Legal Opinion
Petrosinelli v. PETA
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided April 20, 2007No. Record 061785PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY Justice G. STEVEN AGEE.
In this appeal, we consider the judgment of the Circuit Court of Fairfax County which found Joseph G. Petrosinelli in civil contempt and awarded monetary sanctions against him. For the reasons set forth below, we will reverse the judgment of the circuit court.
I. BACKGROUND AND MATERIAL PROCEEDINGS BELOW
This appeal arises from litigation in two similar lawsuits brought by the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Inc. ("PETA"). PETA initially filed a motion for judgment on May 30, 2002 against Kenneth Feld, Richard Froemming, Joel Kaplan, Charles Smith…
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