Defend Trade Secrets Act litigation in federal courts
Defend Trade Secrets Act Litigation in Federal Courts As regular readers know, the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 is one of the biggest developments in the world of qui tam / whistleblower law […]
Trade Secrets and Qui Tam — Part Two
Trade Secrets and Qui Tam — Part Two This is part two of a two part post on the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016, which was signed into law last week. Part one […]
Trade Secrets and Qui Tam — Part One
Trade Secrets and Qui Tam — Part One In a move that should be welcomed by all qui tam lawyers and whistle blowers, President Obama signed the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 […]
Federal judge probes unorthodox civil discovery methods used by Davita Healthcare Partners
Federal judge probes unorthodox civil discovery methods used by Davita Healthcare Partners This is the first of a two-part post on an epic discovery battle currently being waged in the U.S. District Court for […]
Virginia State Bar President Sharon Nelson on lawyer blogs and lawyer ethics….
I’m not totally sure about this, but I think Sharon Nelson may well be the first lawyer-blogger to serve as President of the Virginia State Bar. The fact that Sharon is, herself, an avid […]
Interesting Developments from the Virginia State Bar…a/k/a The Curious Case of Glenn Lewis
As regular readers know, attorney’s fees, legal ethics and the Virginia State Bar are a regular part of the discussion here on VaQuiTamLaw.com. I have therefore followed with some interest the curious case of […]
A Brief History of the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act Part IV — City of Richmond vs. McDevitt Street Bovis
Today is another entry in my occassional series on the history of the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act. Today, we take a look at an important SCOVA case that caused some influential […]
Interesting Opinion on Lawyer Contingency Fees … And Proof that no good deed goes unpunished.
Interesting Opinion on Lawyer Contingency Fees … And Proof that no good deed goes unpunished. An interesting opinion was issued a few days ago in the U.S. District Court for the District of […]