United States Fourth Circuit

In a malicious prosecution claim, a jury's award of compensatory and punitive damages to plaintiff is affirmed where there was sufficient evidence for the jury to conclude that the defendants lacked probable cause.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/10/2004
• Published 11/10/2004

Judges

• Before WIDENER, MICHAEL, and GREGORY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:Miguel Angel Estrada, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, L.L.P., Washington, DC, for Appellants.  Monica Taylor Monday, Gentry, Locke, Rakes & Moore, Roanoke, Virginia, for Appellee. ON BRIEF:  F. Joseph Warin, Andrew S. Tulumello, Harry M. Gruber, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, L.L.P., Washington, DC;  Kenneth J. Ries, Brian J. Brydges, Johnson, Ayers & Matthews, Roanoke, Virginia, for Appellants.  Paul G. Klockenbrink, Gregory R. Hunt, Gentry, Locke, Rakes & Moore, Roanoke, Virginia, for Appellee.