Juli Porto secured an appellate victory for her client in Hampton v. Meyer (). The Supreme Court held that the original complaint, though it misnamed the defendant, qualified as a misnomer, not a misjoinder, allowing the corrected complaint filed after nonsuit to relate back and remain timely under Virginia law.
The Court emphasized that the error did not prevent the correct party from being sufficiently identified. This ruling clarified how Virginia courts interpret pleadings errors and helps preserve claims when naming issues occur early in litigation.