Fraud, Perjury Allegations Cannot Support Claim For Damages, Magistrate Rules

Mealey's (July 18, 2022, 12:43 PM EDT) -- HARRISONBURG, Va. — A federal magistrate judge in Virginia on July 11 issued an order dismissing a case alleging that an insurer and its lawyer committed fraud and perjury in connection with the plaintiffs’ workers' compensation claim in Maryland after finding that the plaintiffs’ fraud and perjury allegations cannot support a claim for damages under Maryland law....