On September 30, 2024, a federal district court in the Middle District of Florida dismissed a qui tam action under the False Claims Act (“FCA”) on the basis that the FCA’s qui tam provision – which allowed individuals to sue...more
The U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) recently adopted a final rule regarding cybersecurity risk management, governance, and incident reporting. The final rule went into effect on September 5, 2023, and disclosure...more
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has been aggressively pursuing enforcement actions that involve companies using applications that share consumer personal health information with third parties in violation of the Health...more
Are your employees conducting business by exchanging text messages on personal devices or communicating using messaging applications? If so, it may be time to evaluate your compliance and document retention policies....more
On February 22, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced updated guidance on the Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy (VSD Policy). The VSD Policy went into effect immediately in every U.S. Attorney’s Office across...more
Does your company’s personal device policy comply with the latest Department of Justice’s guidance? If your answer is “no” or I’m not sure, stay tuned for a Data Privacy Day tip.
Burr & Forman Cybersecurity and Data Privacy...more
On September 15, 2022, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced significant updates to the Department of Justice (the Department) corporate criminal enforcement policies, with an emphasis on individual accountability,...more