Virginia Bad Faith Law
 

James Timothy Cook v. Roanoke Electric Stael Corporation, d/b/a Steel Dynamics Roanoke Bar Division

Roanoke, Virginia employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a violation of Virginia's retaliatory discharged law, Va. Code Ann. §§ 40.1-27.3 and 40.1-51.2:1 (2023. . Cook alleged that RESCO terminated his employment based on his protected act of reporting a potential
safety violation in the workplace.


Virginia Code § 40.1-27.3, Virginia’s whistleblower sta... More...    $0 (12-19-2024 - VA)

Commonwealth of Virginia v. Steven Nicholas Dawson


Verona, Virginia possession of cocaine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant.



On March 23, 2021, a confidential and reliable informant (CRI) informed former Staunton Police Department Investigator Stuart Green that a man staying in Room 118 at the Skyline Motel had illegal narcotics and a firearm in his possession. She gave Green the man's first name, and he... More...    $0 (09-10-2024 - VA)

Heidi Berin v. Minnesota Life Insurance Company

Alexandria, Virginia insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.

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Valerie DeVille v. Metropolitan Property and Casualty Insurance Co.

Lynchburg, Virginia insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.

A. No person shall commit or perform with such frequency as to indicate a general business practice any of the following:

1. Misrepresenting pertinent facts or insurance policy provisions relating to coverages at issue;

2. Failing to acknowledge... More...    $0 (02-26-2024 - VA)

Ashley S. v. Social Security Administration

Newport News, Virginia social security disability lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking review of the denial of her application for Social Security Benefits by HHS.


Plaintiff Ashley S. (“Plaintiff') filed this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), seeking judicial review of the final decision of Defendant Kilolo Kijakazi, the Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administ... More...    $0 (11-28-2023 - VA)

Neather N. Lamberth v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Inc.

Abingdon, Virginia employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a bad faith refusal to pay E.R.I.S.A. employment benefits.

"The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) is a federal law that sets minimum standards for most voluntarily established retirement and health plans in private industry to provide protection for individuals in these plans... More...    $0 (10-24-2023 - VA)

United States of America v. Christopher William Kuehner

Alexandria, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with engaging in a child exploitation enterprise.




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Christopher William Kuehner, 38, of Bremerton, was a prominen... More...    $0 (01-25-2023 - VA)

James T. Barnette v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company

Alexandria, Virginia insurance law lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory claiming to have suffered more than $220,000 in damages as a result of the Defendant's wrongful breach of contract.




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Juanita S. Moses-Parker v. State Fram Fire and Casualty Comnpany

Richmond, Virginia insurance law lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.

This case was filed in the Richmond Circuit Court, CL22002062-00, and was removed to federal court by Defendant.



Bad Faith Breach of Insurance Contract Law by Kent ... More...    $1 (11-14-2022 - VA)

Barbara A. Parshall v. Standard Insurance Company

Roanoke, Virginia insurance law lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a bad faith breach of an insurance contract theory claiming $120,000 in damages as a direct result of Defendant's refusal to pay Plaintiff's claim.

This case was originally filed in the Circuit Court for the County of Botetourt, CL22000363, and was removed to federal court by Defendant.


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United States of America v. Larry Vernon Snow

Charlottesville, West Virginia criminal law lawyer represented defendant charged with witness tampering.

Larry Vernon Snow, 73, of Ruckersville, Va., pleaded guilty in May 2022 to one count of attempted witness tampering related to his efforts to harass and dissuade a confidential informant from cooperating in a federal investigation of both himself and his son, as well as to prevent the ... More...    $0 (08-01-2022 - VA)

Matthew Thomas Conley v. Brenda Lynn Bonasera

Richmond, Virginia - Divorce lawyer represented appellant with moving to terminate his court-ordered monthly support obligation.



The parties married on August 25, 2001, and divorced on July 15, 2016. Their marital
property included ownership interest in three window installation franchises l... More...    $0 (05-11-2022 - VA)

Tina Dione Woodson v. Commonwealth of Virginia

Richmond, Virginia - Criminal Defense lawyer represented defendant with appealing an assault and battery on her twelve-year-old twins with a belt.



On the morning in question, Woodson’s twelve-year-old twins (“son” and “daughter”)
were getting themselves and their younger siblings r... More...    $0 (05-09-2022 - VA)

Jason Park v. Commonwealth of Virginia

Richmond, Virginia - Criminal Defense lawyer represented defendant with k appealing his conviction for refusal of a breath test charge.



This appeal arises from an encounter that the appellant had with a police officer on
November 14, 2019. That day, Officer Aaron Ciarrocchi of the Fairfax Cou... More...    $0 (05-09-2022 - VA)

Svetlana Lokhova v. Stefan A. Halper

Alexandria, Virginia plaintiff personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued defendant on defamation and tortious interference theories.

Svetlana Lokhova, a Russian-born author and academic, first sued Stefan A. Halper and others in May 2019, alleging acrimoniously and unprofessionally in an excessively long complaint that Halper was the source for news stories accusing her of be... More...    $0 (04-05-2022 - VA)

Michael Herbert Jessee v. Michelle Evora Jessee, n/k/a Michelle Evora Griffin

Richmond, VA - Divorce lawyer represented appellant with appealing the equitable distribution award of a preserved pre-embryo.



The parties married in 2017. They tried to conceive a baby naturally for six months
without success and then employed medical intervention to aid in the process. Using ... More...    $0 (03-13-2022 - VA)

C. Ray Davenport, Commissioner of Labor and Industry v. Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company

Richmond, VA - Occupational Safety and Health lawyer represented defendant with a violation of safety standards charge.



On appeal of an order granting a motion to strike, we view the evidence in the light most
favorable to the non-moving party—the Commissioner—and accord him “the benefit ... More...    $0 (03-13-2022 - VA)

United States of America v. Zen Solutions, Inc.

Alexandria, Virginia criminal defense lawyers represented Defendant accused of violating the False Claims Act.

Zen Solutions Inc., a Virginia-based company, has agreed to pay approximately $31,000 in damages and civil penalties to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by obtaining more than one Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan in 2020. Zen Solutions also agreed to... More...    $31000 (02-12-2022 - VA)

Laura Purcell and David Purcell v. Liberty Insurance Corporation

Richmond, Virginia plaintiff insurance law lawyer sued Defendant on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory claiming that his clients suffered $3 million in damages.

This case was initially filed in the Goochland Circuit Court, CL21000294, and was removed to federal court by the Defendant.

The claims made and defenses asserted are not available for this case.
... More...    $0 (12-16-2021 - VA)

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. GARY LYNN TOLIVER, JR., a/k/a BG, a/k/a Lil Gary, a/k/a Garry Toliver, Jr.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. MIKAL MUSTAFA MIX, a/k/a Stash, a/k/a Dirty Boy, a/k/a Mikail Mix, a/k/a Man Man

Richmond, VA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendants charged with racketeering and various violent crimes



This case concerns Toliver’s and Mix’s participation in the
BHB gang in Norfolk, Virginia. The evidence presented at trial
described both the overall structure of the gang and specific
instances of ... More...    $0 (01-02-2022 - VA)

United States of America v. Randall D. Johnson, Steven Mullins, Ajay Johnson and Patrick Payne

Abingdon, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with conspiracy to obtain pandemic unemployment benefits and committing mail fraud and other offenses.

“The nearly $500,000 in funds stolen by this conspiracy could have gone to Virginians in critical need of support during a pandemic, but instead went into the hands of those undeserving,” United States Attorney... More...    $0 (11-24-2021 - VA)

United States of America v. SEITU SULAYMAN KOKAYI

Richmond, VA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with two counts of coercion and enticement of a minor charge.



Appellant was convicted following a bench trial. The following facts were
presented at trial. We view them in the light most favorable to the Government. See United
States v. Garcia-Ochoa, 6... More...    $0 (08-26-2021 - VA)

United States of America v. DYLANN STORM ROOF

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Richmond, VA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with nine counts of murder, three counts of attempted murder, and one weapon-possession count charges.



I. OVERVIEW
In 2015, Dylann Storm Roof, then 21 years old, shot and killed nine members of the
historic Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church (... More...    $0 (08-26-2021 - VA)

United States of America v. Christine F. Anderson

Charlotesville, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with mail and wire fraud scheme in which she stole at least $1.5 million from victims while purporting to have terminal cancer, vast wealth, and connections to celebrities.

Christine F. Anderson, 51, of Reva, Va., owned and operated the publishing companies known as Christine F. Anderson Publishing and Media (C... More...    $0 (07-20-2021 - VA)

Commonwealth of Virginia v. Malachi Morgan Thomas

Richmond, VA - Criminal defense attorney represented Defendant charged with one count of rape, and three counts of forcible sodomy.



On July 17, 2020, Thomas began communicating in a group chat with two
sixteen-year-old females,
1 A.M. and A.R.A, through a social media application. Thomas,
purporting to be a member ... More...    $0 (05-18-2021 - VA)

State of West Virginia vs. Jerome Aldridge, Jr.

Charleston, WV - Criminal defense attorney represented Jerome Aldridge, Jr. with a appealing the October 30, 2019, order of the Circuit Court of Berkeley County sentencing him to nine months in jail for possession of marijuana and third-degree sexual assault; to be followed by an aggregate sentence of twenty-six to seventy-five years in prison for one count of ... More...    $0 (02-08-2021 - VA)

United States of America v. Tarik Jaafar

Alexandria, Virginia fraud charge criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with defrauding the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), a federal initiative designed to help businesses pay their employees and meet their basic expenses during the COVID-19 pandemic.

During a time of national crisis, the federal government set aside money to help struggling businesses pay their hard... More...    $0 (11-15-2020 - VA)

Charles Allen Moffett v. Commonwealth of Virginia

Stafford, VA - grand larceny, statutory burglary
In April 2018, Paula Johnson was living on Mountain View Road in Stafford County
with her mother, Jewel Kelly. Their home and garage were not visible from the road and could
only be seen by walking up the driveway.
Johnson owned a Harley-Davidson Road King motorcycle, which she stored in the
garage. Her brother, Kevin Johnson, ... More...    $0 (09-21-2020 - VA)

Travis Sentell Singleton v. Commonwealth of Virginia

Arlington, VA - violated good behavior provisions of probation


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United States of America v. Tarik Jaafar





Alexandria, VA - The United States of America charged Tarik Jaafar, age 42, with defrauding the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), a federal initiative designed to help businesses pay their employees and meet their basic expenses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Timothy Warnick, s/k/a Timothy William Warnick v. Commonwealth of Virginia












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John Carlos Bardales v. Commonwealth of Virginia








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Bardales was indicted3
in February 2017 for a robbery he committed on October 24,
2016, when he was seventeen years old. On F... More...    $0 (06-21-2020 - VA)

LaShaunda Tenika Meekins v. Commonwealth of Virginia







Woman charged with murdering 61-year-old Richmond m... More...    $0 (06-20-2020 - VA)

Olmedo Alberto Pena Pinedo v. Commonwealth of Virginia











In the light most favorable to Pena as the proponent of the instruction, the facts are as
follows: in August of 2017, Pena moved in with his cousin, Luis Lafferty (La... More...    $0 (06-20-2020 - VA)

Coshaun Tyrell Bryant v. Commonwealth of Virginia







COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA







In accordance with established principles of appellate review, we view the evidence in ... More...    $0 (06-19-2020 - VA)

Stanlee Sebastian Jones v. Commonwealth of Virginia


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On August 18, 2017, Jones accompanied his gir... More...    $0 (02-01-2020 - VA)

Jacob Scott Goodwin v. Commonwealth of Virginia


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On August 12, 2017, the appellant attended the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville,
Virginia.2 As he and a group of protestors walked past a parking... More...    $0 (01-31-2020 - VA)

Tobias O. Reed v. Commonwealth of Virginia


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In 2011, Reed began working with Detective Benjamin George as a confidential
informant for the Alexandria Police Department. Pursuant ... More...    $0 (01-31-2020 - VA)

Larry Dornell Palmer v. Commonwealth of Virginia


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On May 1, 2018, Palmer was tried in a bench trial in the Circuit Court of the City of
Virginia Beach. Palmer was charged with one count of malic... More...    $0 (01-31-2020 - VA)

Lenny Rock Kenner v. Commonwealth of Virginia


Need help finding a lawyer for representation concerning appealing a complaint for animate object sexual penetration, aggravated sexual battery, and custodial sexual abuse in Virginia?

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On appeal, we consider the evidence and all reasonable inferences flowing from that ... More...    $0 (01-30-2020 - VA)

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