Tort reform package is signed into law 
By Peter Vieth
Published: March 28, 2013
Tags: Gov. Bob McDonnell, Tort Reform, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
Gov. Bob McDonnell has signed a number of bills that were designed to make Virginia more business-friendly, including three advanced by the Medical Society of Virginia. The tort reform measures hammered out in early-session negotiations all have been signed into law by Gov. Bob McDonnell. One bill backed by doctors will make it easier to [...]
Tort reform bills passed by Assembly
By Peter Vieth
Published: February 14, 2013
Tags: General Assembly, Tort Reform, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
The Virginia General Assembly has approved a bundle of bills designed to make Virginia courts more business-friendly. At press time, only one bill from the package of tort reform measures hammered out in negotiations was still awaiting final approval by the full Senate. If approved by Gov. Bob McDonnell, the new measures will relax somewhat [...]
The Unusual Suspects
By Peter Vieth
Published: January 14, 2013
Tags: General Assembly, Tort Reform, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
As the 2013 General Assembly session opened last week, a newly formed group of business leaders and lobbyists launched a well-financed campaign pushing dramatic changes to the rules for civil lawsuits in Virginia under the broad banner of “tort reform.” While hoping for support from normally business-friendly Republican lawmakers, the tort reform panel confronted a [...]
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