Gretchen Jackson joined Harman Claytor in January 2023. She focuses her practice on insurance defense, transportation litigation, tort defense, business litigation and construction law. Ms. Jackson has extensive trial experience…
Brennan joined Harman Claytor upon graduation from William & Mary Law School. He represents individuals and businesses in Virginia and Maryland, with a practice that includes general civil litigation, transportation…
Kristina Pywowarczuk, was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1970. Kristina began her practice as a Maricopa County Deputy Public Defender. After seven years, Kristina switched to civil litigation in the…
Prior to joining Harman Claytor, John served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Beverly W. Snukals of the Circuit Court for the City of Richmond. His practice focuses…
On March 21, 2019, Governor Northam signed Senate Bill 1619 into law, changing what remedies are available to a court faced with a potential litigant or a party who has recklessly deprived another party of evidence. The new statute provides: A party or potential litigant has a duty to preserve evidence that…
In Travelers Indemnity Company of America v. Portal Healthcare Solutions, LLC, the Fourth Circuit recently affirmed a federal district court’s determination that a class action lawsuit arising out of a medical records safekeeping firm’s alleged failure to safeguard confidential medical records triggered an insurer’s duty to defend under a policy that afforded coverage…
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…
Don’t pick up the tab before picking up the phone: Settling a claim without the insurer’s knowledge.
Sometimes we all need to be reminded of something we already know – if you think that someone else is going to pick up the tab for something, it’s probably best to check with that person before shelling out any of your money. The Fourth Circuit, in Perini/Tompkins Joint Venture v. Ace…