Please ensure Javascript is enabled for purposes of website accessibility
Home / Editors' Picks / No-contact rule: Court rejects proposed looser standard for talking to adversary’s employees

No-contact rule: Court rejects proposed looser standard for talking to adversary’s employees

The Supreme Court of Virginia has tightened the ethical boundaries for lawyers investigating possible litigation claims. The change puts Virginia more in line with other states and federal courts for what’s referred to as the “no-contact rule.” The justices balked at a revised legal ethics opinion expressly allowing lawyers to talk with employees of a corporate ...