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Parties in later-filed actions joined with on-going multiple claimant litigation may, in the discretion of the court, be bound to prior proceedings but only to the extent permitted by law and only to the extent that the court finds that the interests of such parties were adequately and fairly represented. Consistent with the language of this section and the standards of \u00a7 8.01-267.1, the parties may utilize all prior discovery taken by any party in on-going multiple party litigation as if the parties in the later-filed actions had been parties at the time the discovery was taken. On motion of any party or by the person from whom discovery is sought, the court may limit or prohibit discovery by parties in later-filed actions if the court finds that the matters on which the discovery is sought have been covered adequately by prior discovery.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":237676,"text":"Later-filed actions may be joined with ongoing litigation in accordance with the procedures of \u00a7 8.01-267.3 or \u00a7 8.01-267.4 and the standards of \u00a7 8.01-267.1. Parties in later-filed actions joined with on-going multiple claimant litigation may, in the discretion of the court, be bound to prior proceedings but only to the extent permitted by law and only to the extent that the court finds that the interests of such parties were adequately and fairly represented. Consistent with the language of this section and the standards of \u00a7 8.01-267.1, the parties may utilize all prior discovery taken by any party in on-going multiple party litigation as if the parties in the later-filed actions had been parties at the time the discovery was taken. 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This law was first created in 1995. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 555<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":71276,"section_number":"8.01-267.1","catch_line":"Standards governing consolidation, etc., and transfer","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-267.1\/"},{"id":76108,"section_number":"8.01-267.3","catch_line":"Consolidation and other combined proceedings","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-267.3\/"},{"id":68984,"section_number":"8.01-267.4","catch_line":"Transfer","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-267.4\/"}],"permalink":{"id":281359,"object_type":"law","relational_id":65383,"identifier":"8.01-267.7","token":"8.01\/5.1\/8.01-267.7","url":"\/8.01-267.7\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-267.7\/","token":"8.01\/5.1\/8.01-267.7","dublin_core":{"Title":"Later-filed actions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-267.7","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Later-filed actions<\/span> may be joined with ongoing litigation<\/span> in accordance with the procedures of \u00a7 8.01-267.3<\/a> or \u00a7 8.01-267.4<\/a> and the standards of \u00a7 8.01-267.1<\/a>. Parties in later-filed actions<\/span> joined with on-going multiple claimant litigation<\/span> may, in the discretion of the court<\/span>, be bound to prior proceedings but only to the extent permitted by law<\/span> and only to the extent that the court<\/span> finds that the interests of such parties were adequately and fairly represented. Consistent with the language of this section and the standards of \u00a7 8.01-267.1<\/a>, the parties may utilize all prior discovery<\/span> taken by any party<\/span> in on-going multiple party<\/span> litigation<\/span> as if the parties in the later-filed actions<\/span> had been parties at the time the discovery<\/span> was taken. On motion<\/span> of any party<\/span> or by the person<\/span> from whom discovery<\/span> is sought, the court<\/span> may limit or prohibit discovery<\/span> by parties in later-filed actions<\/span> if the court<\/span> finds that the matters on which the discovery<\/span> is sought have been covered adequately by prior discovery<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLATER-FILED ACTIONS (\u00a7 8.01-267.7)\n\nLater-filed actions may be joined with ongoing litigation in accordance with the\nprocedures of \u00a7 8.01-267.3 or \u00a7 8.01-267.4 and the standards of \u00a7 8.01-267.1.\nParties in later-filed actions joined with on-going multiple claimant litigation\nmay, in the discretion of the court, be bound to prior proceedings but only to\nthe extent permitted by law and only to the extent that the court finds that the\ninterests of such parties were adequately and fairly represented. Consistent\nwith the language of this section and the standards of \u00a7 8.01-267.1, the\nparties may utilize all prior discovery taken by any party in on-going multiple\nparty litigation as if the parties in the later-filed actions had been parties\nat the time the discovery was taken. On motion of any party or by the person\nfrom whom discovery is sought, the court may limit or prohibit discovery by\nparties in later-filed actions if the court finds that the matters on which the\ndiscovery is sought have been covered adequately by prior discovery.\n\nHISTORY: 1995, c. 555.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}