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Business Litigation Results

DISCLAIMER: CASE RESULTS DEPEND ON A VARIETY OF FACTORS UNIQUE TO EACH CASE AND DO NOT GUARANTEE OR PREDICT A SIMILAR RESULT IN ANY FUTURE CASE UNDERTAKEN BY Berenzweig Leonard.

  • Represented defendant government contractor in lawsuit brought by employees’ former employer seeking immediate injunctive relief as well as alleging breach of contract, intentional interference with contract, unfair competition, and civil conspiracy; motion to dismiss granted on all counts and case fully dismissed with prejudice. Sirius Federal, LLC v. Kate Yoash, Landon Fielder, and CTG Federal, LLC, 2023 WL 4456786 (D. Md. July 11, 2023).
  • Represented defendant insurance agency in lawsuit brought by former employee alleging race discrimination and retaliation; motion for summary judgment granted in full on all counts dismissing entirety of case with prejudice. Faulkner v. Consolidated Insurance Center, Inc., Case No.: 24-C-21-000998 (Md. Cir. Ct. Mar. 23, 2022).
  • Represented defendant national fitness center in lawsuit brought by former member alleging race discrimination; motion to dismiss granted on all counts and entirety of case dismissed. Desgraviers v. PF-Frederick, LLC, Civil Action No.: 1:20-cv-00620-SAG (D. Md. Nov. 20, 2020).
  • Represented defendant aviation contractor and former executive in lawsuit by former employer claiming over $71 million in damages alleging breach of fiduciary duty, common law conspiracy, fraud, statutory conspiracy, tortious interference with business relationships and expectancies, conversion, defamation per se, and unjust enrichment; motion to dismiss granted on four counts and successfully limited remaining claims based on statute of limitations. NorthStar Aviation, LLC v. Alberto, 332 F. Supp. 3d 1007, 1014 (E.D. Va. 2018).
  • Represented plaintiff real estate firm in lawsuit against anonymous online poster seeking redress for claimed defamatory online reviews; successfully proceeded under Virginia’s unmasking statute to identify claimed online poster and brought claims for tortious interference, defamation, and unjust enrichment; successfully defeated dismissal motion. Optime Realty LLC v. Walsh, Civil Action No. 2017-1966 (Va. Cir. Ct. 2018).
  • Defended government contractor and company owner in ownership dispute lawsuit seeking a declaratory judgment and claiming over $5 million in damages alleging fraud, securities fraud, and conversion; Demurrer granted without prejudice on three counts; plea in bar granted with prejudice on three counts. Johnson v. MBA Consulting Services, Inc., et al., Case No. CL 2017-9199 (Va. Cir. Ct. 2018).
  • Represented defendant online auctioneer in third party complaint brought by financial institution alleging breach of contract, negligence, and negligent supervision seeking indemnification and reimbursement; motion to dismiss granted in full as to all counts. 2003 11th Street, LLC, et al. v. Mahogany, LLC, et al., Case No.: 2016 CA 005810 (D.C. Super. Ct. Jan. 9, 2017).
  • Represented defendant health insurance software provider in a copyright action; motion for summary judgment granted in full dismissing entirety of complaint with prejudice. Corepex Technologies, Inc. v. WH Administrators, Inc., 1:17-cv-00026 (E.D. Va. 2017).
  • Represented defendant financial institution in lawsuit by plaintiff alleging causes of action under various federal statutes with respect to compliance with IRS notices of levy; motion to dismiss granted with prejudice on all counts and affirmed on appeal. Satterlee v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, et al., Case No. 15-1387-ABJ, (D.D.C. July 5, 2016), aff’d Case No. 16-5342 (D.C. Cir. Mar. 31, 2017).
  • Represented defendant in lawsuit brought by her former employer alleging breach of a non-solicitation and non-competition agreement, civil conspiracy, and other related causes of action; motion to dismiss granted with prejudice on all counts. Seneca One Finance, Inc. v. Bloshuk, Case No. RWT 16-cv-1848, — F. Supp. 3d — (D. Md. Oct. 6, 2016).
  • Represented defendant financial institution in lawsuit by plaintiff alleging causes of action under various federal statutes with respect to compliance with IRS notices of levy; motion to dismiss granted with prejudice on all counts; the case is currently pending on appeal. Satterlee v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, et al.,Case No. 15-1387-ABJ, (D.D.C. July 5, 2016).
  • Represented defendant executive with respect to a personal guaranty on a corporate line of credit; secured dismissal of all counts filed against executive client. SunTrust Bank v. Advanced Business Concepts, Inc. et al. (Va. Cir. Ct. July 1, 2016).
  • Represented defendant director/corporate officer in lawsuit brought by her employer alleging breach of fiduciary duty and fraudulent concealment; demurrer granted without prejudice on all counts. Martin, et al. v. Frederick, et al., Case No. 16-1383 (Va. Cir. Ct., April 27, 2016).
  • Represented defendant employer in lawsuit by an employee’s former employer claiming over $55 million dollars in damages alleging breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, conversion, violation of the Arkansas, North Carolina, and Virginia Uniform Trade Secrets Acts, intentional interference with business expectancies, and unjust enrichment; motion for summary judgment granted dismissing a seven-count complaint with prejudice; this case is currently pending on appeal. Integrated Direct Marketing, LLC v. Drew May and Merkle, Inc., 129 F. Supp. 3d 336, 339 (E.D. Va. 2015).
  • Represented plaintiff in corporate embezzlement case; obtained judgment for plaintiff including award of attorneys’ fees and successfully defended judgment on appeal. Maia Institute Holding, Inc. v. Ferreira (Va. Gen. Dist. Ct. Mar. 23, 2015, aff’d Cir. Ct. July 9, 2015).
  • Represented plaintiff government contractor in lawsuit against defendant teaming members bringing claims of fraud, conversion, unjust enrichment, breach of fiduciary duty, and breach of contract; secured preliminary injunction enjoining defendant teaming members from terminating plaintiff government contractor from a joint venture and also enjoining the teaming members from soliciting and/or hiring any of plaintiff’s employees or contractors. Intercom Federal Systems Corporation v. Technical and Management Resources, Inc., et al., Case No. 2013-17672 (Va. Cir. Ct., Dec. 27, 2013).
  • Represented defendant IT company in lawsuit by former contractor alleging breach of contract, including alleged breach of various restrictive covenants; successfully defended against motion for temporary restraining order. Top5, Inc. v. Core Point Consulting, Inc., Case No. 1:13-cv-1510-JFM, (D. Md. 2013).
  • Represented defendant government contractor and former executive in lawsuit by former employer alleging breach of duty of loyalty and fiduciary duty, breach of contract, violation of Virginia’s Uniform Trade Secrets Act, and intentional interference with contract; successfully defended against a motion to expedite discovery with the court specifically finding that the former employer was unlikely to succeed on the merits and could not show irreparable harm. ForceX, Inc. v. Technology Fusion, LLC et al., Case No. 4:11-CV-88, 2011 WL 2560110, (E.D. Va. June 27, 2011).

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