Civil Procedure, Privacy, Conflict of Laws

Privacy Litigation Alert: California Court Dismisses Attorney General's Mobile App Privacy Suit Against Delta, Offers Little...

by David Marty, Tyler G. Newby | Fenwick & West LLP on 5/15/2013

A California Superior Court judge has dismissed with prejudice a privacy suit brought by California Attorney General Kamala Harris against Delta Airlines. The complaint, filed in December of 2012, alleged that Atlanta-based...more

BLG Monthly Update for May 2013

by Neil Guthrie on 5/6/2013

Privacy, data breaches, texting, a bit of golf law and more in the BLG Monthly Update for May 2013...more

Navigating the Patchwork: When Is European Data Privacy Law Applicable to US Companies?

by Cecile Martin | Proskauer - Privacy & Data Security on 4/17/2013

Are social media companies based in the United States subject to European data privacy laws? Two recent judicial decisions – one in France and the other in Germany – arrived at different answers. The Civil Court of Paris held...more

HIPAA Preemption Case – Opis Management Resources, LLC v. Florida Agency for Health Care Administration

by William Dillon | Messer & Caparello, P.A. on 4/15/2013

On April 9, 2013 the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued an opinion regarding HIPAA preemption in the case of Opis Management Resources, LLC v. Florida Agency for Care Administration. Opis...more

Federal Appeals Court Sides With HIPAA Over Florida Law in "Catch 22" Case Over the Release of Deceased Patient Records by Nursing...

by Martin Dix, Julie Gallagher, Sheryl D. Rosen | Akerman Senterfitt on 4/12/2013

As we first reported in December 2011, it's a common scenario: A Florida nursing home resident dies, and his or her spouse, surrogate, proxy, or attorney requests the resident's medical records. However, if the nursing home...more

Can Lawyers Use Drivers' DMV Information To Recruit Potential Class Representatives?

by Sedgwick LLP on 10/11/2012

As I’ve noted in earlier posts, this is shaping up as an important term for the class action defense bar at the United States Supreme Court. Late last month, the Court added another important question to its docket, granting...more

He "Likes" Me, He "Likes" Me Not - Facebook's Sponsored Stories Lawsuit, Fraley v. Facebook, Changes Landscape Of Privacy...

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 7/30/2012

Facebook, Inc. was sued in a class action last year over one of its advertising practices called “Sponsored Stories,” which typically consist of a Facebook Friend’s name, profile picture, and an assertion that the person...more

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Privacy Litigation Alert: California Court Dismisses Attorney General's Mobile App Privacy Suit Against Delta, Offers Little...

BLG Monthly Update for May 2013

Navigating the Patchwork: When Is European Data Privacy Law Applicable to US Companies?

HIPAA Preemption Case – Opis Management Resources, LLC v. Florida Agency for Health Care Administration

Federal Appeals Court Sides With HIPAA Over Florida Law in "Catch 22" Case Over the Release of Deceased Patient Records by Nursing...

Can Lawyers Use Drivers' DMV Information To Recruit Potential Class Representatives?

He "Likes" Me, He "Likes" Me Not - Facebook's Sponsored Stories Lawsuit, Fraley v. Facebook, Changes Landscape Of Privacy...

Appeals Court Decision Ratchets Up Risk Factor for Those Delivering Autodialed and Prerecorded Calls

Receive a Grand Jury Subpoena? What’s a health care provider to do?

BLG Monthly Update for February 2012

Mind the Gap: U.S. Discovery Demands versus EU Data Protection

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