Type of action: Federal Odometer Act, fraud, Virginia Consumer Protection Act, Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act Injuries alleged: Diminished value, loss of use, inconvenience, aggravation, punitive damages and legal fees Name of case: Jackson v. Great Bridge Auto Sales Corp. Court: U.S. ...

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

Where a woman who had been associated with former Trump National Security Advisor Michael Flynn brought defamation claims against several media organizations claiming a conspiracy to defame and injure her, neither linking to the original article via a hyperlink nor ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Stephanie Dawn Thacker Tort

Where the former city attorney failed to show that a news story about his termination by the city council and the restrictions it put on his entry to City Hall was published with actual malice, the television station prevailed on ...

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

Statements contained in appellant’s disciplinary form lacked the requisite “sting” to be actionable as defamation. Further, any republication of the statements and other statements made in proceedings before the Virginia Employment Commission are absolutely privileged. Overview Appellant Shannon was the ...

Tagged with: Chief Justice Donald W. Lemons Supreme Court of Virginia Tort

Where an operator has complied with the water-quality standards promulgated under the Clean Water Act, an assertion that same conduct violates the Surface Mining Act fails because the Mining Act’s saving clause prevents liability for conduct that is otherwise shielded ...

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

Where the company operating a prison argued it was entitled to summary judgment on a claim arising out of a guard’s sexual assaults of an inmate assigned to the laundry, because the guard was supervising the inmate during each of ...

Tagged with: Judge Mark S. Davis Tort U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Defendant’s statements to the press about plaintiff’s legal advice to the Portsmouth City Council lacked the necessary sting to support his defamation suit. Background Plaintiff is Portsmouth’s former city attorney. Defendant is the former mayor. Plaintiff’s complaint alleges that after ...

Tagged with: Judge Everett A. Martin Jr. Norfolk City Circuit Court Tort Virginia Circuit Courts

Where the plaintiff’s critical comments were removed from the Frederick County School Board’s Facebook page and one employee allegedly said he removed them because they violated FCSB’s terms and conditions, the plaintiff pleaded a viable failure-to-train claim. Background On Feb. ...

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

Where a lessee allegedly failed to pay for construction of a solar farm on real property it had leased, mechanic’s liens filed against the landlord were dismissed because the landlord had no property interest in the portion of the property ...

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

A libel suit brought by Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., against The Washington Post and a DC-based reporter was transferred to DC federal district court because there was no “substantial connection” to Virginia, the parties and witnesses were based in DC ...

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