Virginia Code

Va. Code Ann. § 8.01-420.01 (2026)

Limiting further disclosure of discoverable materials and information; protective order

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A. A protective order issued to prevent disclosure of materials or information related to a personal injury action or action for wrongful death produced in discovery in any cause shall not prohibit an attorney from voluntarily sharing such materials or information with an attorney involved in a similar or related matter, with the permission of the court, after notice and an opportunity to be heard to any party or person protected by the protective order, and provided the attorney who receives the material or information agrees, in writing, to be bound by the terms of the protective order.

B. The provisions of this section shall apply only to protective orders issued on or after July 1, 1989.

1989, c. 702.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1995–2006 · leading case: Bunch v. Artz, 71 Va. Cir. 358 (Portsmouth Cir. Ct. 2006).

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Bunch v. Artz, 71 Va. Cir. 358 (Portsmouth Cir. Ct. 2006). · cites it 3× “2d 253, 256 (1988), see Va. Code § 8.01-420.01.”

Stivers v. Ford Motor Credit Co., 777 So. 2d 1023 (Fla. 4th DCA 2000). “, Rule 76a (requiring a showing that sealing records will not adversely effect "the general public health or safety"); Va.Code Ann. § 8.01-420.01 (Michie Supp.2000) (dealing with protective orders to prevent disclosure of materials relating to personal injury or wrongful death…”

Shiftlett v. Darracott, 36 Va. Cir. 179 (Richmond County Cir. Ct. 1995). · cites it 4× “Plaintiff is resisting any provision that allows the return on the ground that § 8.01-420.01 is in place to govern procedures surrounding documents of this type in products liability cases.”

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