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Thomas, Thomas & Hafer is pleased to announce that Nicolette S. DeFrank has passed the Virginia Bar Exam and has joined the firm’s general liability practice group in the Fairfax, Virginia office.  Nicolette is a 2023 graduate of Washington and Lee University School of Law.  While in law school, she was a Lead Articles Editor… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Virginia Case Summary 110 S. Perry LLC v. Auto-Owners Ins. Co. The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia No. 3:23-CV-175 Decided: September 28, 2023 Mutual insurance companies may be a “corporation” for diversity purposes according to the statute under which they are formed. Background Plaintiff, 110 South Perry,… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Virginia Case Summary En & Sh Props. v. Gristo Virginia Court of Appeals 2023 Va. App. LEXIS 716 Decided: October 24, 2023 Claim was not barred for employee misconduct for violation of a safety rule because the Employer failed to meet its burden of proving the existence of a safety rule that… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Virginia Case Summary Tel. Square II, A Condo. Unit Owners v. 7205 Tel. Square, LLC Virginia Court of Appeals No. 0222-22-4 Decided: April 25, 2023 A condominium association can violate the requirement that all unit owners be treated equally when converting common elements to limited common elements. Background A condominium association in… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Virginia Case Summary City-to-City Auto Sales, LLC v. Harris Virginia Court of Appeal No. 0728-22-2 Decided: August 29, 2023 The right to arbitration can be implicitly waived if not raised timely. Background In August 2020, Defendant Harris, went to Plaintiff City-to-City Auto Sales to discuss purchasing a truck. He informed City-to-City that… read more