MANSFIELD v. BERNABEI

Record No. 111314.

727 S.E.2d 69 (2012)

284 Va. 116

James M. MANSFIELD v. Lynne BERNABEI, et al.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

June 7, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James M. Mansfield (Mansfield & Payne, on brief), for appellant.

Alan R. Kabat for appellee Michael Ford.

William L. Mitchell, II ( Eamon F. Redmond ; Eccleston and Wolf, on brief), for appellees Lynee Bernabei, Emily Brittain Reed and Bernabei & Wachtel, P.L.L.C.

Present: All the Justices.


Opinion by Justice S. BERNARD GOODWYN.

In this appeal, we consider whether the circuit court erred in ruling that the doctrine of absolute judicial privilege may apply to communications made before the filing of an action.

Material Facts and Proceedings

Michael A. Ford served as the building manager at Horizon House, a residential condominium in Arlington, Virginia. After his termination from that employment, Ford filed a complaint with the Equal...

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