Winton v. Johnson & Dix Fuel Corp.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that the only showing of intent required for a VCEA claim is the intent “to do the act involved.”
• acknowledging that “statements that imply the existence of accurate and readily ascertainable facts that either concern the law or have legal significance” are actionable under VCPA
• distinguishing representations of fact involving the law, from opinions about the law
• “An issue can be made moot by a change in the law as well as by a change in the facts.”
• parties must have a stake in the litigation at all phases, not merely at time when complaint is filed
• liability for misrepresentation under Act requires “only an intent to publish the statement challenged”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).