Where the plaintiffs waited at least eight years before moving to hold the defendant in contempt for violating a prior injunction, the contempt claim was dismissed because the significant delay prejudiced the defendant. Background Before the court is defendant i-TV’s ...

Tagged with: Judge Leonie Brinkema Tort U.S. District Court - Eastern District

An investor who was promised a board seat and significant return in exchange for investing $150,000 in an Indian subsidiary of a Virginia oyster farming and distribution business has sued her former business partners for fraud and unjust enrichment after ...

Tagged with: Judge Raymond A. Jackson Tort U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where the declaration of covenants of a townhouse association did not allow a second parking space, Asian homeowners suffered no loss of a legally protected right when they were not given a second spot. And there was no evidence the ...

Tagged with: Judge Claude M. Hilton Tort U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Although the tax preparation franchisors argued their former franchisee should be ordered to transfer leases to them, they offered no evidence why his refusal was causing irreparable harm. To the contrary, any lost profits could be compensated with money damages. ...

Tagged with: Judge Rebecca Beach Smith Tort U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Minor inaccuracies in two CBS Evening News reports about a West Virginia pharmacy and its role in the opioid crisis did not support a claim for defamation because the broadcast likely had the same effect on the viewer as the ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Allison Jones Rushing Tort

Where Amazon alleged the defendants perpetuated a widespread scheme of kickbacks and fraudulent transactions that violated the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, and Amazon showed a need to preserve assets and evidence, the defendants were enjoined from disrupting any ...

Tagged with: Judge Liam O'Grady Tort U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Although the former executive of a Richmond-based advertising agency alleged a New York-based reporter and publisher conspired to harm his reputation by publishing false and defamatory articles about his resignation, the targeted conduct— news-gathering, fact-checking and publication—is typical of news ...

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

Although a woman alleged that five court employees conspired to interfere with her civil rights by not providing records she needed to prosecute her appeal, employees cannot conspire with their employer. Background Vicki Lindsey has sued five employees of the ...

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

A suit seeking to prevent the United States from foreclosing and selling real properties that are subject to a lien for unpaid taxes was barred by the Tax Anti-Injunction Act, which prevents suits brought to restrain the assessment or collection ...

Tagged with: Judge M. Hannah Lauck Tort U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where the mother of a child killed when a tree fell on their mobile home brought a wrongful death claim, the suit was dismissed because the relationship was contractual and there was no common law or statutory duty owed by ...

Tagged with: Judge Henry E. Hudson Tort U.S. District Court - Eastern District