Battle lines As of July 1, 2013, there is a new threshold determination for litigators to fight over when arguing whether a defendant does or does not conduct substantial business activity within a particular venue.... The new statute raises several questions, which litigation will need to resolve. The overarching inquiry is to determine what is meant by “any practical nexus to the forum.” Subsidiary questions will follow, e.g., what is meant by “location of”?; what is meant by “fact Virginia’s New Permissible Venue Statute: What is a “Practical Nexus”? by Robert C. T. Reed, Esq. and Nathan Veldhuis 07/29/2019
Battle lines As of July 1, 2013, there is a new threshold determination for litigators to fight over when arguing whether a defendant does or does not conduct substantial business activity within a particular venue.... The new statute raises several questions, which litigation will need to resolve. The overarching inquiry is to determine what is meant by “any practical nexus to the forum.” Subsidiary questions will follow, e.g., what is meant by “location of”?; what is meant by “fact