Kevin Hart’s decision to confess to an affair on Instagram was not a breach of his fiduciary duty owed to a video game company with whom he had agreed to develop a multiplayer mobile game. Hart’s disclosure of the affair ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Tort

Where a former student brought 13 claims against Liberty University after being expelled from a doctoral program after disputes about her internships, all of her claims were dismissed, including those alleging breach of contract, negligence, tortious interference, fraud, defamation and ...

Tagged with: Judge Norman K. Moon Tort U.S. District Court - Western District

Type of action: Civil assault Injuries alleged: Fractured vertebrae and PTSD symptoms Name of judge or mediator: Hon. Johanna Fitzpatrick (Ret.) Date resolved: 07/29/2020 Special damages: $13,471 Verdict or settlement: Settlement Amount: $1,150,000 Attorney(s) for plaintiff (and city): Chidi James, ...

Tagged with: Civil assault Hon. Johanna Fitzpatrick (Ret.) Settlement Tort

A school superintendent’s allegedly defamatory statements to the public about a cheating scandal at an elementary school were not protected by the “common interest” privilege. There were no cases holding the qualified privilege can apply between a supervisor and the ...

Tagged with: Judge Robert E. Payne Tort U.S. District Court - Eastern District

There is no jurisdiction over a suit brought by a U.S. citizen who alleges he was improperly removed to El Salvador. In deciding whom to investigate, detain and remove, homeland security officers must make the kinds of classic judgment calls ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III Tort

Where a financial company reached into Virginia to solicit business from a Virginia-based plaintiff, the agreement contemplated performance in Virginia, money was exchanged and defendants communicated with plaintiff in Virginia “hundreds of times” by phone and email, Virginia’s long-arm statute ...

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

Despite the defendant’s protest that its failure to respond to a workplace accident lawsuit was a result of “excusable neglect,” a federal judge refused to set aside a jury’s verdict worth at least $7.5 million. The case presented a choice ...

Tagged with: Federal Tort Claims Act Judge James P. Jones Tort U.S. District Court - Western District

The state cause of action for reverse passing off is preempted by copyright infringement claims under the Copyright Act. The state conspiracy claim is preempted by the Copyright Act because it was not qualitatively different from the underlying copyright and patent ...

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

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