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Consumer Protection: Dealership wrongfully repossessed vehicle
Where an auto dealership wrongfully repossessed a woman’s vehicle because of a dispute between the dealership owner and the woman’s then-boyfriend over drug money, the woman prevailed on her conversion […]
Homeowner’s discrimination suit against HOA dismissed
Where a man alleged he was treated differently by his homeowner’s association because of his national origin, but he failed to allege enough factual detail that could plausibly show that […]
Majority of claims against moving company dismissed
Where homeowners sued a moving company under the Virginia Consumer Protection Act and for breach of contract and fraud following the company’s ill-fated attempt to pack and ship their belongings […]
Capital One dismisses putative class action suit
Where cardholders alleged Capital One charged different exchange rates than promised in their cardholder agreements, but the cardholders failed to identify the bank’s specific promise concerning the rates that would […]
Choice of law clause dooms multiple claims
Where a woman sued banks for violating the Texas Debt Collection Practices Act and for invading her privacy, but her claims were subject to Virginia law, and these claims were […]
Lack of ascertainability dooms class certification
Where the district court could not easily identify parties allegedly injured by an unsolicited advertisement by fax sent in contravention of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, or TCPA, it did […]
Dealership liable for deceptive conduct
Where facts showed an automobile dealership changed the terms of a transaction, failed to disclose those changes or the financing conditions and forged documents to obtain financing, it violated the […]
Alleged defective camper suit transferred to Indiana
Where the purchasers of a camper alleged that it was defective, their suit against the seller and manufacturer was transferred to Indiana pursuant to a forum-selection clause in their warranty. […]
West Virginia’s high court asked to clarify statutory question
Where it is unclear whether a plaintiff who is asserting a claim that would otherwise be subject to the West Virginia Medical Professional Liability Act is subject to the statute’s […]
No FCRA immunity for student loan servicer
The Eastern District of Virginia has rejected a student loan servicer’s argument that it was an arm of the state entitled to sovereign immunity against allegations that it violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act, or FCRA.
Suit against airline to remain in Virginia
Where a customer sued an airline for allegedly making false and misleading statements about working to become more environmentally sustainable, the airline’s motion to transfer the suit to New York […]
Student loan servicer not immune from FCRA claims
Where a student loan servicer sued for allegedly violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act argued that it was immune from suit because it was an arm of the state, its […]
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
