Roanoke, Virginia personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiffs who sued Defendants on a slander theory.


In January 2022, the Media defendants broadcast a news segment (the “Segment�) titled “COP'S ROLE IN JANUARY 6 ATTACK DIVIDES VIRGINIA TOWN WITH TIES TO CONFEDERACY.� Compl., ECF No. 1-1, at ¶ 1. Individual Media defendants
Dwyer, Thomas, and Yoo created this Segment,... More...    $0 (05-19-2023 - VA)

Norfolk, Virginia civil litigation lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a defamation theory.

Stephanie Ann Wadnoal owns 731 Granby Street in Norfolk. She also owned Jhanesis, LLC d/b/a Jhanes Sweet Lounge but sold the business. The new owner started doing business at the same location a "Suite 1200." In October 2020, the City cited the owners of Suite 1200 for operating t... More...    $300000 (05-05-2023 - VA)

Fairfax, Virginia personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued defendant on a libel theory claiming that he was damaged and/or injured as a direct result of his ex-wife accusing him of being abusive.

Amber Heard wrote an article published in the >Washington Post in which she said that she was abused by Depp.

Trut... More...    $0 (06-01-2022 - VA)

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)

Virginia Beach, Virginia personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a defamation theory claiming that comments posted on Facebook damaged her candidacy for reelection to the city council.

See: The Virginia Pilo
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On February 13, 2015, WTVR, LLC (“WTVR”) aired a news story about a county school system hiring a felon in violation of a Virginia state law. The news story implied that the felon lied about a prior criminal conviction on a job application, thereby committing a Class 1 misdemeanor. However, Angela Engle Horne, the unidentified felon in question, had disclosed her prior felony on her job applicatio... More...    $0 (06-18-2018 - VA)

David "Wil" Riggs sued Susan Shannon on a defamation theory claiming that her allegation that he raped her when they were cadets at West Point.

Shannon left West Point before graduation. Riggs had a successful Army career until he was accused of raping Shannon.

She claimed truth as her defense.... More...    $0 (08-12-2017 - VA)

Charlottesville, VA - Jury Finds In Favor of Plaintiff In Rolling Stone Defamation Case

Nicole Eramo sued Rolling Stone magazine, Wenner Media and Sabrina Rubin Erdely on libel, with actual malice, and respondeat superior theories claiming that the defendants defamed her in a 2014 magazine article about sexual assaul on campus that included a debunked account of a fraternity gang rape. More...    $0 (11-05-2016 - VA)

Glenn H. Stephens, III, appeals the district court’s order granting the United States’ motion to dismiss and dismissing his civil action. Stephens filed a warrant in debt against Tina Quarles in Virginia state court, alleging a single count of defamation per se. The Government removed the matter to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2679... More...    $0 (01-14-2016 - VA)

Kambis owns John Rolfe Realty and Elegant Homes of Virginia. From 1999-2011,
Kambis was in a romantic relationship with Considine. On October 25, 2000, Kambis and
Considine formed and were the sole members of Villa Deste. The purpose of Villa Deste was to
purchase and develop real estate for sale. At some point after October 25, 2000, Considine’s
mother, Patricia Wolfe, loa... More...    $0 (11-12-2015 - VA)

SD3, LLC and its subsidiary, SawStop, LLC (together, “SawStop”), contend that several major table-saw manufacturers conspired to boycott SawStop’s safety technology and corrupt a private safety-standard-setting process, all with the aim of keeping that technology off the market. Consequently, SawStop sued nearly two dozen saw manufacturers and affiliated entities, alleging that they violated § 1 o... More...    $0 (09-15-2015 - VA)

Christopher Pietz sued Jane Perez on a defamation theory after she post reviews on Yelp and Angie's List on the Internet that were critical of his work. Plaintiff claimed that her online posts cost him $300,000 in lost business.

Perez asserted that her posts on Angie's List and Yelp were true.

When Dietz posted accusations tat Perez had stolen his goods and services. Perez then... More...    $0 (01-31-2014 - VA)

Patricia Moore-King ("Moore-King") challenges the application of regulations enacted by the County of Chesterfield, Virginia (the "County") affecting fortune tellers on various grounds. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the County.

I.

A.

The parties do not dispute the relevant facts. The Chesterfield County Code... More...    $0 (02-26-2013 - VA)

In this appeal, we consider whether the Circuit Court of the City of Williamsburg and James City County erred when it: (1) refused to set aside the jury's verdict against Verbena Askew ("Askew"); and (2) refused to apply Code § 8.01-35.1 to reduce the amount of the judgment.

In 2004, Brenda Collins filed a motion for judgment against Verbena Askew, a former circuit court judge, The Daily P... More...    $0 (03-02-2012 - VA)

In this case, race car driver Jeremy Mayfield appeals the district court’s dismissal of his complaint against the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing ("NASCAR") for conduct arising out of a positive drug test. Finding that the district court properly dismissed the case and did not abuse its discretion in denying Mayfield’s motions to reconsider and to amend, we affirm.

I. ... More...    $0 (03-26-2012 - VA)

In this appeal we consider whether the circuit court erred in finding that appellant Gardiner S. Mulford (“Mulford�) did not have a legal right to access property that he owned in Culpeper County.

FACTS

We will state the facts in the light most favorable to Walnut Hill Farm Group, (“Walnut Hillâ€�) the prevailing party below. Prospect Dev. Co. v. Bershader, 258 Va. 75, 80, 515 ... More...    $0 (06-09-2011 - VA)

In this appeal, we consider whether the circuit court erred when it sustained Gerald Connolly's ("Connolly") demurrer and held that Dunn, McCormack & MacPherson ("Dunn") failed to state a prima facie cause of action for tortious interference with a contract.

I. Facts and Proceedings Below

Dunn, a Virginia law firm, served as legal counsel to the Fairfax County Redevelopment and Housi... More...    $0 (05-21-2011 - VA)

In this appeal, we consider whether the circuit court erred when it sustained a demurrer to an amended complaint alleging malicious prosecution, false imprisonment, and defamation against the law enforcement officer who obtained a warrant for the arrest of the plaintiff based upon a citizen’s complaint that ultimately proved to be unfounded.

BACKGROUND

Our consideration of the issu... More...    $0 (05-21-2011 - VA)

Appellee PBM Products, LLC (PBM) filed this action pursuant to the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. §1125(a), against Appellant Mead Johnson & Company, LLC (Mead Johnson) alleging that Mead Johnson distributed more than 1.5 million direct-to-consumer mailers that falsely claimed PBM’s baby formula products were inferior to Mead Johnson’s baby formula products. After a jury found that Mead Johnson had en... More...    $0 (04-20-2011 - VA)

Alan Nogiec, a former director of the Parks and Recreation Department of Isle of Wight County (County), sued the County for breach of contract and its assistant administrator, Patrick Small, for defamation. A jury found for Nogiec on both claims, and the County and Small appealed. We granted review to consider two questions: first, whether the evidence on damages was sufficient to support the jury... More...    $0 (01-13-2011 - VA)

Alan Nogiec, a former director of the Parks and Recreation Department of Isle of Wight County (County), sued the County for breach of contract and its assistant administrator, Patrick Small, for defamation. A jury found for Nogiec on both claims, and the County and Small appealed. We granted review to consider two questions: first, whether the evidence on damages was sufficient to support the jury... More...    $0 (01-13-2011 - VA)

Consumeraffairs.com, Incorporated ("Consumeraffairs. com") operates a website that allows consumers to comment on the quality of businesses, goods, and services. The present suit concerns various posts on this website relating to automobiles sold or serviced by Nemet Chevrolet, Ltd. ("Nemet").

Viewing certain of these postings as false and harmful to its reputation, Nemet brought suit aga... More...    $0 (12-29-2009 - VA)

In this defamation action, we consider whether the circuit court, upon our remand of the case, erred in granting summary judgment in favor of the defendants after considering isolated factual segments of two allegedly defamatory statements.

In 2003, Cynthia L. Hyland brought several claims against her former employer, Raytheon Technical Services Company (Raytheon) and its president, Bryan J... More...    $0 (01-16-2009 - va)

Mumma asserted truth as a defense to Plaintiffs' claims. ... More...    $2500000 (04-27-2007 - VA)

Cruise.com, Inc.' Omega World Travel, Inc., and Gloria Bohan sued Mummagraphics, Inc., et al. on a defamation theory. The claims made and defenses asserted are not available at this time.... More...    $2500000 (05-08-2007 - VA)

Psychology Professor Anita B. Brown sued Hampton University, its board of trustees, president William R. Harvey, and then-provost and acting university president JoAnn W. Haysbert on defamation and breach of contract theories. Brown claimed that she was denigrated at the May 2003 commencement ceremony at the University by Professor Erenestine Harrison who distributed fliers at the ... More...    $3500000 (08-12-2006 - VA)

Thomas L. Chamouris, Jr., engaged Angela D. Whitley to represent him in an action against his former employer. Whitley filed suit in federal court on Chamouris' behalf alleging racial discrimination, intentional infliction of emotional distress, ... More...    $62000 (01-10-2003 - VA)

In this appeal, we consider various issues arising out of a judgment in favor of the plaintiff in an action alleging common law defamation and the unauthorized use of the plaintiff's image for advertising purposes in violation of Code  8.01-40(A). Much of the evidence adduced at trial was in conflict. However, applying settled appellate principles, we review the evidence and all reasonable inf... More...    $2575000 (06-12-2002 - VA)

Following his confrontation with and arrest by the Elkton chief of police, M. Lee Dearing, the mayor of Elkton, made a number of statements alleging corruption, dishonesty, and felonious conduct by the Elkton police depart... More...    $0 (04-19-2002 - VA)

Fathy M. A. Saleh (Saleh) and Godwin O. Mbagwu (Mbagwu) (together "Appellees"), tenured professors at Virginia State University (VSU), brought employment discrimination actions against several VSU administrators, including the University Presi- dent and Provost, in their individual capacities. Both Saleh and Mbagwu alleged race and national origin discrimination under 42 U.S.C. SS 1981 and 1... More...    $0 (05-31-2001 - VA)

According to the plaintiff, he resigned from his job at Emory in July 1998 to move to Richmond and enter private practice. On Feb. 7, 1999, the following message appeared on a Yahoo message board devoted... More...    $675000 (12-21-2000 - VA)