In a landmark ruling, the Ninth Circuit expanded the application of specific personal jurisdiction principles to the realm of nationwide e-commerce. On April 21, 2025, an en banc panel issued a 10–1 decision ruling that...more
5/5/2025
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California ,
Cookies ,
Data Collection ,
E-Commerce ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Privacy Laws ,
Shopify ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Tracking Systems
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE -
What is the Privacy Impact of the White House AI Order for Businesses? Posted November 28, 2023
Biden’s sweeping AI Executive Order sought to have artificial intelligence used in accordance...more
2/7/2024
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Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Brokers ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Healthcare ,
Legislative Agendas ,
New Legislation ,
New Regulations ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Privacy Acts ,
Privacy Laws ,
State and Local Government ,
State Privacy Laws
The FTC recently announced a settlement with Global Tel*Link, a telecommunications company that contracts with prisons and jails to provide communication services to incarcerated individuals and their families. Those who use...more
X Corp., the company formerly known as Twitter, recently sued Bright Data over its site scraping activities. Bright Data is a data collection company and advertises—among other services—its “website scraping” solutions....more
The Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) was enacted as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021. The CTA aims to enhance transparency of beneficial ownership information for certain types of business...more
Blockbuster Video may be extinct, but an obscure law designed to protect the privacy of video-tape renters is very much alive—the Video Privacy Protection Act (“VPPA”), 18 U.S.C. § 2710, et seq. Enacted in 1988 after The...more
This presentation will discuss the recent surge in class actions challenging companies’ practices for collecting, sharing, and storing consumer data, including claims arising under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy...more
6/1/2023
/ Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Class Action ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Data Storage ,
Data-Sharing ,
Invasion of Privacy ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
TCPA ,
Video Privacy Protection Act ,
Webinars
AI technology is a powerful tool and “with great power comes great responsibility.” Use of AI technology can give rise to various forms of liability that may not even occur to you. And use of generative AI impacts not only...more
With the governor signing SF 262 into law last week, Iowa became the sixth US state with a comprehensive privacy law. The law goes into effect January 1, 2025. It applicability is similar to other states’ laws. It applies to...more
The EU released its draft adequacy decision for the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, but all is not smooth sailing. As we wrote in October, the US developed the proposed new framework in response to the declared inadequacy of...more
As many are aware, the CPRA regulations are currently in draft status and may continue in that state until April, despite the law’s January 1 effective date. This could result in regulations being in final form after the July...more
What Happened? I Thought This Was Gone!
On Friday, December 17, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit lifted the nationwide Stay that had been previously put in place by the United States Court of...more
12/23/2021
/ Biden Administration ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Deadlines ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
Enforcement ,
Masks ,
Notice Requirements ,
OSHA ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Stays ,
Time Extensions ,
Vaccinations ,
Virus Testing ,
Workplace Safety