Although an employee was injured on a bridge spanning navigable waters, the location of the injury was insufficient to trigger coverage under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, or LHWCA. Background Kenneth Muhammad, a railroad employee, was injured while ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Paul V. Niemeyer Tort

A group of neighborhood residents suing a West Point paper mill for trespass and nuisance – based upon allegations that large amounts of wood dust from the paper mill invades their land, home and cars – can proceed as a ...

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

Because there were disputed issues of material fact on multiple claims, including one for violation of the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA), a jury will decide if a former employee misappropriated trade secrets or misused confidential information and used them ...

Tagged with: Judge Elizabeth K. Dillon Tort U.S. District Court - Western District

A former client who alleged her attorney failed to make certain arguments, present certain evidence and negotiate certain terms in her divorce settlement had the majority of her malpractice claims, and all of her other tort claims, dismissed by the ...

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

An individual accused of being part of a deep state conspiracy to orchestrate violence in Charlottesville after he posted a video recording showing someone driving a vehicle into a crowd of protesters had a valid defamation claim against defendants who ...

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

A security guard who successfully defeated state and federal charges relating to possession of a firearm failed in his second suit, against the officials involved in his first prosecution, because those persons were entitled to qualified immunity and because their ...

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

Waiting too long to file suit can be fatal as plaintiffs recently learned. Although they had actual notice their variable annuity was diminishing shortly after they purchased it in 2008, which was contrary to their broker’s promises, they waited until ...

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

Accusations that so-called “reptile” tactics might crawl out of a federal pothole injury case failed to alarm a magistrate judge this month. Ruling on pretrial motions, the judge declined to impose a protective order governing depositions of corporate officials and ...

Tagged with: Judge Jeanette A. Irby Loudoun County Circuit Court Tort

A former physician’s claims against various state officials, alleging various procedural and legal flaws in the suspension of his medical license, were dismissed by a court because the claims were either filed too late or barred by immunity. Background In ...

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

A defamation action brought by man claiming to be a former CIA officer who was upset at being called a “con man” and having his group’s project called a “fraud,” will proceed against the defendants, who also face business conspiracy, ...

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