Category Archives: News

Federal Court Tosses DeafBlind Patient’s Claim of Discrimination against Eye Practice

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia granted our Motion to Dismiss all claims against an eye practice in Northern Virginia.  Plaintiff claimed that the eye practice discriminated against her in violation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and Virginians with Disabilities Act (VDA). Plaintiff, a DeafBlind individual, was seen at the eye ... Read More

Corporate Transparency Act Update

In the continuing developments surrounding the implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act, on March 21, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an interim final rule that removes the former requirement for U.S. persons to report beneficial ownership information (BOI to FinCEN under the Corporate Transparency Act. The definition of “reporting company” under the interim rule was ... Read More

Legal Victory: Leveraging the Medical Malpractice Proceeding Act of 2006 to Dismiss Meritless Claims

Crystal Deese and Miranda Ross successfully obtained a dismissal for their local hospital client accused of baseless medical malpractice, discrimination, conversion, and assault. Utilizing the Medical Malpractice Proceedings Act, we acted swiftly to shut down this meritless lawsuit before it could result in unnecessary litigation costs. We strategically filed a Motion to Dismiss, which was ruled on before ... Read More

Celebrating Growth: Announcing Two New Elevations at Jackson & Campbell, P.C.

Congratulations to Caroline Lee-Ghosal, who was recently elevated to Director and Benjamin S. Harvey, who was recently elevated to Senior Counsel at Jackson & Campbell, P.C. Ms. Lee-Ghosal is a member of the General Litigation and Trial and Real Estate Practice Groups. Prior to joining the Firm, Caroline represented clients in a broad range of civil litigation matters, including complex ... Read More

Another Physician Found Not Liable for Suicide in Virginia

A jury in Virginia Beach returned a defense verdict for a family medicine physician in December 2023.  Plaintiff alleged that the defendant failed to recognize suicidal ideation in her patient and was therefore liable when the patient ultimately took her own life.  But the jury disagreed, finding that plaintiff was of sound mind during the act, and therefore ... Read More

Corporate Transparency Act Update

Businesses and their beneficial owners have less than four months to comply with the reporting requirements set forth in the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), which took effect January 1, 2024. The CTA is designed to combat money laundering and other financial crimes by requiring a broad range of entities to disclose information about their owners and ... Read More

No ‘Occurrence’ For Ghost Gun Seller

In Granite State Insurance Co. et al., v. Primary Arms, LLC, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York recently addressed the issue of whether an insurance company has a duty to defend a firearms retailer in lawsuits alleging that the retailer's sale of "ghost guns" contributed to gun violence. Granite State Insurance Co., No. 23 ... Read More

Massachusetts Appellate Court Holds Construction Defects Not “Property Damage” Under Commercial General Liability Policy

In a significant decision issued on August 14, 2024, the Massachusetts Appeals Court in Lessard v. R.C. Havens & Sons, Inc. held that widespread construction defects in the construction of a home were not covered by the construction company’s general liability (CGL) policy. The appellate court upheld a trial court decision granting summary judgment for an insurer who had argued that ... Read More

The Best Lawyers in America 2025

Jackson & Campbell, P.C. is pleased to announce a number of our Directors have been named The Best Lawyers in America© 2025 Edition. Congratulations to: Nathan J. Bresee (2025) - Real Estate Law Arthur D. Burger (2015) - ... Read More

CAI Files Amicus Brief in NSBA v. Treasury – Corporate Transparency Act

The Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”), which went into effect on January 1, 2024, was enacted to curb tax fraud, terrorism financing, money laundering, and other illicit activity by requiring business entities to report information about their owners.  Specifically, entities covered under the CTA are required to file a Beneficial Ownership Information (“BOI”) Report with the U.S. Department of ... Read More

Upcoming DC Bar CE Course: Discussing Common Ethical Dilemmas Today’s Attorneys Face

Join Arthur D. Burger and Caroline Y. Lee-Ghosal for an upcoming CE class through the DC Bar, "Discussing Common Ethical Dilemmas Today's Attorneys Face". The class will take place on February 13 from 6:00 PM - 8:15 PM EST. This interactive class uses a series of video vignettes that the Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers (APRL) has produced that APRL designed ... Read More

Best Law Firms® 2023 Rankings

A number of Jackson & Campbell, P.C.’s practice groups received national and metro rankings in the Fourteenth Edition of the Best Law Firms® rankings. As a firm, we strive for excellence in our work and are very proud to be recognized as a part of this elite group ... Read More

Blue Book Rules Seminar for the DC Bar

Crystal Deese, Director of J&C’s Health Law Practice Group, is teaching a one hour seminar on the Blue Book rules today for the DC Bar at noon.  The course is a refresher from your first year law school curriculum and she tries to keep the dry material entertaining. Register for the webinar and find the course details here ... Read More

The Best Lawyers in America 2024

Jackson & Campbell, P.C. is pleased to announce a number of our Directors have been named to The Best Lawyers in America© 2024 Edition. Congratulations to: Arthur D. Burger (2015) - Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law Christopher ... Read More

Appellate Court of Maryland confirms an “easement to nowhere” is terminated.

The Appellate Court of Maryland has confirmed that an “easement to nowhere,” if it existed, may be terminated by estoppel and adverse possession. In Holder v. Uncle Eddie’s Brokedown Palace, LLC, the Court examined an express easement which included purported rights to traverse lands not owned by the servient estate and how the conveyed rights, if any, may be terminated. In Holder, Justin Young ... Read More

Condo Association Took Proper Disciplinary Action

On February 16, 2023, the D.C. Court of Appeals upheld a decision that a condominium association’s failure to precisely comply with certain provisions of its bylaws may not deprive a member of due process rights. In Rayner v. Yale Steam Laundry Condo. Ass’n, No. 21-VA-122 & 22-CV-58 (D.C. Cir. Feb. 16, 2023), the Association issued a written notice for a hearing ... Read More

A Fond Farewell to Times New Roman: DEI Committees Recommend Changing to a Sans Serif for Accessibility

In May of 2020, Jackson & Campbell adopted a new policy for all firm communications: it replaced Times New Roman font with Calibri, a more accessible and easier-to-read font. If high-tech scanners had trouble reading Times New Roman font, chances were that some of the people reading our communications also found difficulty in reading that font. Earlier this ... Read More

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Declines to Find Common-Law Duty for Insurer to Cover Mitigation Costs

In Ken’s Foods, Inc. v. Steadfast Insurance Co, Case No. SJC-13303 (Mass. Jan. 6, 2023), the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts issued an opinion holding that there is no common law duty for insurers to cover mitigation costs incurred by an insured when the terms of the policy at issue are unambiguous and do not provide for such coverage. The ... Read More

Maryland and Virginia appellate courts issue decisions on statutory interpretation

In the Maryland case of Elsberry v. Stanley Martin Companies, LLC, the purchasers of a single-family home in Charles County filed suit alleging that the seller improperly imposed an amortized water and sewer charge for a period of thirty years after the date of the initial sale. The homeowners filed suit contending that Md. Code Real Prop. § 14-117 ... Read More

Arthur Burger, Chair of Jackson & Campbell’s Professional Responsibility Practice Group, is quoted by Bloomberg Law in its October, 25, 2022 Litigation newsletter

Arthur Burger, Chair of Jackson & Campbell’s Professional Responsibility Practice Group, is quoted by Bloomberg Law in its October, 25, 2022 Litigation newsletter as a legal expert with respect to a ruling by a federal judge in Pennsylvania, sanctioning a lawyer for plagiarizing from an argument by opposing counsel in the same case ... Read More

Lack of Standing: Failure to disclose dooms med-mal claim

Attorneys Crystal Deese and Sarah Godfrey recently secured a case law setting win on behalf of Northern Virginia Eye Surgery Center in the Circuit Court of Fairfax County when a shocking eve-of-trial discovery resulted in the suspension and ultimate dismissal of the entire case before opening arguments could even be heard. When defense counsel uncovered a bankruptcy petition, filed by the ... Read More