Where plaintiffs in a civil rights case sued an incorrect party, otherwise failed to state a claim and included two defendants who were entitled to immunity, the federal claims were dismissed and the court declined to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over ...

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

Where Richmond Public Schools, or RPS, failed to properly train its employees on what constitutes reasonable suspicion for a drug or alcohol test of an employee, a jury will decide if its conduct toward a teaching assistant who allegedly reported ...

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

Although a real estate developer’s agreement to purchase property for residential development fell through because of a pipeline easement held by a gas transmission company, the developer failed to allege claims for inverse condemnation, unlawful taking, breach of contract and ...

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

Where a former employee failed to demonstrate that his employer defrauded him into believing he would receive a commission, or that a company client tortuously interfered with his employment contract, these tort claims were dismissed, leaving only a breach of ...

Tagged with: Judge Glen E. Conrad Tort U.S. District Court - Western District

Where the publisher of romance novels sued another publisher for claiming plagiarism, claims for defamation, tortious interference and conspiracy were dismissed, leaving only a claim under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, or DMCA. Background This case arises from a dispute ...

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

Where the fraternal order of Freemasons sued a splinter group that started their own chapter for unlawfully holding itself out as an extension of the original organization, the fraud, tortious interference and intellectual property claims were properly dismissed. Background This ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Pamela A. Harris Tort

Where a woman sued medical personnel who treated her after a suicide attempt seeking to enjoin future treatment, her claim for injunctive relief was speculative and the University of Virginia Medical Center was granted judgment. Her claim, which came one ...

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

Where residents waited too long to file a nuisance suit against a paper mill and wood chip mill in West Point, claiming it generated wood dust that invaded their land, home and cars, their claims for damages were dismissed. However, ...

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

Where Sprint argued that Wireless Buybacks, by purchasing phones from Sprint’s customers for resale, tortiously interfered with contracts between Sprint and its customers, the contracts were found to be ambiguous on whether the practice was forbidden. Background Besides providing cellular ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Julius N. Richardson Tort

Where policyholders alleged their life insurer provided only “half-truths” in order to persuade the plaintiffs to keep their policies, when they would not have done so otherwise, the court denied the insurer’s motion to dismiss the fraud and unfair trade ...

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