It is increasingly difficult for defendants to win at the demurrer stage in negligence cases in Virginia. A recent Virginia Supreme Court decision further eviscerated the power of the demurrer and confirmed the Court’s apparent change in direction on this issue, away from the requirement that Plaintiffs must allege proximate cause and…
David has tried over 100 cases to verdict including employment, construction, civil rights, defamation, products liability, automobile, premises and property cases. David specializes in representing state and local governments and…
Jeremy’s practice focuses on defending public and private entities and their employees who are involved in litigation. Jeremy has successfully represented his clients in state and federal court in cases…
Lynne began her career with Browder, Russell, Morris and Butcher and was a partner at Morris and Morris before joining Harman Claytor in February of 1999. She concentrates her practice on…
Harman, Claytor, Corrigan and Wellman is pleased to announce that, on April 15, 2010, the Virginia Supreme Court rendered a decision in favor of the firm’s client, the Virginia Municipal Liability Pool, in the case of Simpson v. Virginia Mun. Liab. Pool, ___ Va. ___, ___ S.E.2d ___, 2010 WL 1491414 (Va….