HB604

Establishes business and complex litigation dockets in Virginia circuit courts for specialized case management.

The bill creates business and complex litigation dockets in Virginia circuit courts to handle cases with special complexity, intricate transactions, multiple parties, or other complicating factors. Eligible cases include corporate governance disputes, derivative actions, merger or acquisition litigation, and more, but exclude medical malpractice and intellectual property disputes. The Chief Justice can transfer eligible cases to these specialized dockets, presided over by designated judges from different regions.