Greenspan v. Osheroff

The dispositive question in this appeal is whether the evidence was sufficient to support the trial court’s finding of a violation of Code §§ 18.2-499 with imposition of damages pursuant to 18.2-500, 1 justifying an award of treble damages and counsel fees for an attempt, by malicious conspiracy, to injure another in his profession. We conclude that there is ample support in the record for the finding.

The facts will be stated in the light most favorable to the plaintiff, who prevailed below. Dr. Raphael Osheroff was a physician, board-certified in the specialty of nephrology, an area of…