Who is Jim Chung? According to his LinkedIn profile, he is a “software engineer” based in China working for a company that manufactures a software solution that works with SharePoint in U.S. military and government offices. Who is Jim Chung ...

Tagged with: Contract Defamation Federal Courts Judge Glen E. Conrad

A jury can decide whether one doctor defamed another in a clash over treatment of a patient who died after being struck by a tractor-trailer, the Supreme Court of Virginia said on Oct. 31. Dr. Bradley J. Cashion, an anesthesiologist, ...

Tagged with: Defamation Justice Cleo E. Powell Justice Elizabeth A. McClanahan Justice S. Bernard Goodwyn Justice William C. Mims Supreme Court of Virginia News

On March 20, 2012, Shenandoah Crime Times published the plaintiff’s mug shot and alleged criminal charge, which read: “JAMES SUDDARTH, POSSESS, TRANSPORT FIREARMS BY CONVICTED FELONS X 2; DISCHARGE OF FIREARM IN OCCUPIED BUILDING; RECKLESS HANDLING OF FIREARM CPD.” The ...

Tagged with: Albemarle County Circuit Court Defamation Judge Cheryl V. Higgins

A Richmond law firm can call on its malpractice carrier to defend a suit that already has been dismissed as time-barred. Alzena Mayfield sued Hill, Tucker & Marsh PLLC for legal malpractice after firm lawyers defended her in a 2007 ...

Tagged with: Defamation Federal Courts Insurance Judge John A. Gibney Jr. Legal Malpractice Virginia State Bar

Two Virginia Beach lawyers have crossed swords after one posted “jesting” comments about the other on a Facebook page. Defense attorney Jason Swango filed a $600,000 defamation suit against  defense attorney Daniel J. Miller and his firm, according to The ...

Tagged with: Defamation General District Court Law Firms

The Supreme Court of Virginia acted swiftly last month to overturn a lower court’s takedown order directing a disgruntled consumer to remove critical online postings about a contractor. The high court vacated a Dec. 7 order from Fairfax Circuit Judge ...

Tagged with: Constitutional Defamation Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge Thomas A. Fortkort Supreme Court of Virginia

An Alexandria Circuit Court says a Virginia carpet cleaning business may subpoena information on persons who posted anonymous complaints about the business on Yelp.com, a California-based social networking site. The court said it would enforce a subpoena served by the ...

Tagged with: Alexandria Circuit Court Defamation Judge James C. Clark Social Media Supreme Court of Virginia News

A bank that paid $70,000 to settle a defamation action after mistakenly starting foreclosure proceedings against a Rockingham County woman has been ordered to pay an additional $7,500 for its delay in delivering the settlement checks. U.S. Magistrate Judge B. ...

Tagged with: Defamation Federal Courts Judge B. Waugh Crigler

A personal trainer who said she lost her job because of statements made by the husband of a woman she allegedly pursued romantically can’t sue him. The husband was protected from a defamation claim because his complaints about his wife’s ...

Tagged with: Defamation Judge Louis Allen Sherman Norfolk Circuit Court

When the business relationship between a computer seller and its marketing firm soured, the emails started to fly. The emails may have made matters worse, but a federal judge drew the line at a suit for defamation when he dismissed ...

Tagged with: Defamation Federal Courts Judge John A. Gibney Jr.