A businessman who witnessed first-hand the devastation of 9/11 from his Manhattan office has sued the companies he hired to build a million-dollar underground shelter in Augusta County to protect his family. The businessman has won the latest round in ...

Tagged with: Defamation Federal Courts Judge Michael F. Urbanski

Plaintiff Sondra Cornwell filed a defamation per se case, alleging that she was defamed by four emails written and published by defendant James Ruggieri. The emails alleged that Cornwell had stolen homeowner association (HOA) funds five years earlier. Ruggieri was ...

Tagged with: Defamation Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge Leslie M. Alden

Gloucester County Commonwealth’s Attorney Bob Hicks issued a formal apology today to four current or former county supervisors who have sued him for libel. Hicks also announced that he will not seek reelection to a post that he has held ...

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A lawyer who said he was defamed by a draft legal complaint that described him as “an unethical lawyer and a racist” cannot sue for defamation, says a Fairfax Circuit Court. Claims made in a lawsuit generally are protected under ...

Tagged with: Defamation Fairfax County Circuit Court Federal Courts Judge Charles E. Poston Judge Liam O'Grady Judge R. Terrence Ney Norfolk Circuit Court

Two former employees of the Hampton Roads Sanitation District alleged that they were defamed by statements the general manger of the district made to the media after disclosure that a new computer system had resulted in artificially high bills in ...

Tagged with: Defamation Virginia Beach Circuit Court

Two Roanoke-area doctors are battling their way toward trial amid allegations of hiding evidence, manipulation of financial data and witness intimidation. A Roanoke federal magistrate judge has allowed defamation claims to go to trial next month based on allegations that ...

Tagged with: Defamation Federal Courts Judge Michael F. Urbanski

Richmond Circuit Judge Melvin R. Hughes Jr. has filed a $1.7 million defamation suit against a Richmond weekly newspaper for publishing commentary suggesting he played courtroom politics with lawyers. The suit against The Richmond Voice came after the newspaper published ...

Tagged with: Defamation Judge Melvin R. Hughes Jr. Judge Timothy J. Hauler Richmond Circuit Court

One defamation trial could lead to another as a Richmond circuit judge is seeking $1.35 million against a newspaper that allegedly accused the judge of playing politics with lawyers. Judge Melvin Hughes filed suit last week against the publisher of ...

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Carl Wayne Koegler was suspended from his job as administrator of the Richmond East Moose Lodge in Mechanicsville in June 2008 and word circulated that $500,000 was missing. Koegler insisted he had done nothing wrong. In fact, he said the ...

Tagged with: Defamation Hanover County Circuit Court Judge J. Overton Harris

The plaintiff, Carl Wayne Koegler, was the administrator for Richmond East Moose Lodge. In May 2008 the lodge installed Keith Williams as the governor. In late June there was a convention held by Moose International in Las Vegas, and plaintiff ...

Tagged with: Defamation Hanover County Circuit Court Judge J. Overton Harris