Where the plaintiff asserted a claim for defamation based upon the defendants’ allegedly false statement that her house was scheduled for foreclosure, her defamation claim was dismissed because there were insufficient allegations the statement was defamatory under the law. Background ...

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

Where a company asserted a claim under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, or CFAA, based upon the alleged unauthorized access of its database by its opponent, the opponent was granted summary judgment. Certain sections of the database were open ...

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

Where a former Virginia State University athlete alleged that the National Collegiate Athletic Association and Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association improperly used his name and likeness, but he waited more than five years before asserting the claims, they were time barred. ...

Tagged with: Judge Rossie D. Alston Jr. Tort U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where a patient alleged that corporate defendants violated the False Claims Act by knowingly submitting claims to Medicare following the dissolution of a company’s corporate charter and the revocation of its certificate of corporate authorization, but there was no showing ...

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

Where borrowers alleged that Wells Fargo filed false and unauthorized forbearance notices in Chapter 13 bankruptcy cases as part of its response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security, or CARES, Act, but alleged no ...

Tagged with: Judge Michael F. Urbanski Tort U.S. District Court - Western District

Where the circuit court entered a default judgment authorizing the seizure of the pro se plaintiff’s land by the Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, or DCR, his federal court suit against judges, court personnel and others was ...

Tagged with: Judge David J. Novak Tort U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where the owner of real property asserted a slander of title claim based upon a lis pendens filed by the opposing party, but the lis pendens simply republished relevant information from the lawsuit and referenced the property in dispute, the ...

Tagged with: Judge Thomas T. Cullen Tort U.S. District Court - Western District

Where a village town manager published an affidavit in which he falsely stated that complaints were filed against town safety officers “involving inappropriate electronic communications that created a hostile work environment in violation of Village policy,” he was liable for ...

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

Where the father of a 14-year-old alleged that her face was smashed into the floor by Lynchburg police officers working off-duty at a mall, her suit was narrowed because the facts did not support claims for intentional infliction of emotional ...

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

Where a relator alleged that adult care homes were violating the False Claims Act by billing for personal care services, or PCS, based on a census method, rather than based on the hours their employees actually spent providing PCS to ...

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