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SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Virginia Case Summary Hazelwood v. Lawyer Garage, LLC Virginia Court of Appeals 81 Va. App. 586, 904 S.E.2d 322 Decided: August 6, 2024 In multistate tort actions, the governing substantive law is the law of the state where the last event necessary to make an actor liable for an alleged tort takes… read more

Thomas, Thomas & Hafer is pleased to announce that Lily S. Smith has joined the firm as an associate in the Fairfax, VA office, where she is also a member of TT&H’s general liability practice group.  Lily is a graduate of the University of Richmond School of Law, where she served as an Associate Editor… read more

TT&H Attorney Nick Phillips, a partner in the firm’s Fairfax, VA office, recently won the dismissal of a $1 million personal injury case arising out of a construction site accident.  Nick represented a subcontractor that installed a window-well egress grate in connection with the construction of a residential property.  The Plaintiff, an employee of another… read more

In April 2024, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin signed into law SB256, titled “Motor Vehicle Insurance; remedies for bad faith for refusal of claims,” which had an effective date of July 1, 2024.  SB256 established a cause of action for bad faith claims handling on the part of an uninsured or underinsured motorist carrier.  The law… read more

Thomas, Thomas & Hafer, LLP (“TT&H”) is proud to announce that two of our attorneys will be recognized in the 31st edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, those attorneys being: R. Burke McLemore, Jr. Harrisburg, PA Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers Peter E. Schurig Richmond, VA Commercial Litigation; Corporate Law We are also proud… read more