A Virginia state court has substantially reduced a jury’s award of $95,000 in compensatory damages and $105,000 in punitive damages in a malicious prosecution case. Although the plaintiff suffered greatly and incurred almost $100,000 in medical bills, Judge Everett A. ...

Tagged with: damages Judge Everett A. Martin Jr. Malicious Prosecution Norfolk Circuit Court Virginia Circuit Courts

A federal judge has dismissed malicious prosecution and related claims against a Virginia commonwealth’s attorney who initiated an election fraud investigation against a candidate for sheriff. The judge also terminated similar charges against a state police detective. U.S. District Judge ...

Tagged with: Judge John A. Gibney Jr. Malicious Prosecution U.S. District Court - Eastern District

  A Botetourt County judge is accused of malicious prosecution after a boundary dispute with a neighbor escalated into criminal charges. General District Judge William H. Cleaveland is named in an $850,000 lawsuit accusing him of using his influence as ...

Tagged with: Malicious Prosecution William H. Cleaveland