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Highlights of New Laws for 2018

Below is a summary of each bill. If you want to see the actual text and how it is integrated into the Code/Act, click on the header and go to PDF link next to “Governor: Acts of Assembly” (for bills that passed only). Bills that Passed: HB 1023 Foreign subpoenas; issuance by circuit court clerk of court.  Provides that no foreign subpoena issued in the Commonwealth pursuant to the Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act (§ 8.01-412.8 et seq.) may be issued by any person other than the applicable circuit court clerk of court in the Commonwealth. This bill is...

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Occupational Diseases and Mental Health Claims – How Exposure Outside the Workplace Constitutes “Employment”

In 2005, Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast with unprecedented flooding and damage. In its’ aftermath, individuals from across the country went to New Orleans to assist with relief efforts. Thirteen years later, Hurricane Katrina’s impact is now being felt in the Virginia Workers’ Compensation community. The Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission recently issued an Opinion that concerned a claimant firefighter paramedic who alleged post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as an occupational disease in Munker v. City of Norfolk, JCN VA00001035404 (May 17, 2018).The claimant, while employed as a paramedic for the City of Norfolk, traveled to New Orleans to provide relief...

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Firm Update & Article

May 2018 was a monumental month with the launching of Ford Richardson. We appreciate your support as we make this exciting transition. Our new main office in Richmond is located in the downtown district at Riverfront Plaza. We also have maintained both our satellite locations in northern Virginia and southwest with all of the attorneys from those offices joining Ford Richardson. We will soon be announcing an open house once we are situated in our new offices in Richmond. We will continue to provide regular updates via eBlast newsletters like this one, containing important updates on legal issues as well...

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Scott Ford and Brian Richardson open their Richmond, Virginia based firm May 1, 2018

Scott Ford and Brian Richardson, along with their team of attorneys and paralegals supported by their administrative staff form the firm of Ford Richardson, PC. Based in Richmond, Virginia with satellite locations in Northern Virginia and Southwestern Virginia, Ford Richardson, PC is perfectly positioned to represent you on all of your Virginia and Maryland Workers’ Compensation claims.  

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