The following cases were recently filed in the Washington-area district courts. This information is provided by the district courts' official online bulletins.
U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Chicago Insurance Co. v. Paulson & Nace PLLC
(No. 12-CV-02068, December 27)
Assigned to Judge Amy Berman Jackson. Diversity: insurance declaratory judgment. Attorney for plaintiff: David Hudgins, Hudgins Law Firm, Alexandria, Va.
Beard v. Aurora House
(No. 12-CV-02070, December 30)
Assigned to Judge Richard Leon. Employment discrimination. Demand: $300,000. Attorney for plaintiff: C. Sukari Hardnett, Law Offices of C. Sukari Hardnett, Silver Spring, Md.
Badwal v. Board of Trustees of the University of the District of Columbia
(No. 12-CV-02073, December 31)
Assigned to Judge John Bates. Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993. Demand: $250,000. Attorney for plaintiff: Gary Brown, Gary T. Brown & Associates, Washington.
U.S. DISTRICT COURT IN GREENBELT, MD.
Asia Consultancy Group LLC v. MNM Communications
(No. 12-CV-03760, December 21)
Assigned to Chief Judge Deborah Chasanow. Diversity: contract dispute. Demand: $1.047 million. Attorney for plaintiff: Nigel Wilkinson, Patton Boggs, Washington.
U.S. DISTRICT COURT IN ALEXANDRIA, VA.
New Majority California v. ?Virginia New Majority
(No. 12-CV-01471, December 21)
Assigned to Judge Claude Hilton. Trademark infringement. Attorney for plaintiff: Alexander Laughlin, Wiley Rein, McLean, Va.
