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Consumer Protection: Putative class in mortgage suit lacks standing
Where plaintiffs alleged that class members were injured because they each paid a fee for an appraisal that was tainted by the borrowers’ home-value estimates and therefore was worthless, but […]
Consumer Protection: Debtor lacked standing to assert FCRA claims
Where a debtor failed to show she suffered any injuries because of a student loan company’s alleged misstatements about her debts, her Fair Credit Reporting Act suit was dismissed. Background […]
Consumer Protection: En banc court resolves credit dispute
Where a woman who was sued for defaulting on a credit account argued the debt collector lacked standing, but the parties disputed whether the debt collector was the assignee of […]
Consumer Protection: Fraudsters’ assets will remain frozen
Where three men were found liable for their involvement in a real estate scam, their assets were frozen and a receiver was appointed. Background This appeal is the latest chapter […]
Consumer Protection: Court denies motion to replead VCPA claims
Where the court previously dismissed with prejudice Virginia Consumer Protection Act, or VCPA, claims brought by RV purchasers, it denied their request for leave to reassert the claim. The purchasers’ […]
Consumer Protection: Woman lacked standing to dispute loan assignment
Where a woman lacked standing to dispute an assignment of her student loan agreements under Virginia law, she could not base her Fair Debt Collections Practices Act claim on a […]
Consumer Protection: Case remanded following dismissal of federal claim
Where the court dismissed the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act claim, which was the only federal claim, it remanded the state claims to the circuit court. Background Deangelo C. Johnson […]
Consumer Protection: Airline Deregulation Act preempts passenger’s deceptive practices claims
Where a passenger sued an airline, alleging its environmental impact initiatives mislead customers, his claims under the Virginia Consumer Protection Act and for breach of contract were preempted by the […]
Consumer Protection: Defective RV suit transferred to Indiana
Where the purchaser of a vehicle argued the court should not enforce a forum-selection clause in a limited warranty, because it was allegedly concealed during the purchase process, but she […]
Consumer Protection: Manufacturer prevails on defective vehicle claims
Where plaintiffs asserted a claim under Virginia’s Lemon Law, but the facts showed the vehicle fell outside the scope of the statute, the manufacturer prevailed at summary judgment. Background Andrew […]
Consumer Protection: Credit reporting agency concedes inaccurate reports
Where a woman alleged she did not open, use or authorize an account, and a credit reporting agency conceded that it was not accurate to report her as an obliger […]
Consumer Protection: Court awards attorneys’ fees, costs in Lemon Law suit
Where a woman sought to recover her attorneys’ fees and costs after her Virginia Motor Vehicle Warranty Enforcement Act claim was settled, her request was granted, although the claimed fees […]
Verdicts & Settlements
- Medical Malpractice-Patient dies following blood loss in surgery
- Motor Vehicle Negligence – Defense points to plaintiff’s prior collision, stressors
- Medical Malpractice – Ingrown toenail removal leads to CRPS type 2
- Motor Vehicle Negligence Rear-seat passenger injured when car hits telephone pole
- Motor Vehicle Negligence- Car crash after back surgery causes additional injuries
- Medical Malpractice – Jurors side with cardiologist over treatment of strokes
- Negligence and Tort- Ice pack use during tattoo removal causes frostbite
- Workers’ Compensation Struck by metal door at workplace, plaintiff sustains subdural hematoma
- Motor Vehicle Negligence Woman struck by vehicle loses senses of taste, smell
- Motor Vehicle Negligence – Pedestrian struck by car while in parking lot
- Motor Vehicle Negligence- Driver fractures right leg in tractor-trailer collision
Opinion Digests
- Freedom of Information – Exemption 5 protects draft PTAB written decision
- Fraud – Homeowners’ RICO claim is dismissed
- Criminal – Sex-offender convicted of providing false information
- Evidence – Defendants must respond to post-judgment discovery
- Patent and trademark – Several claims found to be ineligible for patent protection
- Criminal – Evidence supports robbery conviction
- Administrative – Internal Communications Among Patent Judges – Withheld Materials
- Criminal – Denial of continuance wasn’t abuse of discretion
- Criminal – Felony eluding conviction violated Double Jeopardy clause
- Criminal – Defendant was wrongly convicted of two counts of hit-and-run
- Criminal – Sexually-violent predator denied conditional release
- Constitutional – Redistricting effort violated Virginia Constitution
