Key Takeaways - Damages awards for Visual Artists Rights Act (“VARA”) violations are not precluded by copyright infringement damages awards. The plaintiff’s VARA award was in addition to an award of actual damages for...more
Key Takeaways - U.S. state privacy laws continue to expand and evolve. As of January 1, 2026, Indiana, Kentucky, and Rhode Island joined the list of states with consumer privacy laws in effect, bringing the total to 19...more
1/29/2026
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
CIPA ,
Connecticut ,
Consent ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
New Regulations ,
Personal Data ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Web Tracking ,
Wiretapping
Blockbuster health insurers continue to face scrutiny from the new administration amid an unprecedented shift toward eliminating fraud, waste, and abuse from the healthcare industry....more
States have been active in passing and enacting comprehensive consumer privacy laws in the absence of a federal statute. To date, 19 states have passed such laws, starting with the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”),...more
Health insurance regulations are rapidly shifting with unprecedented intensity. Amid growing public outrage over evasive and abusive pricing practices by insurers and years of federal underenforcement, the new administration...more
Daytime television inundates American seniors with advertisements for UnitedHealthcare’s (“UHC”) Medicare Advantage Plans. On its website, UHC claims its Medicare Advantage Plans “stand out from the rest,” providing...more
3/6/2025
/ Algorithms ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Class Action ,
Data Privacy ,
Denial of Insurance Coverage ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
Insurance Claims ,
Insurance Industry ,
Insurance Litigation ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Advantage ,
Unfair Competition ,
UnitedHealth
As of February 2025, the landscapes of digital assets and artificial intelligence (“AI”) continue to evolve rapidly, driven by significant developments in regulation, institutional adoption, and international policy. These...more
2/28/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Bitcoin ,
Blockchain ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Executive Orders ,
Payment Systems ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
In the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) first action related to connected vehicle data, the agency announced that it reached a settlement with General Motors (“GM”) over GM’s unauthorized collection, use, and sale of driver...more
On January 16, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced its Final Rule amendments to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”) Rule, which imposes requirements on website and online service operators...more
The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) published its final regulations on “Preventing Access to U.S. Sensitive Personal Data and Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern or Covered Persons” (the “Final Rule”). The Final...more
2/3/2025
/ Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Final Rules ,
National Security ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Sensitive Personal Information