Employer Has A Duty To Family Of Asbestos Worker
Employer has a duty of care to Asbestos Worker’s family. MichieHamlett partners Kyle McNew and Greg Webb contributed an amicus brief to the winning argument in a recent Virginia Supreme Court decision. The Court considered whether a company is responsible for mesothelioma, an asbestos cancer, of family members exposed to asbestos
Record $2 Billion Roundup Verdict Against Bayer’s Monsanto in Cancer Case
A California jury agreed with two victims on Monday, May 13, 2019, and ordered Monsanto to pay the couple more than $2 billion for causing their illness and hiding the truth. The jury reviewed thousands of documents, and heard testimony from medical experts, corporate executives, and scientists. In the end
Business Tort Series: Conduct Constituting Conversion
Most of us are familiar with criminal theft, which is stealing an object that is someone else’s property. There is a broader concept in civil law called conversion, which is an intentional tort (civil wrong) referring to a taking of property belonging to another with the intent of exercising an
Business Tort Series: An Employee’s Duty of Loyalty
As the global economy and technology continue to change and grow the workplace, the role of an employee has changed. Nevertheless, there is a sense of loyalty that an employee owes to his/her employer. But what does that mean? An employee owes a common law “duty of loyalty” most frequently in
Twelve MichieHamlett Attorneys Named to 2019 Super Lawyers
MichieHamlett Attorneys at Law is proud to announce that twelve of its attorneys have been named to the 2019 Super Lawyers list. The attorneys identified as either Rising Stars or Super Lawyers include: Ed Lowry, Ron Tweel, Jim Cox, Bryan Slaughter, Greg Webb, David Thomas, Kyle McNew, Les Bowers, Jason
MichieHamlett ranked in 2018 “Best Law Firms”
Charlottesville, VA, Nov. 1, 2019 — U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers, for the ninth consecutive year, announce the “Best Law Firms” rankings. MichieHamlett has been ranked in the 2018 U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” list regionally in 9 practice areas. Firms included in the 2018
MichieHamlett Attorneys at Law Statement on Racial Equality
We at MichieHamlett have watched with horror the numerous instances of racial violence and social injustice, fully aware that while recent they are not new. We have watched with awe the brave women, men, and children across the nation who have stood peacefully in the face of inequality and spoken truth
Class-Action Lawsuit Filed Against Law Firm Who Illegally Profits From Mass Evictions Across Virginia
MichieHamlett Attorneys at Law attorneys Kyle McNew and Bryan Slaughter, along with co-counsel from the Legal Aid Justice Center and Legal Aid Society of Roanoke, filed a federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act class action lawsuit against Senex Law on September 9, 2020. Senex is a debt collection law firm