The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in dramatic shifts in the way many companies operate. A recent spate of government restrictions have closed or limited nonessential businesses, and, although they vary by state, many of...more
Many private colleges and universities have faculty handbooks and/or collective bargaining agreements that, among other things, establish internal disciplinary procedures and make promises to faculty about academic freedom....more
7/11/2018
/ Academic Misconduct ,
Breach of Contract ,
Contract Terms ,
Employee Handbooks ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Litigation ,
Online Commentary ,
Professional Disciplinary Actions ,
Protected Activity ,
State and Local Government ,
Universities ,
WI Supreme Court ,
Work Suspensions
The decision does not change the law on what is necessary to prove standing, although it does reinforce the notion that a plaintiff will have standing if he or she can allege a concrete injury.
In the latest in a slew of...more
10/8/2015
/ Bailments ,
Breach of Contract ,
Cause of Action Accrual ,
Civil Conspiracy ,
Clapper v. Amnesty International ,
Class Action ,
Coca Cola ,
Data Breach ,
DPPA ,
Fraudulent Charges ,
Identity Theft ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Restitution ,
Standing
Creating a private cause of action in negligence for data breaches could result in the filing each year of possibly hundreds of thousands of lawsuits by persons whose confidential information may be in the hands of third...more
6/15/2015
/ Breach of Contract ,
Class Action ,
Data Breach ,
Data Security ,
Duty of Care ,
Negligence ,
PA Supreme Court ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Safe Harbors ,
Target
In an opinion released on November 11, the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled on whether the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and its implementing regulations preempt a common law claim for...more
11/26/2014
/ Breach of Contract ,
Class Action ,
Data Breach ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Negligence ,
Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress ,
Patient Confidentiality Breaches ,
PHI ,
Popular ,
Private Right of Action