The Legislation Enacting Virginia’s New Class Action Statute Should Be Amended to Protect Virginia Businesses From In Terrorem Statutory Damages
Hunton Andrews Kurth
MARCH 7, 2024
Virginia is currently one of just two states, along with Mississippi, without state-court class actions. But in the most recent legislative session, the General Assembly passed Senate Bill 259, which would create a class action mechanism in Virginia state courts. Under Virginia law, Governor Youngkin can sign the bill, veto it, do nothing (which permits it to become law)—or he can propose amendments to the bill, which would then be sent back to the General Assembly at the “veto session” in April
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