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Egan v. Butler

No. 141365Supreme Court of Virginia

141365 Egan v. Butler 06/04/2015 In a suit by a former employee on claims for malicious prosecution and defamation, the circuit court erred in excluding evidence probative of plaintiff's future lost income, an…

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141365 Egan v. Butler 06/04/2015 In a suit by a former employee on claims for malicious prosecution and defamation, the circuit c…

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Supreme Court of Virginia
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October 4, 2026
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June 4, 2015
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141365 Egan v. Butler 06/04/2015 In a suit by a former employee on claims for malicious prosecution and defamation, the circuit court erred in excluding evidence probative of plaintiff's future lost income, and that error may have affected the jury's determination of the compensatory damages claim against the individual supervisor defendant and the employer defendant. The judgment is reversed and the case is remanded for a new trial on compensatory damages against both defendants. The circuit court also erred in denying the employer's motion to strike the punitive damages claim against it. That portion of the circuit court's judgment is reversed and final judgment is entered in its favor pe…

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    141365 Egan v. Butler 06/04/2015 In a suit by a former employee on claims for malicious prosecution and defamation, the circuit court erred in excluding evidence probative of plaintiff's future lost income, and that error may have affected the jury's determination of the compensatory damages claim against the individual supervisor defendant and the employer defendant. The judgment is reversed and the case is remanded for a new trial on compensatory damages against both defendants. The circuit court also erred in denying the employer's motion to strike the punitive damages claim against it. That portion of the circuit court's judgment is reversed and final judgment is entered in its favor pe…

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