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Va. Code Ann. § 8.01-195.1 (2026)
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This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Virginia Tort Claims Act."
1981, c. 449.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 109
cases (18 in the last 5 years), 1982–2026 · leading case: Hinchey v. Ogden, 307 S.E.2d 891 (Va. 1983).
Hinchey v. Ogden, 307 S.E.2d 891 (Va. 1983). “Why should the highway system be excluded from an otherwise all-encompassing maze of confusion? In my view, the theory of sovereign immunity, based upon the medieval notion that the king could do no wrong, is an anachronism in a twentieth century democratic society.”
Hudson v. Palmer, 468 U.S. 517 (1984). “[15] It is noteworthy that the Commonwealth has enacted the State Tort Claims Act, Va. Code § 8.01-195.1 et seq. (Supp. 1983), which, in defined circumstances, waives sovereign immunity.”
Daniels v. Williams, 474 U.S. 327 (1986). “, the Virginia Tort Claims Act, Va. Code § 8.01-195.1 et seq. (1984), which applies only to actions accruing on or after July 1, 1982, and hence is inapplicable to this case.”
Bowers v. Com., Dept. of Highways & Transp., 302 S.E.2d 511 (Va. 1983). “[7] Finally he emphasizes the General Assembly's 1981 passage of the Virginia Tort Claims Act, Code §§ 8.01-195.1 to -195.8, which, he states, "almost completely abrogated the doctrine of sovereign immunity.”
Wiggins v. Quesenberry, 222 F. Supp. 3d 490 (E.D. Va. 2016). “Va. Code § 8.01-195.1 ("This article shall be known and may be cited as the 'Virginia Tort Claims Act.”
Banks v. Sellers, 294 S.E.2d 862 (Va. 1982). “NOTES [1] This claim arose on November 21, 1975, therefore, we are not concerned with the Virginia Tort Claims Act, Code §§ 8.01-195.1 to -195.8 (Supp. 1982), which applies to claims accruing on or after July 1, 1982, or the statute compensating victims of crime, Code §§ 19.”
Rector & Visitors of the Univ. v. Carter, 591 S.E.2d 76 (Va. 2004). “On appeal, UVA argues that the Virginia Tort Claims Act (Code §§8.01-195.1 through -195.9) provides for limited waiver of the sovereign immunity of the Commonwealth but leaves intact the sovereign immunity of the Commonwealth’s agencies.”
Melanson v. Commonwealth, 539 S.E.2d 433 (Va. 2001). “Code §§ 8.01-195.1 through -195.9. Holding that it is, we affirm the trial court’s dismissal of the motion for judgment by Mona Melanson (“Melanson”) against the Commonwealth.”
Linhart v. Lawson, 540 S.E.2d 875 (Va. 2001). “We are cognizant of the fact that in enacting the Virginia Tort Claims Act, Code §§ 8.01-195.1 to -195.9, the General Assembly included language specifically preserving the immunity of governmental employees.”
Phelan v. Commonwealth, 781 S.E.2d 567 (Va. 2016). “Cheryl Ann Phelan ("Phelan") appeals the decision of the trial court granting the Commonwealth's special plea in bar of sovereign immunity because she failed to meet the statutory notice requirements of the Virginia Tort Claims Act ("VTCA"), Code §§ 8.01-195.1 through -195.9.…”
Whitley v. Commonwealth, 538 S.E.2d 296 (Va. 2000). “Whitley further alleged that the Commonwealth also was liable for Jenkins’s death under the Virginia Tort Claims Act (Tort Claims Act), Code §§ 8.01-195.1 through -195.9, which imposes limited liability on the Commonwealth for “personal injury or death caused by the negligent or…”
Cominelli v. The Rector & Visits. of Univ. Of Va., 589 F. Supp. 2d 706 (W.D. Va. 2008). “1996) and Plaintiff fails to allege facts sufficient to support the deprivation of a liberty or property interest for the reasons set forth above, Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss Count 5 of the Complaint is granted. D. TORTIOUS INTERFERENCE (ÁGAINST All Defendants) Plaintiffs…”
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