California clinics, health facilities, home health agencies, and licensed hospices required to report breaches to the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) under California’s Health and Safety Code Section 1280.15...more
Earlier this week, the Supreme Court issued a decision in the long-standing copyright battle between technology titans, Google LLC and Oracle America, Inc., Google LLC v. Oracle America Inc. , ruling 6-2 in favor of Google....more
4/9/2021
/ Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Litigation ,
Google ,
Google LLC v Oracle America Inc ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Java ,
Nominative Fair Use Doctrine ,
Oracle ,
SCOTUS ,
Transformative Use
On December 10, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to revise the HIPAA Privacy Rule. The proposed revisions to the Privacy Rule seek...more
In 2020, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) kept the promise it made the prior year to “vigorously enforce” the rights of patients to access and exercise control over their medical records. OCR has settled ten “right of...more
12/11/2020
/ Billing ,
Corrective Action Plans (CAPs) ,
Fees ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Medical Records ,
OCR ,
PHI ,
Proposed Rules ,
Right of Access ,
Settlement
Technology assisted contact tracing (“TACT”), including contact tracing apps, have quickly become a component in many organizations’ and communities’ plans to combat COVID-19. Just as quickly as TACT entered the conversation,...more
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has issued a Declaratory Ruling providing guidance (Guidance) on the implementation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (TCPA) as COVID-19 continues to necessitate...more
4/9/2020
/ Advertising ,
Auto-Dialed Calls ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Debt Collection ,
FCC ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospitals ,
Privacy Laws ,
Robocalling ,
State of Emergency ,
TCPA ,
Telecommunications ,
Telemarketing
As the coronavirus (also known as COVID-19) continues to impact all organizations globally and create uncertainty, cyber criminals are looking to exploit these vulnerabilities and fears and pose heightened cybersecurity...more
Over the last year, technology innovations in the automotive industry continued to be a boon for both drivers and manufacturers alike. However, with big gains in technology come big data, and 2019 delivered the next big wave...more
...The Impact of Emerging Technologies on Global Automotive Supply Chains -
The intense focus on autonomous vehicles and electrification we see today shows no signs of slowing down: in the new automotive industry, every...more
2/13/2020
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
Automotive Industry ,
Chapter 11 ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Data Privacy ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Manufacturers ,
Motor Vehicles ,
NHTSA ,
Supply Chain ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)