Relying on a successful preemption defense, Jackson Park SLF, LLC (“Jackson Park”) recently defeated a biometric privacy suit claiming it improperly used employees’ fingerprints to track time and attendance without first...more
Relying on a successful personal jurisdiction defense, Amazon Web Services (“AWS”) and Pindrop Security, Inc. (“Pindrop”) recently defeated a biometric privacy lawsuit claiming they captured voice data during phone calls...more
On September 9, 2020, the City of Portland, Oregon, became the first jurisdiction in the United States to issue a sweeping ban prohibiting the use of facial recognition technology by private entities, which will go into...more
Biometric data—like fingerprints and facial geometry scans—allows companies across all industries to significantly enhance their operations in a myriad of ways. At the same time, the call for regulation over this especially...more
This is the second part of a two-part article examining the enactment of California’s Internet of Things (“IoT”) security law, and the wave of similar IoT laws expected to follow close behind in 2020. The first part of this...more
This is the first article in a two-part series examining the enactment of California’s Internet of Things ("IoT") security law, and the wave of similar IoT laws expected to follow close behind in 2020. This part discusses the...more
With the COVID-19 related increase in remote work, anxious employees are being increasingly targeted by cyber criminals and hackers with phishing scams, business e-mail compromise schemes, and malicious ransomware. At the...more
6/12/2020
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Best Practices ,
Business E-Mail Compromise (BEC) ,
Confidential Business Information (CBI) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Hackers ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Phishing Scams ,
Ransomware ,
Remote Working ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Trade Secrets ,
Webinars
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to cause chaos across the globe, cyber attacks seeking to exploit the crisis on the rise as well. In particular, the frequency of COVID-19 business e-mail compromise (“BEC”) schemes—a...more
Within a span of weeks, the coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic has swept across the country, causing unprecedented disruption across all business sectors. In particular, telemarketers now face sizeable legal restrictions on...more
In recent weeks, the coronavirus (COVID-19) has taken the United States by storm, causing panic and fear across the country. The recent outbreak, which originated in China and is now spreading across the world, has been...more
In response to the rising number of unwanted robocalls, Congress passed the Pallone-Thune Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence (“TRACED”) Act, Public Law No: 116-105, signed into law by President...more
The rapid adoption of biometric technology—designed to measure unique human biological characteristics, like fingerprints, voiceprints, and hand or face scans—has led to a surge of consumer class actions alleging violations...more
10/21/2019
/ Article III ,
Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Class Action ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Facebook ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Fingerprints ,
Injury-in-Fact ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Social Media ,
Standing
Taxpayers who own virtual currency should be prepared to respond to IRS inquiries regarding their virtual currency holdings and, if necessary, substantiate their reporting of these investments on their federal tax returns....more
Cheating in video games is nothing new. But the methods by which game developers now seek to punish such conduct are changing.
Recently, developers have tried combating cheating by filing civil lawsuits under federal...more
For years, consumer-facing companies have been subjected to draconian, disproportionate liability under the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) for calling existing customers whose phone numbers have been...more
Proposed Treasury Regulations have been published that will permit many U.S. corporate borrowers to provide a lender with a greater collateral package in respect of its foreign subsidiaries without an adverse tax consequence...more
A separate voluntary disclosure program to assist a significant number of taxpayers who have failed to report income resulting from transactions involving virtual currency will likely not be available according to a recent...more
Few Americans consider the United States to be a money laundering haven, but it is. Earlier this year, the European Parliament wrote: -
The USA is seen as an emerging leading tax and secrecy haven for rich foreigners, when...more
When envisioning the international performing arts troupe of Cirque du Soleil, there would be little reason to consider the appropriateness of their use of faxes for marketing purposes. But this conduct is exactly what the...more
The IRS recently announced new audit priorities that include an emphasis on virtual currency transactions. Individuals who have concerns about the virtual currency transactions reported on their prior tax returns should seek...more
Action Item: In a precedential opinion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit outlined what is required for parties to allow arbitrators—rather than courts—to decide whether a matter could be arbitrated as a class....more
1/8/2016
/ American Arbitration Association ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Arbitrators ,
Class Arbitration ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Judicial Review ,
Mineral Leases ,
Motion to Vacate ,
Oil & Gas ,
Precedential Opinion ,
Summary Judgment
Becoming better versed in issues surrounding cybersecurity and social media risk would greatly benefit general counsel at publicly traded companies, according to a recent survey of executive leadership....more
On September 30, 2014, Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 1710, authored by Assembly Members Roger Dickinson (D-Sacramento) and Bob Wieckowski (D-Fremont). AB 1710 enhances consumer protections by strengthening the...more
We live in a digital age. And at the center of it all is the explosion of social media. The numbers are astonishing. Americans spend 16 minutes of every hour online on social networking sites. More Facebook profiles (5) are...more
9/10/2014
In a precedential ruling, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in Opalinski v. Robert Half Int’l recently held that a federal judge—not an arbitrator—should decide whether an agreement between individuals to...more