Legal Opinion
Aegis Defense Services, LLC v. Chenega-Patriot Group, LLC
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided September 29, 2015No. Case No. 1:15-cv-998PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
T.S. ELLIS, III, District Judge.
This removed action is essentially a trade secrets dispute between direct competitors for a large government contract. At issue on plaintiffs Motion to Remand is whether there is a federal question presented sufficient to support removal where, as here, the causes of action alleged in the complaint are state law claims, but one of the alternative remedies plaintiff seeks is an order disqualifying defendant as a bidder in the federal contract competition in which the parties are participants.
As the matter has been fully briefed and argued, it…
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