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Lawyer settles defamation case

June 11th, 2008 · No Comments · Defamation, Uncategorized, personal injury

Richmond personal injury attorney Jay Tronfeld has settled his lawsuit alleging that a Nationwide adjuster defamed him by telling a client that Tronfeld “just takes people’s money.”
The case had been scheduled for trial yesterday in Petersburg Circuit Court, but David P. Baugh, Tronfeld’s attorney, said it was settled under confidential terms.
The adjuster also told the [...]

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Executive’s defamation claim tossed

December 12th, 2007 · No Comments · Defamation, Fairfax Circuit Court

A former executive who said she was defamed by her job performance review has come up empty-handed, after winning one of the largest verdicts in 2005.
Cynthia Hyland had been with defense contractor Raytheon Corporation for 21 years and served as a senior vice president prior to being fired in 2003 after the business unit she [...]

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Goose pic prompts farmer’s $7.5M lawsuit

September 19th, 2007 · No Comments · Botetourt County, Defamation, Photography

Andrew Marsinko, a Botetourt County poultry farmer, wasn’t happy when he learned that a photo taken of him at the 1996 Virginia State Fair showed up on a greeting card.
The card shows him wearing a cowboy hat and holding a goose on his knee. The speech balloon on the cover says, “Since it’s your birthday, [...]

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