On October 12, 2016, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit denied a petition for an en banc rehearing of its September 12 decision in Galaria, et al. v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company (Nos. 15-3386/3387). In...more
10/20/2016
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Article III ,
Bailments ,
Clapper v. Amnesty International ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Breach ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Fraud ,
Hackers ,
Identity Theft ,
Injury-in-Fact ,
Insurance Industry ,
Insurance Litigation ,
Invasion of Privacy ,
Mitigation ,
Nationwide Insurance Co. ,
Negligence ,
Spokeo v Robins ,
Standing
On July 11, 2016, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) issued a Fact Sheet that provides guidance on (i) how HIPAA Security Rule compliance can assist health care organizations combat ransomware attacks, and...more
7/21/2016
/ Breach Notification Rule ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Data Breach ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Hackers ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HIPAA Breach ,
OCR ,
PHI ,
Popular ,
Ransomware ,
Security Risk Assessments
On September 29, it was revealed that the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) will commence Phase 2 of its HIPAA audit program in “early 2016.” OCR’s revelation regarding the Phase 2 audits, which had been the subject of...more
10/9/2015
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Compliance ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Security ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Hackers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
HITECH Act ,
OCR ,
OIG ,
Privacy Rule ,
Regulatory Oversight Committee