Court: Supreme Court of Virginia
Docket: 200823
Opinion Date: July 8, 2021
Judge: S. Bernard Goodwyn
Areas of Law: Personal Injury
The Supreme Court reversed in part the judgment of the circuit court granting Defendants’ motion to strike as to all of Plaintiff’s claims, holding that the circuit court erred in granting Defendants’ motion to strike Plaintiff’s malicious prosecution claim.
Plaintiff was prosecuted for shoplifting at a Kroger supermarket, but the case was dismissed when it became clear that Plaintiff had been misidentified. Plaintiff filed a complaint against Kroger and one of its managers (collectively, Defendants) asserting claims of malicious prosecution, false imprisonment, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and defamation. The circuit court granted Defendants’ motions to strike as to all of Plaintiff’s claims. The Supreme Court reversed in part, holding (1) the circuit court erred in granting Defendants’ motion to strike Plaintiff’s malicious prosecution claim because it ignored evidence that was favorable to Plaintiff; and (2) the circuit court did not err in granting Defendants’ motion to strike Plaintiff’s remaining claims.
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