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Practice Areas

Architects and Engineers Malpractice; Legal Malpractice; Medical Malpractice; Products Liability; Sexual Assault; Sexual Abuse

Bar/Court Admissions

1977, Virginia, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1978, District of Columbia, U.S. District Court, for the District of Columbia, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit and U.S. Court of Military Appeals; 1999, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of West Virginia

Education

Baylor University, B.A., 1966
George Mason University School of Law, J.D., 1977


Organizations

Fairfax County, Prince William County and American Bar Associations; The District of Columbia Bar; Bar Association of the District of Columbia; Virginia State Bar; West Virginia State Bar; Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys; The Counsellors.
  
JOHN O. EASTON

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Practice Overview and Representative Experience:
John O. Easton, born Takoma Park, Maryland, 1943; admitted to bar, 1977, Virginia, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1978, District of Columbia, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit and U.S. Court of Military Appeals; 1999, West Virginia State Bar and U.S. District Court for the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia. Education: Baylor University (B.A., 1966); George Mason University School of Law (J.D., 1977). Member, Virginia Medical Malpractice Review Panel, 1983 --. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; Bar Association of the District of Columbia; Fairfax County, Prince William County and American Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar; West Virginia State Bar; Northern Virginia Defense Lawyers Association (Treasurer, 1980-1981; Member, Board of Directors, 1981-1984); Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys; The Counsellors. [Colonel, USMCR (ret.)]
 
Reported Cases
McClary v. Fowlkes, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 66501 (E.D. Va. Aug. 27, 2008)(civil rights/medical malpractice)

Stith v. Thorne, 247 F.R.D. 89 (E.D. Va. 2007)(predatory refinancing)

Milburn v. J.C. Penney Props., 2007 Va. Cir. LEXIS 42 (Va. Cir. Ct. Mar. 30, 2007)(premises liability)

Langdon v. Doherty, 2005 Va. Cir. LEXIS 305 (Va. Cir. Ct. Mar. 10, 2005)(fiduciary liability)

Francisco v. Doherty, Sheridan & Grimaldi, L.L.P., 1999 U.S. App. LEXIS 7664 (4th Cir. Va. Apr. 21, 1999)(legal malpractice)

Howell v. Rutledge, 1998 Va. Cir. LEXIS 540 (Va. Cir. Ct. July 14, 1998)(negligent infliction of emotional distress)

MNC Credit Corp. v. Sickels, 255 Va. 314, 497 S.E.2d 331 (1998)(legal malpractice)

Commercial Energies v. United Airlines, 1994 U.S. App. LEXIS 14311 (4th Cir. Va. June 10, 1994)(airport police liability)

Plouffe v. Contel Corp., 1991 U.S. App. LEXIS 7057 (4th Cir. Apr. 23, 1991)(wrongful discharge)

B.M.H. v. School Board of City of Chesapeake, Virginia, 833 F.Supp. 560 (E.D. Va. 1990)(civil rights/school liability)

Gemco-Ware, Inc. v. Rongene Mold and Plastics, Corp., 234 Va. 54, 360 S.E.2d 342 (1987)(statute of limitations for contribution)

Hitt v. Cox, 737 F.2d 421 (4th Cir. 1984)(insurance coverage)

Garrett v. Desa Industries, Inc., 705 F.2d 721 (4th Cir. Va. 1983)(products liability)

Gill v. Rollins Protective Services, Co., 722 F.2d 55 (4th Cir. 1983)(fire alarm liability)

Sky Chefs, Inc. v. Rogers, 222 Va. 800, 284 S.E.2d 605 (1981)(workers compensation appeal)

Bayer v. Travelers Indemnity Co., 221 Va. 5, 267 S.E.2d 91 (1980)(uninsured motorist coverage)

Allstate Messenger Services v. James, 220 Va. 910, 266 S.E.2d 86 (1980)(workers compensation appeal)