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O'Connell v. Bean

No. 002900Supreme Court of Virginia

002900 O'Connell v. Bean 01/11/2002 In a legal malpractice case, due to the failure of plaintiff's counsel to include the out-of-state defendant's address in an affidavit submitted pursuant to the service of p…

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002900 O'Connell v. Bean 01/11/2002 In a legal malpractice case, due to the failure of plaintiff's counsel to include the out-of-…

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Supreme Court of Virginia
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Oct 4, 2026
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Jan 11, 2002
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002900 O'Connell v. Bean 01/11/2002 In a legal malpractice case, due to the failure of plaintiff's counsel to include the out-of-state defendant's address in an affidavit submitted pursuant to the service of process provisions of the Long-Arm Statute, the trial court lacked in personam jurisdiction over the defendant at the time it entered default orders and judgments, and those rulings were void. The case is remanded for trial on the merits and the issues of damages.

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