WYATT v. McDERMOTT

Record No. 111497.

725 S.E.2d 555 (2012)

283 Va. 685

John M. WYATT, III, et al. v. Mark McDERMOTT, et al.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

April 20, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip J. Hirschkop , Alexandria ( Bernard J. DiMuro ; Jonathan R. Mook ; Hillary J. Collyer ; Hirschkop & Associates; DiMuro-Ginsberg, on brief), for plaintiffs.

Carol T. Stone ; Robert N. Kelly , Fairfax ( Kelly M. Lippincott ; Paul J. Maloney ; Allyson C. Kitchell ; John O. Easton ; Robert M. Hardy ; Carr Maloney ; Jackson & Campbell; Jordan Coyne & Savits, on brief), for defendants.

Present: All the Justices.


Opinion By Justice LEROY F. MILLETTE, JR.

Pursuant to Article VI, Section 1 of the Constitution of Virginia and Rule 5:40, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria Division (the district court), by its order entered August 16, 2011, certified questions of law to this Court concerning whether Virginia recognizes tortious interference with parental rights as a cause of action and, if so, what elements constitute such a tort....

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