Civil Litigation Case Examples

During the presentation of civil court cases in Virginia, it is often important to count on the expertise of a computer forensics expert witness.  These cases provide a sample of civil cases where computer forensics expert testimony was utilized in court:

  • Animators At Law v. Capital Legal Solutions
    This is the type of case that we typically see at AVM Technology, LLC.  An employee leaves his/her employer to start a competing company.  Usually in these situations, the employee may take other employees as well as confidential and/or proprietary information about the former employer’s services projects, and clients.   The investigation often reveals that ...
  • Cargill, Inc. v. C & P Towing Co., Inc.
    United States District Court, E.D. Virginia, Norfolk Division. CARGILL, INC., Plaintiff, v. C & P TOWING CO., INC., and Northeast Towing, Inc., in personam, and TUG RANDY D., her engines, boilers, etc., in rem, Defendants. Civ. A. No. 89-378-N. Aug. 16, 1990. Guilford D. Ware/y/JamesL. Chapman, IV, Crenshaw, Ware & Martin, Norfolk, Va., for Cargill, Incorporated. John E. Holloway/y/PhilipN. Davey, Hunton & Williams, Norfolk, ...
  • Trigon Ins. v. U.S.
    United States District Court, E.D. Virginia, Richmond Division. TRIGON INSURANCE COMPANY (Formerly Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Virginia), Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant. Civ. No. 3:00CV365. Nov. 9, 2001. This case highlights one of the issues that we encounter as computer forensics experts in Virginia.  Some individuals believe that they can take certain actions to hide or destroy evidence of their ...
  • Physicians Interactive v. Lathian Systems, Inc.
    United States District Court, E.D. Virginia. PHYSICIANS INTERACTIVE (a division of Allscripts, LLC) Plaintiff, v. LATHIAN SYSTEMS INC., Stephan Martinez and John Doe(s) 1-10, Defendants. No. CA 03-1193-A. Dec. 5, 2003. MEMORANDUM OPINION LEE, J. *1 THIS MATTER is before the Court on Plaintiff Physicians Interactive’s Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction, and Plaintiff’s Motion for Limited Expedited Discovery. This ...
  • Galaxy Computer Services, Inc. v. Baker
    United States District Court, E.D. Virginia, Alexandria Division. GALAXY COMPUTER SERVICES, INC., Plaintiff, v. Lara BAKER, et al., Defendants. No. 1:04CV1036 (JCC). May 27, 2005. MEMORANDUM OPINION CACHERIS, District Judge. This matter comes before the Court on: (1) Defendant Sullivan’s Motion In Limine Regarding Evidence of Indemnification; (2) Defendants’ Joint Motion for De Novo Review and Jury Trial on Portions of Bankruptcy Court Summary Judgment ...
  • Expert Business Systems, LLC v. BI4CE, Inc.
    United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. EXPERT BUSINESS SYSTEMS, LLC; David Esaw, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. BI4CE, INCORPORATED, d/b/a Business Intelligence Force; Christopher S. Chodnicki, Defendants-Appellees. No. 06-1265. Argued: Jan. 31, 2007. Decided: May 9, 2007. Background: Software manufacturer brought action against website developer, alleging violations of Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), and Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA). The United States District Court ...
  • Banks v. Mario Industries of Virginia, Inc.
    Supreme Court of Virginia. Bette L. BANKS v. MARIO INDUSTRIES OF VIRGINIA, INC., Troy Cook, et al. v. Mario Industries of Virginia, Inc. Record Nos. 061348, 061355. Sept. 14, 2007. OPINION BY Justice DONALD W. LEMONS. *442 In these consolidated appeals from civil actions in which a company alleged that certain former employees and agents formed a competing business, we consider whether the trial ...

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