Category: Litigation

The Litigation Counselor is an e-newsletter provided by a litigation lawyer providing updates and counsel to business owners, executives and managers based on recent court decisions or litigation-related matters impacting local organizations. In each issue, a litigation lawyer will highlight practical advice to help identify, avoid, or resolve such potential problems. If you would like

The Litigation Counselor is an e-newsletter provided by a litigation attorney providing updates and counsel to business owners, executives and managers based on recent court decisions or litigation-related matters impacting local organizations. In each issue, a litigation attorney will highlight practical advice to help identify, avoid, or resolve such potential problems. If you would like

Created December 29, 2008 President Bush signed the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (the “Act”) into law on September 25, 2008.   The Act will become effective January 1, 2009 and expands the scope of disabilities covered under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (the “ADA”), while also expanding the protections available to employees by

Created March 28, 2013 The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (“USERRA”) was enacted to provide a number of workplace protections for members of the uniformed services. Like other laws prohibiting discrimination in employment practices, USERRA also provides protections for servicemembers by prohibiting discrimination on the basis of an employee’s military affiliations, as well

Because of the broad scope of discovery, it is vitally important to understand–and properly utilize and protect–the attorney-client communication privilege and the work product immunity doctrine. Discovery is an important pre-trial component of litigation, during which parties to a lawsuit are able to obtain from one another evidence pertaining to the case. Many first-time litigants

Recovering Attorneys’ Fees In the Commonwealth of Virginia, along with most other jurisdictions in the United States, the default rule in litigation proceedings is that each party will bear the costs of their own attorneys’ fees, regardless of which side wins or loses. Any exceptions to this rule must be provided for either by a

As of July 1, 2013, Virginia’s rules of civil procedure will be changed in a number of key respects. The recent amendments enacted by the General Assembly alter the currently existing rules concerning venue, service of process, and summary judgment, and provide important new protections for defendants in civil cases brought before Virginia state courts.