The Supreme Court of Virginia recently affirmed a Circuit Court’s Order denying plaintiff’s motion to set aside the default judgment she obtained against the defendant, even though the defendant was never properly served with the summons and complaint. Sauder v. Ferguson arose out of an October 2009 motor vehicle accident. Susan Sauder…
Your trucking company probably dispatches drivers into multiple states, or maybe even nationwide. During your drivers’ travels, accidents are going to happen. Sometimes your driver is at fault, and sometimes the other driver at fault. Other times, both drivers are at fault in the accident. No matter what, a traffic ticket is…
A recent case from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Richmond Division, held that an insurer’s underinsured motorist coverage limit totaled $500,000, effectively raising the total available coverage in connection to a motorcycle accident by $250,000. The UIM carrier had argued that its UM/UIM limit totaled only…
Stan Wellman has a broad civil litigation practice, which includes the areas of transportation and trucking, premises and products liability, construction, day care, defamation, sexual abuse, admiralty, aviation, toxic tort,…
For more than two decades at Harman Claytor Corrigan & Wellman, P.C. (HCCW), John has built his practice on a deeply held conviction: sophisticated defense work demands a strategic, multi-disciplinary…
Jon A. Nichols is a partner with Harman Claytor Corrigan & Wellman. He has tried over 80 jury trials in his career, representing clients that include: national and local businesses,…
Jack Jebo was born in Alexandria, Virginia in 1976. He began his career with Carter & Shands, P.C. in Richmond, Virginia. Jack joined Harman Claytor in 2005 and is a…
Danielle represents businesses, property owners, and manufacturers in high-exposure civil litigation in federal and state courts throughout Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia. Her practice focuses on the defense…