Virginia Supreme Court: Wrongful Death Settlement Details Must Be Disclosed
· Story link The Virginia Supreme Court ruled that details of settlements in several wrongful death suits brought against a…
The Virginia Supreme Court ruled that details of settlements in several wrongful death suits brought against a pharmaceutical company must be disclosed to the public and cannot be sealed. A lower court, responding to a petition from the Fredricksburg Free Lance Star and the Richmond Times Dispatch, had also ruled the records must be disclosed. (9/15/08)