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Florida Medical Record Disclosure Law Preempted by HIPAA

by Jennifer S. Geetter, James Saling, Heather Egan Sussman | McDermott Will & Emery on 5/20/2013

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit recently ruled that a Florida law requiring nursing homes to disclose patient records of deceased patients was preempted by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability...more

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

Protecting Privacy or Enabling Fraud? Employee Social Media Password Protection Laws May Clash with FINRA Rules

by Jessica Goldenberg | Proskauer - Privacy & Data Security on 5/9/2013

As a growing number of states pass legislation which will protect individuals’ social media accounts from employer scrutiny, they have encountered a surprising adversary – FINRA and other securities regulators....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

McAfee & Taft tIPsheet - March 2013: Is your trade secret safe with me? Trade secrets and the federal Freedom of Information Act

by Rachel Blue | McAfee & Taft on 3/8/2013

Most states have adopted some version of the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, which is designed to prevent the disclosure of trade secrets. FOIA, or the Freedom of Information Act, allows individuals to access records collected by...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

St. Paul, Problems with Being Human and Small Businesses Dealing with AngiesList.com

by The Law Offices of Donald W. Hudspeth, P.C. on 9/10/2012

Like many people with a standard Midwest religious upbringing I struggle to do the right thing and, sometimes, to know just what that is under the circumstances. But, as St. Paul discussed in Romans 7 “being good is not...more

Advertising News & Analysis - September 6, 2012

by Venable LLP on 9/7/2012

In this issue: - Don't Miss Venable at ERA D2C - FTC Publishes Guides for Mobile Application Makers - Decision in Louboutin Case is Black & White & Red All Over - Check Yourself Before You Wreck...more

New Jersey Legislature Amends Stored Value Card Abandonment Law

by Proskauer - Privacy & Data Security on 8/30/2012

On June 29, 2012, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed into law legislation amending New Jersey’s unclaimed property law relating to the escheat of abandoned stored value cards (SVCs) to the state. Under the...more

Ninth Circuit Scales Back CFAA Application to Data Misappropriation Cases

by Fenwick & West LLP on 8/9/2012

Aggrieved employers have often turned to the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (the "CFAA") in suing former employees that allegedly absconded with information from company computers. Such suits face bleak prospects in the Ninth...more

Varied Facebook Password Laws Could Plague Employers

by Mintz Levin - Employment, Labor & Benefits on 8/6/2012

Originally published in Law360, New York on August 02, 2012. Illinois on Wednesday became the second state to enact a law banning employers from requesting passwords for Facebook and other social media accounts from...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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Conflict of Laws › Privacy

Florida Medical Record Disclosure Law Preempted by HIPAA

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

Protecting Privacy or Enabling Fraud? Employee Social Media Password Protection Laws May Clash with FINRA Rules

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...

McAfee & Taft tIPsheet - March 2013: Is your trade secret safe with me? Trade secrets and the federal Freedom of Information Act

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

St. Paul, Problems with Being Human and Small Businesses Dealing with AngiesList.com

Advertising News & Analysis - September 6, 2012

New Jersey Legislature Amends Stored Value Card Abandonment Law

Ninth Circuit Scales Back CFAA Application to Data Misappropriation Cases

Varied Facebook Password Laws Could Plague Employers

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

Financial Services Report -- Summer 2012

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?

Financial Services Report -- Spring 2012

Scandalous trademarks, same-sex divorces, contracts and more!

Part 1 – DO I NEED A WISP AND WHAT IS A WISP? Deadline Approaching for yours

BLG Monthly Update for February 2012

Nursing Home Catch-22 Case Has Implications for Release of Deceased Patient Records of All Healthcare Providers

The Review of the EU Data Protection Framework: A quick guide to EU lawmaking

California Supreme Court: State Laws on Disclosure of Protected Health Information Are Not Preempted

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