A physician who alleges he lost $1 million from an investment counselor’s advice to purchase a $10 million life insurance policy that could later be sold as an investment, may sue the life insurance company for fraud and constructive fraud, ...

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

In this suit alleging misrepresentations in offerings of mortgage-backed securities (MBSs) or residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBSs) by defendant Countrywide Securities Corporation, the Richmond U.S. District Court grants defendant’s motion to stay pending possible action by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict ...

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

A Taiwanese citizen cannot collect damages against the U.S. for the accidental killing of her husband and intentional sinking of his fishing vessel during a NATO counter-piracy mission; the 4th Circuit affirms the district court’s dismissal of plaintiff’s suit under ...

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

Defendants who allegedly repeatedly misrepresented that a vehicle they restored and sold for $3.3 million was a rare Maserati 300s racing car from the 1950s, are facing claims for fraud, breach of contract, civil and statutory business conspiracy and punitive ...

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

Although the circuit court awarded plaintiffs damages totaling $150,000 on their claim of fraud, the Fairfax Court says that because plaintiffs sought a money judgment rather than equitable relief, they are not entitled to attorney’s fees; defendant is entitled to ...

Tagged with: Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge Michael F. Devine Tort Virginia Circuit Courts

In this dispute over a company’s contract with a university research fund, the contractor states a counterclaim for fraud with allegations that plaintiff university misrepresented whether its process for converting vegetable oils into biodiesel was ready for commercialization, but the ...

Tagged with: Judge Henry Coke Morgan Jr. Tort U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Alleged critical comments about a Fairfax Police Department employee working unapproved overtime were “published” even though they were only communicated among department personnel directly involved in disciplinary matters; the Fairfax Circuit Court says plaintiff’s allegations of retaliation, ill will and ...

Tagged with: Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge Charles James Maxfield Tort Virginia Circuit Courts

An Alexandria U.S. District Court sets aside a lawyer’s default judgment against the consumer review website Yelp and dismisses the lawyer’s claims of defamation by a former client of the firm as time-barred, and barred under the Communications Decency Act ...

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

A Richmond U.S. District Court dismisses this suit filed under the Federal Tort Claims Act alleging wrongful death caused by the negligence of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration in allowing a bus carrier, Sky Express Inc., to operate at ...

Tagged with: Judge James R. Spencer Tort U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A plaintiff who alleges defendant lawyer diverted him into conveying his property to a third party, instead of providing estate planning and drafting a will, has stated a contract claim and a tort claim of fraud, and the Richmond Circuit ...

Tagged with: Judge Melvin R. Hughes Jr. Richmond Circuit Court Tort Virginia Circuit Courts