Judge tosses defamation lawsuit filed by developer against couple

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An Arlington County judge has tossed out a luxury D.C. developer’s defamation and conspiracy claims against a couple who sought to pull out of a $1 million condo purchase in October.

In an extreme example of a condominium deal gone sour, Abdo Development had sought hundreds of thousands of dollars from Rachelle Barimany and Erik Steven Dove as part of a multicount lawsuit, which stemmed partly from a letter sent by the couple’s former attorneys. The developer was largely rebuffed two weeks ago by Circuit Judge James Almand.

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