In September 2011, KML was a lonely 13-year-old who went on a chat line for 13-17-year-olds. She agreed to meet a person who said he was 17, but when KML went to the meeting place, it was Donald Hugh Owen ...

Tagged with: Judge R. Michael McKenney Million-Dollar Settlements Richmond County Circuit Court Tort

The defendants were acting within the scope of their employment when they investigated complaints that plaintiff abused and neglected his three minor children while stationed on an overseas military base. Background Barry Doe claims officers of the United States Navy ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge A. Marvin Quattlebaum Jr. Tort

An accrediting council did not violate due process, breach a contract or engage in tortious interference when it denied an application for renewal of accreditation filed by a West Virginia business. Background West Virginia Business College Incorporated, or WVBC, and ...

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

A CEO whose company employed a person allegedly bound by restrictive covenants has been sued by the former employer for tortious interference with contract and business expectancies, statutory conspiracy and aiding and abetting a breach of fiduciary duty. Background The ...

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

A woman claiming she was injured by a right hip implant failed to demonstrate a defendant that purchased the company that manufactured the allegedly defective product was subject to personal jurisdiction in Virginia. Background On or about Jan. 11, 2010, ...

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

A subcontractor that alleged a prime contractor for the Air Force conspired with another company to deprive it of work failed to establish tortious interference and aiding and abetting claims. The case was remanded. Background In 2004, the Air Force ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Barbara Milano Keenan Tort

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