Court: Supreme Court of Virginia
Docket: 200703
Opinion Date: July 15, 2021
Judge: Donald W. Lemons
Areas of Law: Personal Injury
The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the circuit court sustaining Virginia Electric and Power Company’s (VEPCO) plea in bar regarding conflict preemption and dismissing Plaintiffs’ complaints alleging common law personal injury, holding that conflict preemption barred Plaintiffs’ claims.
After VEPCO installed smart meters on the plaintiff’s home Plaintiff fell ill with symptoms of unknown origin or cause. Plaintiffs sued VEPCO for common law injuries. The circuit court granted VEPCO’s plea in bar and dismissed the complaints, finding that the claims were barred by conflict preemption. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the trial court did not err in dismissing Plaintiffs’ claims as preempted by federal law.
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