Where a former student in the physician assistant studies program at Shenandoah University alleged that university officials made comments about his skills and critical decision making, and raised concerns about patient safety to other university employees that were untrue, he ...

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

Where a man alleged that a workers’ compensation carrier defrauded Maryland courts by submitting and resubmitting medical records from another person with the same name as evidence in proceedings related to his workers’ claims for permanent disability benefits, but he ...

Tagged with: Judge Joel Hoppe Tort U.S. District Court - Western District

Where the plaintiff voluntarily dismissed his defamation suit before the defendant filed her motion to dismiss in federal court, the defendant wasn’t entitled to recover attorneys’ fees pursuant to the Virginia “anti-SLAPP” statute. The statute and caselaw make it clear ...

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

Where policyholders reached a settlement with a long-term care insurer over its disclosures surrounding premium increases, an award of attorneys’ fees to their counsel of at least $1 million, and up to $18.5 million, was fair and reasonable. Background Genworth ...

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

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