Legal Opinion

Doss v. Jamco, Inc.

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided October 31, 1997No. Record 970703PublishedCited by 56 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Carrico

By a “STIPULATED ORDER OF CERTIFICATION” entered April 9, 1997, the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia (Lynchburg Division) certified to this Court, pursuant to our Rule 42, the following question of law:

Does Va. Code § 2.1-725(D) prohibit a common law cause of action based upon the public policies reflected in the Virginia Human Rights Act, Va. Code § 2.1-714 et seq.l

By order dated April 28, 1997, we accepted the certified question of law.

The question arose when, on December 23, 1996, Laura L. Doss (Doss) filed in the District Court a two-count complaint…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Bowman v. State Bank of KeysvilleSupreme Court of Virginia · 1985
  2. Brown v. LukhardSupreme Court of Virginia · 1985
  3. Miller v. Sevamp, Inc.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1987
  4. Lockhart v. Commonwealth Education Systems Corp.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1994
  5. Jones v. ConwellSupreme Court of Virginia · 1984

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3Cited by56 opinions

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