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AI Law in the Commonwealth of Virginia - Recent Developments
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As you may recall from our earlier alert on the (few) upcoming changes to Virginia’s Employment Laws, several bills, including those designed to reenact scheduled increases to the minimum wage rate (HB 1 and SB 1), failed to...more
Are you a Virginia business that uses employee photos to promote your organization or improve employee morale? Virginia Statute 8.01-40 provides a civil action for the unauthorized use of the name, portrait or picture of any...more
Much has been written in recent months about the Department of Justice’s national Whistleblower Rewards Program, including a recent article I co-authored with Mike Gill entitled 7 Strategies to Comply with the DOJ’S New...more
On September 14, Virginia’s Attorney General (AG) Jason Miyares issued a letter to the registered agent of the Good Vibes Shop, a Radford, VA store, for selling tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) products without proper labeling and...more
As Congress shifts from negotiating positions on appropriations bills to building a continuing resolution (CR) for the rest of the calendar year, the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (VA) has been left facing a nearly $15...more
Almost 50 years ago, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, in a short, six paragraph opinion, ruled that pro se parties, those without lawyers, are entitled to “notice sufficiently understandable to [the pro se...more
Public-camping ordinances across Virginia and the United States dodged a constitutional bullet that would have prohibited criminal penalties for violations those laws if the defendant did not have adequate access to shelter. ...more
The Virginia Court of Appeals recently issued a consequential trade secrets ruling, reversing a jury’s multi-billion dollar damages award, and finding that the trial court committed several legal errors which improperly led...more
The Supreme Court of Virginia taught appellate practitioners yet another hard lesson in how procedural pitfalls can scuttle otherwise compelling appeals. In Eckard v. Commonwealth, the pitfall was failing to get the complete...more
On July 30, 2024, the Court of Appeals of Virginia overturned a two billion dollar (yes, billion with a ‘b’) jury verdict in the Appian v. Pegasystems trade secret lawsuit. Although the Court of Appeals upheld the verdict of...more
Five non-profit organizations filed a Clean Air Act Title V Petition to Object (“Petition”) before the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) related to the AdvanSix Resins and Chemicals LLC (“AdvanSix”)...more
A federal judge in the Western District of Virginia has ordered a plaintiff’s attorneys to show cause why they should not be sanctioned for the alleged misuse of artificial intelligence (AI)....more
The Court of Appeals of Virginia vacated a $2 billion award in a trade secret misappropriation case based on a series of evidential errors and improper jury instructions. Pegasystems Inc. v. Appian Corporation, Case No....more
On July 1, 2024, new Virginia Code § 8.01-66.1 became effective and created a new bad faith cause of action that can be significant for underinsured or uninsured (“UIM”) carriers....more
Effective July 1, 2024, Virginia has implemented several significant changes to its real estate laws. In this year’s installment, tenants get a whole lot of protections (kind of), HOAs are put on a tighter leash, and brokers...more
The Virginia General Assembly recently passed legislation that addresses concerns for the community association industry from the ruling in a recent Court of Appeals decision in Burkholder v. Palisades Park Owners Ass’n, 76...more
As more companies – including businesses with and without experience producing alcoholic beverages – move to leverage their brands and brand equity across the beverage spectrum, regulators, trade associations and the...more
The Virginia Department of Taxation released its 2024 legislative summary detailing changes, effective July 1, 2024, to Virginia’s state and local tax laws. The following discussion focuses on a few of the changes you may...more
It’s Christmas come early in Virginia this year. As of July 1, 2024, attorneys in Virginia can officially (and permanently!) use electronic signatures to sign pleadings in Virginia’s state courts. It only took twenty-plus...more
The Virginia General Assembly had a busy 2024 session with several changes impacting Virginia community associations. We highlight below the new laws of greatest significance to property owners’ associations and condominium...more
On June 11, 2024, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiffs’ damages claim in a lawsuit brought by the Department of Justice and eight states...more
While the country is set to celebrate Independence Day, that is not the only special occasion this week. July 1 is the day that most new laws in Virginia take effect. The Virginia Condominium Act (the “Act”) was enacted on...more
Last month, in Snyder v. United States, the Supreme Court of the United States narrowly construed the federal anti-bribery statute. In that case, the mayor of Portage, Indiana worked with other officials to carefully prepare...more
On April 17, 2024, Virginia enacted HB 1519 taking a significant step towards amending the Virginia Consumer Protection Act (VCPA) to prohibit creditors from charging fees for accepting electronic payments in connection with...more
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: •Virginia AG Reaches $1.3 Million Settlement with NFL Team...more