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Va. Code Ann. § 8.01-420.01

Limiting further disclosure of discoverable materials and information; protective order

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Hammock Ex Rel. Hammock v. Hoffmann-LaRoche, Inc. (1995)

Most recently applied in Bunch v. Artz (August 2006)

1989, c. 702.

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A. A protective order issued to prevent disclosure of materials or information related to a personal injury action or action for wrongful death produced in discovery in any cause shall not prohibit an attorney from voluntarily sharing such materials or information with an attorney involved in a similar or related matter, with the permission of the court, after notice and an opportunity to be heard to any party or person protected by the protective order, and provided the attorney who receives the material or information agrees, in writing, to be bound by the terms of the protective order.

B. The provisions of this section shall apply only to protective orders issued on or after July 1, 1989.

Official source: Virginia Law Portal (LIS). Reproduced from public-domain Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.