A long line of cases in the EDVA demonstrates that defendants seeking to transfer venue out of the EDVA under 28 U.S.C. 1404(a) face an uphill climb if the plaintiff is a Virginia resident....more
2/2/2024
/ Airlines ,
Aviation Industry ,
Business Litigation ,
Choice-of-Law ,
Choice-of-Venue ,
Class Action ,
Forum ,
Forum Selection ,
Jurisdiction ,
Misleading Statements ,
Motion to Transfer ,
Principal Place of Business ,
Venue ,
Virginia
In an October 3 decision, U.S. District Judge Thomas S. Ellis III granted a motion to transfer venue of a patent case brought in the EDVA to California under 28 U.S.C. ยง 1404(a). Monarch Networking Solutions LLC .v Juniper...more
10/10/2023
/ Affidavits ,
California ,
Evidence ,
Motion To Strike ,
Motion to Transfer ,
Out-of-State Companies ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Petitioner Reply Briefs ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Virginia
From the mid-1990s until the mid-2010s, the EDVA typically ranked among the top 10 federal districts for patent litigation. See Gugliuzza, Paul R. and Anderson, Jonas, Why Do Judges Compete for (Patent) Cases? at 24-25...more
6/20/2023
/ Business Litigation ,
Forum Selection ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Jurisdiction ,
Motion to Transfer ,
Out-of-State Companies ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Transfer of Venue ,
Virginia