In Webb v. Injured Workers Pharmacy, LLC, the First Circuit recently reversed a lower court’s dismissal of class action claims brought by former pharmacy patients alleging that their sensitive personal information had been...more
A threshold consideration for businesses trying to understand the actors that enforce U.S. consumer privacy laws is an analysis of which laws apply to that business. This is because U.S. consumer privacy laws exist as a...more
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State Privacy Laws
The first question most businesses ask, understandably, is whether they are subject to the new wave of U.S. state privacy laws. For our largest clients, the answer is often a straightforward yes; but for midsize and small...more
For businesses that collect, process, and explore innovative uses of personal information, last month marked a watershed moment in the ongoing evolution of the U.S. regulatory landscape. Cracking down on the cosmetics brand...more
Due to COVID-19, Maine’s attorney general agreed to delay until August 1, 2020 enforcement of the state’s new internet privacy law, “An Act to Protect the Privacy of Online Customer Information” (Act), which officially went...more