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Data Privacy And Protection Efforts Start With A Company Policy, But Don’t End There

If your company has a data privacy policy in place, make sure you live up to its provisions. Failure to do so makes it more likely that the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) will pursue an enforcement action against the...more

Eleventh Circuit Holds Monetary Damages Caused by Identity Theft Present a Cognizable Injury

Recently, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, in a case of first impression, held that the named plaintiffs in a putative class action could pursue their claims for monetary loss from a health care company...more

New York Court Finds Clinic Not Liable for Employee's Disclosure of PHI

A federal district court dismissed an action against an employer alleging vicarious liability for an employee’s dissemination of a patient’s protected health information (PHI) related to treatment for a sexually transmitted...more

A HIPAA Primer

A primer on the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)....more