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		<title>VSB approves adjuster talk with plaintiff’s lawyer&#160;</title>
		<link>http://valawyersweekly.com/2012/09/28/vsb-approves-adjuster-talk-with-plaintiffs-lawyer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2012 10:51:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Elkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Virginia State Bar has approved an advisory ethics opinion that says unless a plaintiff’s lawyer knows that a defense lawyer represents the insured and the insurance carrier, the plaintiff’s lawyer may talk to an insurance adjuster without the defense lawyer’s consent. A draft Legal Ethics Opinion 1863, circulated last month by the VSB Standing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Insurance defense bar questions adjuster LEO&#160;</title>
		<link>http://valawyersweekly.com/2012/09/12/insurance-defense-bar-questions-adjuster-leo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2012 13:27:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Vieth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Virginia State Bar is proposing to give a green light to plaintiffs’ lawyers talking directly with insurance adjusters, but tort defense lawyers are signaling caution. The Virginia Association of Defense Lawyers warns about unintended consequences and oversimplification of the defense lawyer’s role if a proposed legal ethics opinion is adopted. The VSB ethics committee [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ethics advice may change on talks with adjusters&#160;</title>
		<link>http://valawyersweekly.com/2012/08/31/ethics-advice-may-change-on-talks-with-adjusters/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2012 09:58:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Vieth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Virginia State Bar is signaling a change of position on an issue that regularly arises in litigation: May a plaintiff’s lawyer talk directly to an insurance adjuster without asking permission from the defense lawyer. The answer may soon be “Yes.” A draft legal ethics opinion published by the VSB acknowledges that a defense lawyer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Accept the plastic, but forget the fee</title>
		<link>http://valawyersweekly.com/2012/08/30/accept-the-plastic-but-forget-the-fee/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2012 14:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Correy E. Stephenson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the wake of a proposed settlement between credit card-issuers Visa and MasterCard and merchants that would allow vendors to pass along “swipe fees” to their customers, lawyers who accept “plastic” are grappling with the issue of whether such up-charges are a good practice. Previously, merchants were unable to recoup the fees — typically 1 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New rule nixes ‘conflicting out’&#160;</title>
		<link>http://valawyersweekly.com/2011/06/30/new-rule-nixes-%e2%80%98conflicting-out%e2%80%99/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 14:27:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Cooper</dc:creator>
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		<title>Draft LEO: Plaintiff is not required to indemnify liens&#160;</title>
		<link>http://valawyersweekly.com/2011/06/09/draft-leo-plaintiff-not-required-to-indemnify-liens/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 13:15:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Vieth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Trial lawyers are cheering and the defense bar and at least one corporation are booing a proposed Legal Ethics Opinion on lawyers’ obligations for unpaid liens in personal injury cases. LEO 1858, as drafted, says it is unethical for a plaintiff’s lawyer to indemnify an insurance carrier against any unpaid liens; moreover, it says an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Proposed LEO would give Medicare lien protection&#160;</title>
		<link>http://valawyersweekly.com/2011/05/06/proposed-leo-would-give-medicare-lien-protection/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 09:51:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Vieth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A proposed Virginia legal ethics opinion provides plaintiffs’ lawyers with new ammunition in the battle for protection from Medicare liens in personal injury settlements. Insurance companies and the plaintiffs’ bar have tussled as each side sought a shield against exposure for unpaid government liens. Medicare regulations emphasize the government’s determination to collect from anyone involved [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Outsourcing not out of bounds, LEO says&#160;</title>
		<link>http://valawyersweekly.com/2010/10/08/outsourcing-not-out-of-bounds-leo-says/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Oct 2010 11:03:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Cooper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whether a law firm is outsourcing work across the street or around the globe, the ethics issues are the same, according to Virginia State Bar Ethics Counsel James McCauley. Firms may not want it known that they have shipped legal work beyond U.S. borders. But overseas outsourcing is driving the discussion that prompted VSB staff [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When cocktail party chatter turns legal, lawyers seek ‘safe harbor’&#160;</title>
		<link>http://valawyersweekly.com/2010/09/16/when-cocktail-party-chatter-turns-legal-lawyers-seek-%e2%80%98safe-harbor%e2%80%99/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 13:43:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Vieth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s a scene familiar to every lawyer. You’re at a cocktail party, introduced all around, when someone asks what you do for a living. As soon as you acknowledge your profession, some stranger hits you with a legal question. As you chew the hors d’oeuvres, you ponder the line between friendly guidance and legal advice. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>VSB tries again on the use of undisclosed recordings&#160;</title>
		<link>http://valawyersweekly.com/2010/08/31/vsb-tries-again-on-the-use-of-undisclosed-recordings/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:42:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Cooper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Virginia State Bar’s Standing Committee on Legal Ethics is trying again to fashion a legal ethics opinion on the issue of undisclosed recordings to investigate and develop a case. Proposed LEO 1802 takes what the bar believes is a “moderate” approach to such tapings. In November 2006, the committee proposed a broader step to [...]]]></description>
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