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Virginia lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow people to sue bars and restaurants – if they serve alcohol to an underage customer who goes on to cause an accident or injury while under the influence.
Virginia Lawmakers Advance Consumer Data Protection Act By Hyung Jun Lee | February 26, 2021 The Virginia General Assembly is advancing legislation that allows Virginia consumers more protection with their online data, though opponents say the measure does not include the ability for people to file private lawsuits against companies that breach the proposed law. The measure is known as the Consumer Data Protection Act in both chambers of the state legislature. The Senate version, sponsored by Sen. David Marsden, D-Fairfax, passed the House 89-9 last Thursda...
The General Assembly is advancing legislation that allows Virginia consumers more protection with their online data, though opponents say the measure does not include the ability for people to file private lawsuits against companies that breach the proposed law.
Michael Pope reports. Members of the General Assembly have taken a number of steps to increase accountability for law-enforcement officers over the course of the last year. But there's one change they have not made: ending qualified immunity and allowing people to sue officers or their agencies for wrongdoing. Mark Dix at the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association says lawmakers need to figure out a way to take action on this. "This is about holding the employment agencies accountable in the most egregious cases," Dix says. "If we're going to prevent the next George Floyd, we have to ...