                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

LIMITING FURTHER DISCLOSURE OF DISCOVERABLE MATERIALS AND INFORMATION;
PROTECTIVE ORDER (§ 8.01-420.01)

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.

HISTORY: 1989, c. 702.