Deceptive Trade For In Virginia
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Examples of deceptive trade practices in this area include making false statements, omitting important details, and advertising unavailable goods or services. While many companies exaggerate the benefits of their products, it is unlawful to completely fabricate information.
FALSE CLAIMS LAWS There is a federal False Claims Act. Virginia has adopted a similar false claims act that contains qui tam and whistleblower protection provisions that are similar to those found in the federal False Claims Act.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, no civil action shall lie or be maintained in this Commonwealth for alienation of affection, breach of promise to marry, or criminal conversation upon which a cause of action arose or occurred on or after June 28, 1968. B.
To qualify as a trade secret, the Virginia Uniform Trade Secrets Act requires reasonable efforts under the circumstances to keep information secret (Va. Code Ann. § 59.1-336 (2011)). However, there are no Virginia statutes or regulations explaining what are reasonable steps to maintain secrecy of a trade secret.
The Virginia Tort Claims Act (VTCA) empowers private individuals to sue the government and seek compensation for personal injuries due to negligent acts. In the past, English common law protected royalty through sovereign immunity—meaning the king could essentially act with impunity.
The Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayer Act (“VFATA”) makes it unlawful for any person to: (1) knowingly present, or cause to be presented, a false or fraudulent claim for payment or approval; (2) knowingly make, use, or cause to be made or used, a false record or statement material to a false or fraudulent claim; (3) ...
It shall be unlawful for any person (i) to knowingly give a false report as to the commission of any crime to any law-enforcement official with intent to mislead; (ii) to knowingly, with the intent to mislead a law-enforcement agency, cause another to give a false report to any law-enforcement official by publicly ...
Virginia law does not adhere to the Uniform Deceptive Trade Practices Act, but the Virginia Consumer Protection Act of 1977 bans false advertising, automobile odometer tampering, and other deceptive methods. Individuals, commonwealth attorneys, and the state attorney general may file suit for violations.
False advertising litigation is governed primarily by the Lanham Act, which contains protections against false advertising that might lead to consumer confusion, and our attorneys are committed to ensuring that our clients receive the benefit of that protection in Virginia and beyond.
§ 59.1-340. An action for misappropriation shall be brought within three years after the misappropriation is discovered or by the exercise of reasonable diligence should have been discovered. For the purposes of this section, a continuing misappropriation constitutes a single claim. 1986, c. 210.
