Seyfarth Synopsis: The health care sector faces escalating cybersecurity risks given its size, technological dependence and the sensitive nature of data used therein. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human...more
1/23/2024
/ Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Data Theft ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Information Technology ,
OCR ,
PHI ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Popular
As expected, in the last couple years the ESG disclosure frameworks, including climate-related disclosures, have been moving from voluntary to mandatory. While some standard setters are seeking to streamline reporting,...more
ESG is an acronym and importantly a movement with a viewpoint. It is also an evolving concept which uses the first letters of three words as its name. Those words are Environmental, Social and Governance. ESG is a concept...more
4/24/2023
/ Air Pollution ,
Business Roundtable ,
Climate Action Plan ,
Climate Change ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Purpose ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Investment Opportunities ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Sustainable Business Practices
To borrow a few of the words spoken in 1926 by F. Scott Fitzgerald to Ernest Hemingway in a quite distinct context, securities class action mediations “are different than” mediations of most other lawsuits....more
In a recent decision from the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, a federal Judge pushed back against the common but abusive practice of “mootness fee” payoffs in public M&A deals. In the...more
Requests for the inspection of books and records pursuant to Section 220 of the Delaware General Corporation Law is an important part of corporate litigation in Delaware. One important issue for these types of proceedings is...more
Courts in seemingly every jurisdiction are facing a wave of insurance coverage litigation arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic which requires them to address the extent to which typical business insurance policies apply (or...more
As we enter the New Year, the end is not yet in sight for litigation related to COVID-19. Five recent decisions, summarized below, highlight the still developing legal implications of the pandemic on private party rights as...more
1/8/2021
/ Class Action ,
Commercial Leases ,
Contract Terms ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Educational Institutions ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Injunctions ,
Material Adverse Events ,
Purchase Agreement ,
Real Estate Transactions ,
Refunds ,
School Closures ,
Tuition ,
Unjust Enrichment
In our previous alert, we described the sustainability reporting ecosystem shaping the disclosure parameters and approaches to voluntary disclosure given the lack of regulatory mandates on disclosure. ...more
9/10/2020
/ Best Practices ,
Business Plans ,
Business Strategies ,
Capital Investments ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Investment Funds ,
Investment Management ,
NGOs ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Sustainability
As discussed in our last update, the legal landscape continues rapidly to evolve in response to COVID-19. Six recent decisions, summarized below, highlight the continuing uncertainty as to the application of certain laws and...more
8/12/2020
/ Business Disputes ,
Contract Terms ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Force Majeure Clause ,
Foreclosure ,
Frustration of a Common Purpose ,
Landlords ,
Real Estate Market ,
Right To Cure ,
Safety Standards ,
Tenants
Three recent decisions demonstrate how the legal landscape continues rapidly to change and evolve in response to COVID-19. These decisions highlight certain developing uncertainties in the law, including the impact of...more
Last June, we wrote a Legal Update on Recent Developments in Securities Litigation: The "Event Driven" #MeToo Lawsuit. Event driven securities litigation is where negative events, instead of financial misstatements or...more
2/14/2020
/ #MeToo ,
CBS ,
CEOs ,
Class Action ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Culture ,
Investors ,
Misrepresentation ,
Securities Litigation ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Shareholder Litigation
Imagine your client, a real property owner, asks you to draft an enforceable agreement with the owner of the neighboring property. It seems relatively easy, right? Well, no, not if the neighboring property is owned by a...more
The #MeToo movement has had an enormous impact on corporate America. Workplace harassment and sexual misconduct are not new concepts and have been the focus of litigation for many years. However, the power of the #MeToo has...more
6/12/2019
/ #MeToo ,
CBS ,
Class Action ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Culture ,
Derivative Suit ,
Diminution in Value ,
Employee Retention ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Hostile Environment ,
Negligence ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Risk Management ,
Securities Litigation ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Harassment
Seyfarth Synopsis: In a much-awaited decision on which courts and counsel have reached different conclusions for years, the United States Supreme Court held on March 20, 2018 that the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards...more
3/22/2018
/ Class Action ,
Cyan Inc v Beaver Cty Emps Ret Fund ,
Jurisdiction ,
PSLRA ,
Removal ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities Litigation ,
Securities Violations ,
SLUSA ,
State Law Claims
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Delaware Supreme Court recently held that a shareholder vote on a tender offer was not fully informed where the company did not disclose why its founder, chairman and largest stockholder abstained from...more