SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARY Virginia Case Summary Foster v. McNamara Virginia Court of Appeals 2024 Va. App. Lexis 642 Decided: October 14, 2025 Trial Court improperly excluded expert testimony. Background Plaintiff sued Defendant for injuries he sustained after Defendant rear-ended a car in which Plaintiff was a passenger. Plaintiff had significant
Lily Smith, an associate in the firm’s Fairfax, VA office, recently published an article entitled: “Understanding Multi-Plaintiff Litigation Within Virginia’s Class-Action-Free Framework and Joinder Rules.” The article was published in the Fall 2025 edition of The Journal of Civil Litigation, Volume 37, Number 3. Lily’s article covers the landscape of
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Virginia Case Summaries & Legal Update Automation to the Petition for Medical Treatment (PMT) Program Starting September 26, 2025 The PMT Program addresses cases in which an authorized treating physician has recommended treatment for a condition or body part that has already been approved by the Commission.
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Virginia Case Summary Phila. Indem. Ins. Co. v. Harper’s Mill Homeowners Ass’n United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia 2025 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 180720 Decided: September 15, 2025 Defendant’s Motion to compel arbitration granted. Background Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company (“Plaintiff”) issued a general liability
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Virginia Case Summary Inova Healty Sys. v. Nha-Uyen Nguyen No. 0906-24-1 Court of Appeals of Virginia Decided: August 12, 2025 Claimant’s exposure to inappropriate sexual advances by a patient is compensable as a “sudden or unexpected shock or fright.” Background Claimant worked as an ultrasound technologist at
Automation to the Petition for Medical Treatment (PMT) Program Starting September 26, 2025 The PMT Program addresses cases in which an authorized treating physician has recommended treatment for a condition or body part that has already been approved by the Commission. New automation within the program is designed to speed
