1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. S.E.2d
  4. 641 S.E.2d
  5. 641 S.E.2d 84 (2007)
 

RAYTHEON TECHNICAL SERVICES CO. v. HYLAND

Record No. 060400.

641 S.E.2d 84 (2007)

RAYTHEON TECHNICAL SERVICES COMPANY, et al. v. Cynthia HYLAND.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

March 2, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Charles Thomas, Richmond (Robert J. Meyer, Michael P. Grady, Washington, DC; M. Christine Klein, Richmond; Craig J. Franco, Fairfax; Hunton & Williams, Richmond; Willkie Farr & Gallagher, Washington, DC; Odin, Feldman & Pittleman, Fairfax, on briefs), for appellants.

Peter C. Cohen (Elaine Charlson Bredehoft: Charlson Bredehoft & Cohen, on brief), Reston, for appellee.

Amicus Curiae: The Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression (J. Joshua Wheeler; Robert M. O'Neil, on brief), in support of appellants.

Amicus Curiae: The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America and the virginia Chamber of Commerce (Stephen A. Bokat; Robin S. Conrad; Shane Brennan; Maurice Baskin; Mark S. Hayes; Nat. Chamber Litigation Center, Inc; Venable, LLP, on brief), in support of appellants.

Amicus Curiae: Washington Legal Foundation (Daniel J. Popeo; Richard A. Samp, on brief), in support of appellants.

Present: All the Justices.

OPINION BY Justice ELIZABETH B. LACY.

In this appeal of a defamation case, Raytheon Technical Services Company (RTSC) and Bryan J. Even ask us to reverse the judgment of the trial court in favor of plaintiff Cynthia L. Hyland and enter final judgment on a number of grounds. In our review of the case, we agree that the judgment must be reversed because three of the five alleged defamatory statements are statements of opinion, not fact, and, therefore, should not have...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases