On June 15, 2013, Jon A. Nichols, was presented with the inaugural Chappell-Morris Award from the Virginia State Committee of the American College of Trial Lawyers at the annual conference for the Virginia State Bar in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The award is given to a young lawyer who exemplifies the Bar’s commitment…
In 2013, the following Harman Claytor Corrigan & Wellman attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the Virginia Super Lawyers/Rising Stars. Mike Harman – Transportation/Maritime – Top 100 Lawyers in Virginia John Claytor – Insurance Coverage – Top 100 Lawyers in Virginia David Corrigan – Employment Litigation: Defense Stan Wellman…
Nine Harman Claytor attorneys have been recognized in the December 2012 issue of Virginia Businessas Legal Elite: Michael E. Harman – Alternative Dispute Resolution David P. Corrigan – Civil Litigation Defense Stanley P. Wellman – Civil Litigation Defense Elizabeth S. Skilling – Legislative/Regulatory/Administrative Lynne Jones Blain – Civil Litigation Defense Jeremy D. Capps – Labor & Employment John R. Owen –…
Unambiguous Anti-Stacking Language Until a year ago, the law on stacking uninsured and underinsured motorist coverages under a single policy insuring several vehicles was clear. In Goodville Mut. Cas. Co. v. Borror, 221 Va. 967, 275 S.E.2d 625 (1981) (“Borror”), the Virginia Supreme Court had held that it was “the rule in…
The general rule under Virginia law is that an insurer’s duty to defend arises when the complaint alleges facts and circumstances, some of which, if proved, fall within the risk covered by the Policy, Courts have often described this as an “eight corners” rule, which confines the inquiry concerning the duty to…
In 2012, the following Harman Claytor Corrigan & Wellman attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in theVirginia Super Lawyers/Rising Stars. Mike Harman – Transportation/Maritime – Top 100 Lawyers in Virginia John Claytor – Insurance Coverage David Corrigan – Employment Litigation: Defense Stan Wellman – Civil Litigation Defense – Top 25 Richmond Area Super Lawyers…
On September 23, 2011, we sent a Legal Alert concerning the Virginia Supreme Court‟s decision in AES Corp. v. Steadfast Ins. Co., 282 Va. 252, 715 S.E.2d 28 (2011). The court in that case considered whether there had been an “occurrence,” which was defined as an “accident,” for purposes of coverage under…
Virginia Lawyers Weekly – Influential Women of the Year Recipient Harman Claytor Corrigan & Wellman congratulates Lynne Jones Blain on being named one of 44 “Influential Women of the Year.” Lynne and her fellow honorees were celebrated on May 10, 2012 at a luncheon held at the Downtown Richmond Marriott.