Where plaintiff, John C. Depp, claims defendant, Amber Heard, defamed him in a Washington Post op-ed, three of the four complained-of statements are actionable under a defamation by implication theory. Background Plaintiff’s defamation claim arises from four statements in an ...

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A limited partner’s demand to inspect partnership records must state a proper purpose for doing so. Overview Plaintiff is a limited partner of defendant Arrowhead Apartments. Plaintiff petitioned to inspect partnership records after becoming concerned about declining profitability, mismanagement and ...

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Relying on what he termed a “relaxed” Virginia standard for pleading defamation by implication, a Fairfax County judge has allowed actor Johnny Depp’s libel lawsuit against his ex-wife to go forward. Circuit Judge Bruce D. White said three statements in ...

Tagged with: Defamation Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge Bruce D. White

Virginia is the proper forum for plaintiff’s defamation suit because under the lex loci delicti rule, the cause of action arose where the last act for publishing the allegedly defamatory essay took place; in this case, when a newspaper uploaded ...

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A defense motion to set aside defaults and file responsive pleadings is granted. Plaintiffs did not argue they will be prejudiced if the motion is granted. Further, defendant did not act in bad faith by rejecting service for incorrect or ...

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A pro se complaint that seeks to have a Confederate monument relocated from downtown Norfolk to a city cemetery is dismissed because plaintiffs have failed to a state a claim for which relief can be granted. Free speech Plaintiffs have ...

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Actor Johnny Depp’s defamation lawsuit against Amber Heard, his ex-wife, can be tried in Fairfax County, even though neither of the parties has any personal connection to the locale, a Virginia circuit judge ruled. The star of the “Pirates of ...

Tagged with: Defamation Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge Bruce D. White

On May 17, 2017, the plaintiff was severely injured when she tripped on a pothole defect in the parking lot of Salona Village Shopping Center in McLean. She went to the shopping center to drop off coats to be dry ...

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Three German auto makers established sufficient contacts with the state, including marketing and advertising, to make them subject to the Virginia court’s specific jurisdiction. Background Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (“VWGoA”) is a subsidiary of Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft (“VW AG”) and ...

Tagged with: Civil Practice Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge Bruce D. White Virginia Circuit Courts

The material terms of the parties’ contract for services were committed to writing in daily sales tickets and an invoice for hours of services performed. Absent additional conditions agreed upon by the parties, an unsigned writing can be a written ...

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