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Sole LLC owner can be individually liable under VCPA
The Fairfax County Circuit Court ruled that a sole LLC owner can be individually liable for wrongful acts under the Virginia Consumer Protection Act.
Consumer protection class action allowed to proceed in federal court
A federal judge ruled a class action under the Virginia Consumer Protection Act against BMW over a rollaway defect in its X1 vehicle can proceed.
Consumer Protection: VCPA class action may proceed in federal court
Although Virginia does not generally recognize class actions, where a putative class action under the Virginia Consumer Protection Act was brought in federal court, it may proceed. Federal class enforcement of the VCPA merely provides an additional forum and procedural scheme that Virginia need not provide in its state courts.
Consumer Protection: VCPA defective vehicle claim is dismissed
Where a vehicle owner asserted a claim under the Virginia Consumer Protection Act based on an alleged lemon law vehicle, but he failed to plead facts showing reliance on the alleged misrepresentations or damages proximately caused by those alleged misrepresentations, this claim was dismissed.
VCPA claim for ‘reprehensibly poor’ military housing survives
Allegations of poor housing conditions made by military families against businesses responsible for privatized housing at the Fort Belvoir Army base in Fairfax were sufficient under the Virginia Consumer Protection Act, or VCPA, the Eastern District of Virginia has held.
Homeowners’ claims against reno company survive
A claim by Abingdon homeowners against a home renovation company alleging breach of contract and a violation of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act, among other claimed violations, has survived the […]
Verdicts & Settlements
- Medical Malpractice-Patient received spleen injury during colonoscopy
- Medical Malpractice – Patient suffers complications from improper cyst removal
- Motor Vehicle Negligence Henrico driver sustained wrist fracture in five-car collision
- Medical Malpractice-Patient dies following blood loss in surgery
- Motor Vehicle Negligence – Defense points to plaintiff’s prior collision, stressors
- Medical Malpractice – Ingrown toenail removal leads to CRPS type 2
- Motor Vehicle Negligence Rear-seat passenger injured when car hits telephone pole
- Motor Vehicle Negligence- Car crash after back surgery causes additional injuries
- Medical Malpractice – Jurors side with cardiologist over treatment of strokes
- Negligence and Tort- Ice pack use during tattoo removal causes frostbite
- Workers’ Compensation Struck by metal door at workplace, plaintiff sustains subdural hematoma
Opinion Digests
- Prisons – VDOC must respond to discovery requests
- Criminal – Spouses convicted of construction fraud
- Landlord and tenant – Tenant’s challenge to eviction is dismissed
- Tort – Lawsuit by ‘sting’ victim against conservative organization is dismissed
- Criminal – Defendant’s request to withdraw guilty plea is denied
- Employment – Fairfax County prevails on firefighter’s employment claims
- Prisons – Multiple experts precluded in suit over inmate’s death
- Criminal – District court sufficiently explained resentencing decision
- Criminal – Wealth of evidence supports firearm possession conviction
- Criminal – District court wrongly refused to order forfeiture
- Criminal – Man convicted of killing informant
- Negligence – Jury will decide if business was negligent in slip-and-fall case
