Wrongful Death Settlements in Virginia Must be Made Public
In a recent decision of the Virginia Supreme Court it was decided that wrongful death settlements must be made public pursuant to a prior decision of the Supreme Court dating back to 1988. In this particular case, even though the parties had agreed that the terms of the settlement be kept confidential the Supreme Court concluded that the public interest in disclosure of wrongful death settlements was more important than the agreement of the parties and, as such, the terms of the wrongful death settlement are to be made public.
