Insurance, Science, Computers & Technology, Communications & Media Law

Birmingham Medical News: I-Phone Or HIPAA-Phone?

by Kelli Carpenter Fleming | Burr & Forman on 4/9/2013

With the recent issuance of the long-awaited final rule by the Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS"), the protection of patient information has been a hot topic among the health care industry the past few months....more

Feeling Cyber-Secure: Avoiding The Devastating Hacker

by Michael Schmidt | Cozen O'Connor on 4/8/2013

Pro-actively drafting cybersecurity policies and protocols is like doing a will for yourself, or an employee manual for your company. The thought process is that there is nothing imminently pressing that requires me to think...more

Cyber Risks: Creating A Comprehensive Cyber Insurance Program

by Katherine Dawson Varholak, Brooke Yates | Sherman & Howard L.L.C. on 3/21/2013

Insurance is one important line of defense companies can use to protect against the potentially devastating costs of responding to cyber breaches. The following list gives examples of insurance coverage to consider when...more

Protect Your Business With Cyber Liability Coverage

by Amanda Hairston | Farella Braun + Martel LLP on 3/11/2013

Many insurers are now offering “cyber liability” or “cyber risk” policies designed to protect policyholders against electronic injuries that policyholders may either suffer themselves or cause to others. Most of these...more

Insurance Cybersecurity Regulations – What Insurance Coverage Do You Need?

by Adrian Azer, Miriam Smolen | Gilbert LLP on 2/15/2013

On February 12, 2013, President Obama issued an executive order detailing his plan to improve critical infrastructure cybersecurity. In the Executive Order, President Obama notes that it is the policy of the United States to...more

FCC Creates an Annual $400 Million Healthcare Connect Fund for Broadband Services and Infrastructure

by Richard A. Gibbs, Randall B. Lowe, James M. Smith | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 12/29/2012

On Dec. 21, the FCC released its long-awaited Report and Order reforming its funding mechanisms for rural health care by creating a Healthcare Connect Fund (HCF) of $400 million annually....more

The Role of Commercial General Liability and Cyber Risk Insurance Policies in Mitigating Against the Risk of Data Privacy Breaches

by Carlton Fields on 9/24/2012

Originally published in Privacy & Security Law Report, 11 PVLR 1430, 09/24/2012. Companies, organizations, and individuals throughout the world reap significant benefits of having access to the internet. Since the 1990s,...more