Where a taxpayer fails to show that county assessments were not arrived at in accordance with generally accepted appraisal practices, the county’s assessments stand and the taxpayer’s request for relief is denied. Background Petitioner alleged Fairfax County erroneously assessed land ...

Tagged with: Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge Brett A. Kassabian Municipal Virginia Circuit Courts

Although a consumer lender imposed interest rates in violation of certain statutes, the commonwealth cannot sue it under the Virginia Consumer Protection Act because the lender falls within the Act’s exclusion as a small loan company. Background Allied Title Lending ...

Tagged with: Consumer Protection Judge Theodore J. Markow Richmond Circuit Court Virginia Circuit Courts

An internet lender will face a suit brought by the Virginia Attorney General in Fairfax County alleging violations of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act. Background The commonwealth sued NC Financial Solutions of Utah LLC (“Net Credit”) for violations of the ...

Tagged with: Consumer Protection Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge David Bernhard Virginia Circuit Courts

A defendant is obligated to pay a settlement because a question raised by plaintiffs after they accepted the defendant’s offer was not a new term. Background On May 19, 2017, defendant’s former attorney, Jonathan S. Kurtin, sent a letter to ...

Tagged with: Contract Judge Charles N. Dorsey Roanoke Circuit Court Virginia Circuit Courts

A personal injury plaintiff can file a motion for nonsuit after commencement of the circuit court trial, which will annul the district court judgment and rulings. Background Mee Kim filed a personal injury action. The Fairfax general district court sustained ...

Tagged with: Civil Practice Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge David A. Oblon Virginia Circuit Courts

Three German auto makers established sufficient contacts with the state, including marketing and advertising, to make them subject to the Virginia court’s specific jurisdiction. Background Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (“VWGoA”) is a subsidiary of Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft (“VW AG”) and ...

Tagged with: Civil Practice Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge Bruce D. White Virginia Circuit Courts

In a case originating in juvenile and domestic relations district part, the court held that a party may not appeal a procedural aspect of a substantive ruling, in this case the amount of an appeal bond, without appealing the underlying ...

Tagged with: Domestic Relations Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge David A. Oblon Virginia Circuit Courts

Despite the absence of facts demonstrating probable harm or specific threat, the court found a hospital did have a duty to a patient who was attacked by another patient in the emergency room. Background The complaint alleges that on Oct. ...

Tagged with: Judge Mary Jane Hall Negligence Norfolk Circuit Court Virginia Circuit Courts

The defendant, a convicted sex offender on probation, could not use the Fifth Amendment as an excuse for lying to his probation officer about criminal conduct. Background On April 21, 2014, the defendant was indicted for feloniously using “a communications ...

Tagged with: Criminal Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge Randy I. Bellows Virginia Circuit Courts

The court held that while an expert should have been required to admit certain physical therapy records about plaintiff’s injuries, the defendant’s response to the plaintiff’s requests for admission reasonably led her to believe no expert was required. Background This ...

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