Category — Virginia Consumer Protection Act

Nov. 2, 2011 – The Suffolk Circuit Court recently sustained a demurrer filed by defendant Venture Supply, Inc., a company that sold drywall from China that was used to construct Plaintiffs’ residence.  Seeman v. Oxfordshire, LLC, CL 10-936 (Cir. Ct. City of Suffolk Oct. 12, 2011).  [Read more →]

July 20, 2011 -   The plaintiffs’ bar is always looking for new ways to pick the pockets of manufacturers, particularly in prescription drug and medical device cases where medical malpractice caps limit a plaintiff’s ability to recover against physicians.  Since the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2008 decision in Riegel v. Medtronic, Inc., 552 U.S. 312 (2008), however, this task has become more difficult in cases involving FDA-approved Class III medical devices. [Read more →]