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Faith Alejandro	OSHA Wins: Zone of Danger Creates Employer Liability On a construction site, isn’t it enough to protect employees from existing hazards? And what does it matter if no one actually got hurt? The Sixth Circuit recently answered these questions: “No it’s not enough,” and “Absolutely,…more Construction Accidents, OSHA, Workplace Injury	See All Updates »
Stephen Baril	Limited Tort Reform Passes Virginia Assembly Virginia‘s 2013 General Assembly session has now concluded. A package of Tort Reform bills met with mixed results—some passing, and other’s failing. The bills that did pass (discussed below) will impact civil practice in…more Proposed Legislation, Punitive Damages, Tort Reform	See All Updates »
Donna Ray Berkelhammer	A Cloud of Suspicion: Legal Issues Surrounding Cloud Computing We have seen a rise in the number of start-ups offering cloud-based services and are reviewing an increasing number of SaaS or cloud-based software services contracts for our clients. Cloud computing may be a viable business…more	See All Updates »
Annmarie Cleary	Do You Have Your I-9 Ducks In A Row? Starting May 7, 2013, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will accept only the new version of the I-9 employment eligibility verification form. You may recall that on March 7, 2013, the USCIS announced that employers…more Eligibility, Hiring & Firing, I-9, USCIS	See All Updates »
William Gray	Limited Tort Reform Passes Virginia Assembly Virginia‘s 2013 General Assembly session has now concluded. A package of Tort Reform bills met with mixed results—some passing, and other’s failing. The bills that did pass (discussed below) will impact civil practice in…more Proposed Legislation, Punitive Damages, Tort Reform	See All Updates »
Ruth Griggs	The HIPAA/HITECH Final Rule has arrived! If you are a health care provider and/or someone who routinely performs work involving patient health information on behalf of a health care provider, you likely need to know about the HIPAA/HITECH Final Rule…more Business Associates, Covered Entities, Data Protection, Healthcare, HHS	See All Updates »
Phyllis C. Katz	Conducting Workplace Investigations Recently, when advising a client who was investigating a complaint of sexual harassment, I had the opportunity to revisit the EEOC’s Enforcement Guidance: Vicarious Employer Liability for Unlawful Harassment by Supervisors…more EEOC, Enforcement Guidance, FATCA, FCRA, Internal Investigations	See All Updates »
Ian Lambeets	Limited Tort Reform Passes Virginia Assembly Virginia‘s 2013 General Assembly session has now concluded. A package of Tort Reform bills met with mixed results—some passing, and other’s failing. The bills that did pass (discussed below) will impact civil practice in…more Proposed Legislation, Punitive Damages, Tort Reform	See All Updates »
Erin McNeill	The Most Plaintiff-Friendly Jurisdiction in Virginia? Among liability defense counsel and those in the liability insurance industry, the City of Richmond has a long standing, widely-held reputation as one of the most plaintiff-friendly jurisdiction in Virginia, with a higher…more Compensatory Damages, Plaintiff-Friendly Jurisdictions, Punitive Damages	See All Updates »
Andrew McRoberts	Virginia Supreme Court Opinion Affecting Local Government Law, January 10, 2013 Today, the Virginia Supreme Court issued one opinion affecting Virginia local government law. Congratulations to the County of Albemarle and the City of Charlottesville! The Local Government Attorneys of Virginia supplied an…more Commercial Leases, Declaratory Judgments, Justiciable Controversy, Subject Matter Jurisdiction	See All Updates »
Justin Ward	Preserving a UM/UIM Carrier’s Right to Defend In its recent decision in Transportation Ins. Co. v. Womack, the Virginia Supreme Court held that uninsured/under-insured motorist (UM/UIM) carriers who cede control over litigation to a defendant or his liability carrier retain…more Approbate, Chapter 7, Judicial Estoppel, Reprobate, Right To Defend	See All Updates »

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