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Thomas, Thomas & Hafer is proud to share that Patrick O’Grady recently testified before the Virginia General Assembly in opposition to a bill that will create a cause of action for bad faith against an uninsured or underinsured motorist carrier.  As originally drafted, the bill would have required a court to award an amount equal… read more

Thomas, Thomas & Hafer is pleased to announce that Peter E. Schurig has joined the general liability practice group in the firm’s Richmond, VA office.  Pete maintains a diverse litigation practice defending insurers and their insureds in all manner of general liability and construction disputes.  He is also recognized as a “Best Lawyer” in the… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Virginia Case Summary Anderson v. Ford Motor Co. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia No. 3:22-cv-758-HEH Decided: February 27, 2024 Plaintiff was entitled to a jury trial on the limited issue of whether she was provided REV’s warranty at the time she signed the warranty acknowledgement form upon… read more

Jonathan Hogins, a partner in Thomas, Thomas & Hafer, LLP’s (“TT&H”) Richmond, VA office, recently published an article entitled “Brown v. Kirkpatrick: The Possibility of Uninsured/Underinsured Insurance Payments Being Considered a Collateral Source.”  The article was published in the Spring 2024 edition of The Journal of Civil Litigation, Volume 36, Number 1.  Jonathan’s article discussed… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Virginia Case Summary Rodrigue v. Butts-Franklin Virginia Court of Appeals No. 1521-22-1 Decided: January 30, 2024 Evidence that Plaintiff increased the likelihood of injury is not sufficient to warrant a jury instruction for Plaintiff’s failure to mitigate damages. Background In 2016, Dr. Rodrigue performed surgery on Butts-Franklin’s wrist. Following the surgery, Dr…. read more