Dog Breeder’s Punitives Claim Survives 
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Published: August 2, 2012
Tags: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Consumer Protection, Judge John A. Gibney Jr.
In this lawsuit by the owner of two champion Labrador Retrievers against an animal hospital that allegedly breached an agreement to collect and preserve dog semen samples, a Richmond U.S. District Court dismisses the owner’s claims for negligent misrepresentation, constructive fraud and violation of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act, but allows a claim for punitive ...
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