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U.S. Privacy Litigation Update: May 2024

Husch Blackwell LLP on 6/13/2024

Keypoint: The Central District of California issued several wiretapping decisions in May while two decisions on the VPPA illustrate how claims fail or succeed at the pleading stage. Welcome to the fourteenth installment in...more

Vermont Slated to Grant a Private Right of Action to Consumers in New Data Privacy Bill

Burr & Forman on 5/20/2024

As Vermont joins the growing number of states with comprehensive consumer data privacy laws, it stands out from the crowd with the ability of Vermonters to bring a private right of action (PRA) against large data holders. In...more

The American Privacy Rights Act (APRA): What to Expect?

Osano on 4/24/2024

The U.S. is taking another swing at a federal data privacy law with the American Privacy Rights Act, or APRA. While there’s no guarantee that the APRA will become the law of the land, it’s still worthwhile to study in order...more

Preparing for New State Privacy Laws in 2024

Paul Hastings LLP on 11/1/2023

As we enter into the final few months of the year, it is important for companies operating in the United States to not only assess the implementation of the compliance requirements for the four new comprehensive state privacy...more

Breathing Room for Employers as Court Enjoins Enforcement of California Privacy Rights Act Regulations

Littler on 7/5/2023

On June 30, 2023, a California court enjoined until March 29, 2024, enforcement of the final regulations implementing the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA). Importantly for employers, this ruling prevents enforcement of...more

Mintz May Madness: Comprehensive Data Privacy Laws Sweeping the Nation

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints on 5/4/2023

Indiana's New Law is on the Books - Last month, three more state legislatures passed comprehensive data privacy laws. Just this week, Indiana’s governor signed one of them - the Indiana Consumer Data Privacy Act (“ICDPA’) -...more

Biometric Privacy Trial Is a Milestone in Privacy Law

Woods Rogers on 10/26/2022

Generally, biometric privacy laws seek to protect the unique attributes of human beings that could be leveraged to access sensitive information about them, such as fingerprints and the measurements utilized for facial...more

Data Privacy and Cybersecurity New Laws and Regulations Report

Paul Hastings LLP on 10/6/2022

Throughout 2022, we continue to see regulators placing an emphasis on the importance of protecting and securing information, in particular consumer personal information, at both the federal and state levels. ...more

Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Developments

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC on 8/16/2022

The cybersecurity and data privacy legal landscape continues its rapid evolution. Below is an outline of some of the most significant developments in the last quarter. Federal Legislation: In June, a bipartisan...more

Analyzing the American Data Privacy and Protection Act’s Private Right of Action

Husch Blackwell LLP on 8/2/2022

Keypoint: As currently drafted, the ADPPA’s private right of action provides U.S. citizens with the opportunity to enforce their privacy rights but limits lawsuits to federal court and provides covered entities and service...more

National Privacy Law: Bipartisan Proposed Legislation Regarding Privacy Released

Wiley Rein LLP on 6/10/2022

On June 3, 2022, Senator Wicker (R-Miss.), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Committee, and Representatives Pallone (D-N.J.) and Rodgers (R-Wash.), Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee,...more

Lawmakers Unveil Landmark Bipartisan Privacy Proposal

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 6/7/2022

Key Points - Three of the four bipartisan leaders of the House and Senate committees with jurisdiction over data privacy have struck a deal on a comprehensive federal bill, the American Data Privacy and Protection Act,...more

New Utah Privacy Law Largely Overlaps with Existing State Statutes

McGuireWoods LLP on 4/4/2022

The Utah Consumer Privacy Act (“UCPA”) passed by the Utah legislature was signed into law by Governor Spencer Cox on March 24, 2022 and becomes effective December 31, 2023. While companies conducting business in Utah will...more

Utah Becomes the Fourth State to Pass Comprehensive Privacy Law

Blank Rome LLP on 3/29/2022

Following in the footsteps of California, Virginia, and Colorado, Utah has become the fourth state to pass its own comprehensive privacy law. On March 24, Utah officially enacted the Utah Consumer Privacy Act (“UCPA”) after...more

Utah Poised to Become Fourth State with General Privacy Law

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 3/18/2022

Utah is poised to become the fourth state to enact comprehensive consumer privacy legislation, following California, Virginia, and Colorado. Earlier this month, Utah's legislature passed the Utah Consumer Privacy Act (S.B....more

HB 9 Moves to House Floor, Democratic Opposition Emerges

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. on 2/28/2022

It was a busy week for HB 9 in Tallahassee. There was a strike-all amendment, several proposed unfriendly amendments, a House Judiciary Committee meeting, a second strike-all, more unfriendly amendments, and a date for a...more

HB 9 – why you should care about “share”, and one more consideration

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. on 2/21/2022

In my last post, I wrote about my impression that legislators and staff do not intend for HB 9 to apply to companies that merely “receive” personal information (i.e., those that do not engage in buying or selling personal...more

Massachusetts Moving Closer to Comprehensive Data Privacy Protection

Bowditch & Dewey on 2/15/2022

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is moving closer to passing consumer data privacy protection legislation with bipartisan support. The Joint Committee on Advanced Information Technology, the Internet and Cybersecurity...more

Massachusetts Privacy Bill Provides WISP Reminder, Safe Harbor for Punitive Damages

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 2/14/2022

When Massachusetts issued its data security regulations in 2009 (Regulations), it led the way for states on data security. The Regulations became effective 12 years ago, almost to the day, March 1, 2010. The Bay State is now...more

Hope Emerges at Senate Data Security Hearing – But Will Congress Grab the Brass Ring?

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP on 10/11/2021

On October 6, 2021, the Senate Commerce Committee conducted its second in a series of hearings dedicated to consumer privacy and data, this time addressing Data Security. Similar to last week’s privacy hearing, the witnesses...more

Québec Ushers in a Brave New World of Privacy

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP on 9/24/2021

The Québec National Assembly has passed and the Lieutenant-Governor has assented to Bill 64, An Act to modernize legislative provisions as regards the protection of personal information (Act). The Act, which became law on...more

[Podcast] 2020 CCPA Litigation Report – Analyzing the First Year of Litigation

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 4/7/2021

In this episode, Akin Gump cybersecurity, privacy and data protection practice co-heads Natasha Kohne and Michelle Reed, and counsel Molly Whitman discuss the firm’s new 2020 CCPA Litigation Annual Report and its...more

Litigation and Enforcement: Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act Series (Part Five)

Troutman Pepper on 4/5/2021

Like the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) and the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (CPRA), the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA) does not grant a private right of action for alleged violations...more

Virginia’s Consumer Data Protection Act and the Coming Wave of CCPA-like State Privacy Laws

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 3/4/2021

Virginia is the first in 2021 to codify a new data privacy law. The newly signed Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA) has parallels to the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) and the California Privacy...more

[Webinar] CPRA – What Businesses Face Under California’s Expanded Privacy Law and How You Can Prepare Now - February 25th, 12:00...

McDermott Will & Emery on 2/19/2021

As a wave of potential privacy legislation sweeps across the country, California continues to lead the way. The recently enacted California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) adds to the groundbreaking 2018 California Consumer...more

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