Halberstam v. Commonwealth

The dispositive issue in this appeal is whether the appellant complied with the notice requirement of the Virginia Tort Claims Act, Code §§ 8.01-195.1 through -195.9 (the Act).

Appellant, Barbara Halberstam, was injured on October 5, 1993 when she fell in a parking lot at George Mason University (GMU), a state supported university. Following the accident, Halberstam communicated with GMU and the Division of Risk Management of the Commonwealth on a number of occasions regarding the nature and extent of her injuries. In all, Halberstam sent seven letters. At the conclusion of the correspondence,…