Global Insurer Reports Ransomware Attacks Increased in Severity and Cost in 2020

According to a recent report by global insurer Beazley based on its customer data, in the first half of 2020, total costs of ransom payments doubled, along with the number of ransom demands paid compared with the same time period… Read more

December 18, 2020 | Technology Roundup

Changing Times – Recent Developments Give Cannabis Businesses New Optimism (Part 2)

Part 2 of a Two-Part Series In last week’s article we discussed some of the recent developments at the state, federal, and international levels that have given cannabis businesses new reasons to be optimistic in 2021. In this second of… Read more

December 17, 2020 | Cannabis Law

Be Wary of Real Estate Closings When Appealing Judgments

By Gaela R. Normile

The Supreme Court of Virginia recently issued an opinion serving as a cautionary tale for judgment debtors appealing judgments against them while concurrently seeking to pass clear title on unrelated real estate sales. That case is Sheehy v. Williams, 2020… Read more

December 16, 2020 | Commercial Real Estate

COVID CONFUSION: Recent Updates from the CDC and Governor Northam Leave Employers with More Questions and No Clear Answers

By Anne G. Bibeau

On top of all the other challenges posed by the COVID crisis, employers have had to grapple with ever-changing and contradictory guidance from the Center for Disease Control, Virginia, and various government agencies. Most recently, CDC updates and Governor Northam’s… Read more

December 16, 2020 | Labor & Employment | OSHA & VOSH Regulatory Compliance

Can Employers Require Employees to be Vaccinated Against COVID-19? (Coronavirus and the Law)

By R. Patrick Bolling, Thomas M. Winn III

Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine was approved by the FDA last Friday and distribution has already begun. Yet in a November Gallup Poll, only 58 percent of Americans said they would get a COVID-19 vaccine, up from a low of 50 percent… Read more

December 14, 2020 | COVID-19 Legal Updates | Labor & Employment

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