can Be Difficult to Enforce, Discovers Timelines, Inc.

by Lee E. Berlik

2011-10-17: Updated: 2020-03-14 14:38:27 Fraud Claim Knocked Out by Statute of Limitations for Negligence Actions

by Lee E. Berlik

2011-10-10: Updated: 2019-07-09 17:48:10 Copyright Troll Lawyer’s Tactics Criticized by Virginia Judge

by Lee E. Berlik

2011-10-04: Updated: 2011-10-04 16:37:26 Virginia Court Rejects “Stream of Commerce” Theory of Jurisdiction

by Lee E. Berlik

2011-09-26: Updated: 2021-02-02 18:13:37 Law of Fraudulent Conveyances Outlined by Virginia Supreme Court

by Lee E. Berlik

2011-09-19: Updated: 2011-09-19 17:12:20 Arbitration Clause Not Enforceable if Procured by Fraud

by Lee E. Berlik

2011-09-12: Updated: 2020-06-13 12:09:39 Validity of Restrictive Covenants Turns on Facts of Each Case

by Lee E. Berlik

2011-09-05: Updated: 2011-09-05 05:06:01 Attorneys’ Fees Must Be Reasonable, Despite What Contract Says

by Lee E. Berlik

2011-08-29: Updated: 2018-02-11 10:26:55 To Be Enforceable, Non-Compete Agreements Should Be Narrow in Scope

by Lee E. Berlik

2011-08-19: Updated: 2011-08-19 19:41:50 Judge Hilton Grants Summary Judgment of Non-Infringement for ICON

by Lee E. Berlik

2011-08-16: Updated: 2020-07-13 18:31:27 Pincher’s Fights Wendy’s For Trademark Rights to Slogan

by Lee E. Berlik

2011-08-13: Updated: 2021-02-02 18:13:21 Trademark Infringement Leads to Disgorgement of Profits By Franchisee Wannabe

by Lee E. Berlik

2011-08-08: Updated: 2021-02-02 18:13:10 D.C. Law Firm Loses Motion to Reconsider Dismissal of D.J. Action

by Lee E. Berlik

2011-08-01: Updated: 2021-02-02 18:12:44 Virginia Court Pierces Corporate Veil But Declines to “Reverse Pierce”

by Lee E. Berlik

2011-07-29: Updated: 2021-02-02 18:13:01 Unauthorized Korean DVD Sales Leads to Large Damages Award

by Lee E. Berlik

2011-07-22: Updated: 2021-02-02 18:12:28 Virginia Business Owners Smacked For Paying Themselves Excessive Fees

by Lee E. Berlik

2011-07-13: Updated: 2020-09-15 13:45:26 Facebook Sued for Showing Us What Kids “Like”

by Lee E. Berlik

2011-07-06: Updated: 2020-03-14 14:38:05 Apple Asserts New Intellectual Property Claims Against Samsung

by Lee E. Berlik

2011-06-22: Updated: 2020-10-21 10:53:37 LogMeIn Wins Summary Judgment of Noninfringement

by Lee E. Berlik

2011-06-13: Updated: 2020-05-16 13:28:31 Sidwell Friends Grad Says School Permitted Sexual Affair

by Lee E. Berlik

2011-06-04: Updated: 2021-02-02 18:16:36 Virginia Noncompete, Formed After Termination of Employment, Upheld as Reasonable

by Lee E. Berlik

2011-05-16: Updated: 2021-02-02 18:12:10 Computer Fraud and Abuse Act Claim Supportable Without Cash Loss

by Lee E. Berlik

2011-05-07: Updated: 2021-02-02 18:11:42 ADA Plaintiff Perpetrates Fraud on Court, Sees Claim Stricken

by Lee E. Berlik

2011-05-02: Updated: 2019-11-27 17:59:17 First Amendment Protects Right to Express Love of Boobies

by Lee E. Berlik

2011-04-25: Updated: 2017-11-17 15:41:23 Trademark Fight Ensues Over Lou’s Red Shoes

by Lee E. Berlik

2011-04-11: Updated: 2018-10-14 12:48:55 Judge Alper Grants Limited Discovery to Lacoste in Counterfeiting Case

by Lee E. Berlik

2011-04-04: Updated: 2018-10-14 12:47:09 Apple Trademark Lawyers Seek Sole Rights to “Apps”

by Lee E. Berlik

2011-03-16: Updated: 2021-02-02 18:11:33 Summary Judgment Granted in Breach of Contract Action

by Lee E. Berlik

2011-03-07: Updated: 2021-02-02 18:11:25 How IronClad Is Your Non-Compete Agreement?

by Lee E. Berlik

2011-02-25: Updated: 2011-02-25 16:07:38 DreamWorks Accused of Copying Kung Fu Panda Concept

by Lee E. Berlik

2011-02-11: Updated: 2021-02-02 18:11:15 Zynga Lawyer Responds to Blingville Lawsuit

by Lee E. Berlik

2011-01-22: Updated: 2019-07-09 17:47:44 Managing Agents Must Travel to Virginia for Depositions

by Lee E. Berlik

2010-12-30: Updated: 2010-12-30 10:21:31 Virginia Consumer Protection Act Enforced Against Roofer

by Lee E. Berlik

2010-11-28: Updated: 2021-02-02 18:11:07 Judge Cacheris Permits Vicarious Copyright Infringement Claim to Proceed

by Lee E. Berlik

2010-09-26: Updated: 2015-12-30 15:18:41 Discrimination Claims in Virginia Must Be Brought Promptly

by Lee E. Berlik

2010-09-12: Updated: 2019-01-22 12:37:34 Virginia Trade Secrets Act Analyzed by Fairfax Court

by Lee E. Berlik

2010-08-31: Updated: 2020-10-21 10:53:21 Noncompete Agreements: Getting Them to Stick

by Lee E. Berlik

2010-08-09: Updated: 2017-11-17 16:23:52 Protect Your Trademark in Virginia Through the ACPA

by Lee E. Berlik

2010-06-19: Updated: 2021-02-02 18:11:00 Virginia Architects Entitled to Copyright Protection

by Lee E. Berlik

2010-06-04: Updated: 2010-06-04 09:14:04 Pay-When-Paid Clauses Enforceable in Virginia

by Lee E. Berlik

2010-05-24: Updated: 2021-02-02 18:10:52 Proving Loss Under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act

by Lee E. Berlik

2010-04-19: Updated: 2019-07-09 17:48:34 Real Estate Fraud Litigation Proceeds Against Juno Loudoun and Ritz Carlton

by Lee E. Berlik

2010-03-28: Updated: 2015-12-30 15:10:40 Enjoin Wrongful Foreclosure Before It Is Too Late

by Lee E. Berlik

2010-03-15: Updated: 2021-02-02 18:18:11 Virginia Court Permits “Discriminatory Discipline” Claim to Go Forward

by Lee E. Berlik

2010-03-01: Updated: 2017-11-17 14:34:03 TubcuT Manufacturer Claims Trademark Infringement

by Lee E. Berlik

2010-02-15: Updated: 2018-07-22 12:33:34 UCC Protects Bank from Breach of Contract Allegations

by Lee E. Berlik

2010-02-01: Updated: 2018-08-31 15:34:58 BMW Survives Tortious Interference Case

by Lee E. Berlik

2010-01-23: Updated: 2019-07-09 17:47:30 Virginia Magistrate Judge Finds Reasonableness Paramount When Awarding Discovery Sanctions

by Lee E. Berlik

2010-01-14: Updated: 2019-07-09 17:47:16 Terminated Employee May Pursue Tortious Interference Claim Against Former Supervisor

by Lee E. Berlik

2010-01-04: Updated: 2021-02-02 18:19:54 Virginia Government Contractor Accused of Business Conspiracy

by Lee E. Berlik

2009-12-28: Updated: 2018-08-31 15:35:42 Richmond-Based Distributor of Indian Music Sued for Infringement

by Lee E. Berlik

2009-12-07: Updated: 2021-09-05 12:10:15 Contract or Tort? Look to the Origin of the Duty.

by Lee E. Berlik

2009-12-01: Updated: 2019-07-09 17:47:03 Big Changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

by Lee E. Berlik

2009-11-24: Updated: 2021-09-05 12:09:13 Fraud: What It Is, and What It Is Not

by Lee E. Berlik

2009-11-17: Updated: 2018-10-14 12:44:53 Discovery in the Information Age

by Lee E. Berlik

2009-11-12: Updated: 2021-02-02 18:10:19 Quantum Meruit: A New Tool Available to Virginia Landowners

by Lee E. Berlik

2009-11-10: Updated: 2015-12-30 15:00:55 Virginia Supreme Court Allows 500-Kilovolt Power Line Into Northern Virginia

by Lee E. Berlik

2009-11-02: Updated: 2020-05-16 13:32:14 Before Filing Retaliatory Discharge Action, Follow Internal Policies

by Lee E. Berlik

2009-10-07: Updated: 2021-02-02 18:09:26 How to Draft a Forum Selection Clause

by Lee E. Berlik

2009-09-28: Updated: 2020-08-29 11:33:31 Lawyers Held Not Entitled to Withdraw Despite Not Getting Paid

by Lee E. Berlik

2009-09-27: Updated: 2017-11-17 14:17:19 In Virginia Fraud Case, Defendant’s Website Held Insufficient Basis for Personal Jurisdiction

by Lee E. Berlik

2009-08-17: Updated: 2015-10-22 16:05:55 Patent Dispute Over Golf Balls Goes Back to Jury

by Lee E. Berlik

2009-07-25: Updated: 2017-11-17 14:16:29 Employer Denied Injunction to Enforce Non-Solicitation Agreement

by Lee E. Berlik

2009-07-11: Updated: 2009-07-11 14:07:36 Virginia Court Declines to Enforce Liability Disclaimer in Business Contract

by Lee E. Berlik

2009-06-30: Updated: 2015-12-30 14:56:05 Norfolk Kmart Sued for Disability Discrimination

by Lee E. Berlik

2009-06-19: Updated: 2017-11-17 14:27:03 BB&T Wins Summary Judgment in Virginia Employment Case

by Lee E. Berlik

2009-06-13: Updated: 2015-12-30 14:54:05 Virginia Lottery Must Be Accessible to People with Disabilities

by Lee E. Berlik

2009-06-06: Updated: 2009-06-06 10:23:04 Loudoun County Judge Rejects Bright-Line Test for Work Product Protection

by Lee E. Berlik

2009-06-03: Updated: 2020-10-21 10:52:30 EchoStar and DISH Network Held in Contempt for Violating Injunction

by Lee E. Berlik

2009-05-26: Updated: 2017-11-17 16:23:16 Newegg Sues Kohl’s for Infringing Use of Slogan

by Lee E. Berlik

2009-05-19: Updated: 2020-05-16 13:29:20 Reverse Discrimination by Hispanic Supermarket Prompts Settlement

by Lee E. Berlik

2009-05-18: Updated: 2009-05-18 14:31:20 D.C. Circuit Upholds Redskins Trademark Victory

by Lee E. Berlik

2009-05-13: Updated: 2020-07-13 18:29:27 Injunctions in Virginia

by Lee E. Berlik

2009-05-06: Updated: 2019-10-29 17:08:13 Older Employees Claim Age Discrimination by 3M

by Lee E. Berlik

2009-05-03: Updated: 2021-09-05 12:09:43 Trademark Dispute Breaks Up Relationship Between Marriage Marketers

by Lee E. Berlik

2009-04-28: Updated: 2015-12-30 14:47:30 Herndon Company Unable to Obtain Preliminary Injunction Against Breach of Non-Compete

by Lee E. Berlik

2009-04-20: Updated: 2017-11-17 14:19:44 Your Rights as a Disabled Employee

by Lee E. Berlik

2009-04-18: Updated: 2020-05-16 13:27:59 Discrimination Against Hispanics By Nordstrom Leads to Settlement

by Lee E. Berlik

2009-04-16: Updated: 2015-12-30 14:45:43 Fairfax County Jury Awards $3.2 Million to Injured Shopper

by Lee E. Berlik

2009-04-14: Updated: 2018-08-31 15:37:01 Trademark Litigation Between Coke and Pepsi Enters Another Round

by Lee E. Berlik

2009-04-11: Updated: 2009-04-11 08:32:40 D.C. Sues Computer Leasing Companies for Fraud Scheme

by Lee E. Berlik

2009-04-08: Updated: 2009-04-08 22:42:06 Virginia Court Gives Cybersquatter “The Maximum”

by Lee E. Berlik

2009-04-04: Updated: 2015-12-30 14:39:36 Google’s Lucrative Adwords Program May Violate Trademark Rights

by Lee E. Berlik

2009-04-02: Updated: 2020-05-16 13:27:30 What Is Harassment?

by Lee E. Berlik

2009-03-28: Updated: 2020-03-14 14:37:48 What Is A Trademark?

by Lee E. Berlik

2009-03-26: Updated: 2020-05-16 13:23:19 Virginia City Settles Race Discrimination Claim

by Lee E. Berlik