Legal Challenges Mount for Biden’s Student Loan Debt Forgiveness Plan -
“Six Republican-led states and a libertarian policy organization sued the Biden administration over its plan to cancel up to $20,000 in student loan...more
10/19/2022
/ Biden Administration ,
College Admissions ,
Colleges ,
Department of Education ,
Educational Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Loan Forgiveness ,
Relief Measures ,
School Districts ,
Student Loans ,
Title IX ,
Universities
Welcome to our fourth edition of The Academic Advisor - our e-newsletter focused on education law insights. As schools settle into the pace of fall semester/terms, we understand that you may experiencing a variety of familiar...more
Concerning Healthcare Data Breach Reporting Trend -
"There has been a trend in recent years for HIPAA-regulated entities to wait the full 60 days from the date of discovery of the breach to issue notifications to affected...more
2/16/2022
/ Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Bitcoin ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs)
Syracuse University Hit with Another Class Action Lawsuit Over Pandemic Refund Policy -
"She is looking to represent an estimated tens of thousands of students who paid for tuition in the spring semester of 2020."
Why...more
EHR Vendor Breach Lawsuit Seeks Security Improvements -
"Patient portal hacking incident last summer affected nearly 320,000."
Why this is important: On October 22, 2021, QRS Inc., a medical practice management system...more
1/21/2022
/ Cryptocurrency ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Hackers ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Medical Devices ,
Nanotechnology ,
Stablecoins ,
Tesla
Student Loan Forgiveness Updates: New Changes Coming in 2022 for Public Service Borrowers -
"Borrowers on track for Public Service Loan Forgiveness, a federal student loan forgiveness program for people devoted to careers...more
Welcome to our third volume of Unprecedented. While we would like to retire this publication because COVID-19 has been eradicated and all litigation has withered away, we all know that is not the case. If anything, COVID-19...more
1/10/2022
/ Amazon ,
Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Business Interruption ,
Commercial Insurance Policies ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Gross Negligence ,
NHL ,
Tyson Foods ,
Whistleblowers ,
Workplace Safety
Biotechnology Can Fight Climate Change—but Trade Negotiators Need to Act -
"Emerging biotechnology, such as gene-editing, can safely and effectively change our planet's future for the better."
Why this is important:...more
9/30/2021
/ Agricultural Sector ,
Amazon ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Biotechnology ,
Bitcoin ,
Climate Change ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cybersecurity ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Life Sciences ,
Novartis ,
Ransomware ,
Stablecoins ,
Surveillance
El Salvador Buys 200 Bitcoins as the Digital Currency Becomes Legal Tender -
"El Salvador became the first country to adopt bitcoin as a national currency, kicking off a radical monetary experiment that could pose risks to...more
9/15/2021
/ Apple ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Bitcoin ,
Blockchain ,
Climate Change ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
CRISPR ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
El Salvador ,
Ethereum ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
GAO ,
Government Agencies ,
Kim Kardashian ,
Medical Devices ,
Popular ,
Privacy Concerns ,
Smart Contracts
Digital Dollar Project to Launch Five U.S. Central Bank Digital Currency Pilots -
"A partnership between Accenture and the Digital Dollar Foundation, the Digital Dollar Project was created last year to promote research...more
5/12/2021
/ Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Bitcoin ,
Blockchain ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
CRISPR ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Digital Currency ,
FinTech ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs)
Binance Probed by CFTC Over Whether U.S. Residents Traded -
"Binance, which has an office in Singapore but says it lacks a single corporate headquarters, hasn’t been accused of misconduct and the investigation may not lead...more
4/1/2021
/ 3D Printing ,
Blockchain ,
CFTC ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
FinTech ,
Popular ,
Technology Sector ,
Trade Secrets
Welcome to the sixth issue of the 2021 edition of Unprecedented. The United States recently cleared the 3,000,000 daily vaccination threshold, a significant marker in efforts to have every eligible American vaccinated by...more
State of Crypto: It’s Time to Talk About NFTs and Intellectual Property Law -
"NFTs are all the rage right now, but buyers and sellers should be aware of the different regulatory frameworks that might govern these assets." ...more
3/18/2021
/ 3D Printing ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
BitMEX ,
Copyright ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cybersecurity ,
Digital Assets ,
Hackers ,
IRS ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs)
Biden Administration May Undo Certain Trump-Era Mortgage Rules -
"Consumer advocates believe the rules may promote the sort of risky borrowing that led to the financial crisis in 2008."
Why this is important: The...more
“Just Send a Venmo!”…To a Collection Agency?
As a result of COVID-19, many businesses are leery of handling cash, credit cards, or debit cards, and consumers feel concerned about using paper money and coins. It is...more
2/24/2021
/ Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Credit Cards ,
Data Privacy ,
FDCPA ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Mortgage Lenders ,
Mortgage Servicers ,
Mortgage Servicing Rules ,
Student Loans
Biden to Pick Rohit Chopra to Lead Consumer-Finance Agency -
"Rohit Chopra is the former student-loan ombudsman at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau."
Why this is important: As an assistant director of the CFPB,...more
New Tribunal Created for Unauthorized Streaming Services -
On December 21, 2020, Congress passed the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act of 2020 and a law on penalties for certain digital transmission...more
1/20/2021
/ Biden Administration ,
Biometric Information ,
Bitcoin ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Governor Cuomo ,
Iran ,
Law Enforcement ,
Nanotechnology ,
Technology Sector ,
Trade Relations
Welcome to the first 2021 edition of Unprecedented. Although a new year brings new hopes for vaccinations and a swift end to the COVID-19 pandemic, a sober assessment of the state of affairs suggests we are months out, at...more
In addition to the familiar lawsuits that we have been seeing since the pandemic started this spring, there have been new developments with the Pennsylvania Legislature, the Supreme Court of the United States, a major sports...more
12/15/2020
/ American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Governor Vetoes ,
Gross Negligence ,
Immunity ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Jury Trial ,
OSHA ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Religious Discrimination ,
Social Distancing ,
State and Local Government ,
Willful Misconduct ,
Workplace Safety
Brexit Effects on Trademarks Beginning January 1 -
Trademark owners with registrations in EU where the UK is designated should soon receive notification for treatment of registrations and applications following the Brexit...more
12/3/2020
/ 3D Printing ,
Amazon ,
Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
CRISPR ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Retention ,
eBay ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Internet of Things ,
NIST ,
RICO ,
Technology Sector ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
Vaccinations ,
Van Buren v United States
Litigators often refer to so-called "bad facts," which are the facts that have the potential to sink a case with a jury. This 33rd issue of Unprecedented discusses a case with perhaps the worst alleged set of "bad facts" that...more
11/24/2020
/ Attorney's Fees ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Eviction ,
First Amendment ,
FL Supreme Court ,
Government Speech Doctrine ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Masks ,
Moratorium ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Wrongful Death
VIDEO: Cryptocurrency - Legitimate Uses and Potential Issues -
Following the recent publication of the U.S. Attorney General's cryptocurrency enforcement framework, Spilman attorneys Corey Bonasso and Nick Mooney discuss...more
11/11/2020
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Attorney General ,
Authoritarian Regimes ,
Bitcoin ,
BitMEX ,
Breach of Contract ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Data Breach ,
Deep Fake ,
Digital Currency ,
FinCEN ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
GitHub ,
Hong Kong ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
OCC ,
Patent Infringement ,
Risk Management ,
Saudi Arabia ,
Travel Rule ,
Virtual Currency