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Wystan Ackerman

Supreme Court to Hear Microsoft Emails Case

In an order issued on October 16, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in United States v. Microsoft Corporation, a case with potentially far-reaching implications for the privacy of electronic data maintained by…more

Certiorari, Criminal Investigations, Drug Trafficking, Electronically Stored Information, Email

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Nathaniel Arden

Connecticut Legislative Update: Public Act 16-77: An act concerning patient notices, designation of a health information technology officer, assets purchased for the state-wide health information exchange and membership of the state health information technology advisory council

This legislation (P.A. 16-77) makes substantive and technical changes related to Public Act 15-146, a major public health and health care bill passed by the Connecticut Legislature during its 2015 Legislative Session…more

Disclosure Requirements, Health Care Providers, Health Insurance, Health Insurance Exchanges, Hospitals

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Stephen Aronson

Connecticut Legislative Update: Public Act 16-77: An act concerning patient notices, designation of a health information technology officer, assets purchased for the state-wide health information exchange and membership of the state health information technology advisory council

This legislation (P.A. 16-77) makes substantive and technical changes related to Public Act 15-146, a major public health and health care bill passed by the Connecticut Legislature during its 2015 Legislative Session…more

Disclosure Requirements, Health Care Providers, Health Insurance, Health Insurance Exchanges, Hospitals

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Kenneth Baldwin

Paid Sick and Family Leave Legislation in Response to Coronavirus

As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to sweep the nation, the "Families First Coronavirus Response Act" (the Act) was approved by Congress and signed into law by the President on March 18, 2020 in an attempt to respond…more

Coronavirus/COVID-19, Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Sick Leave, Sick Pay

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Bruce Barth

Paid Sick and Family Leave Legislation in Response to Coronavirus

As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to sweep the nation, the "Families First Coronavirus Response Act" (the Act) was approved by Congress and signed into law by the President on March 18, 2020 in an attempt to respond…more

Coronavirus/COVID-19, Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Sick Leave, Sick Pay

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Gregory Bennici

Developing Crypto’s Regulatory Landscape: A Survey of Recent Actions by Federal Regulators to Fence Off Jurisdiction Over Virtual Currencies

In the decades that followed the enactment of the Homestead Act of 1862, more than 1.6 million U.S. citizens and intended citizens filed applications with the U.S. government to lay claim to 160 acres of land guaranteed to each…more

Bitcoin, Blockchain, Commodities, Cryptocurrency, Digital Currency

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Kendra Berardi

Court Declines to Dismiss Jason Pierre-Paul’s Suit Against ESPN and Adam Schefter

The lawsuit filed by New York Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul against ESPN and ESPN reporter Adam Schefter for invasion of privacy has survived its first challenge from ESPN. ESPN filed a motion to dismiss…more

ESPN, First Amendment, Invasion of Privacy, Medical Records, Motion to Dismiss

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Garry Berman

Paid Sick and Family Leave Legislation in Response to Coronavirus

As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to sweep the nation, the "Families First Coronavirus Response Act" (the Act) was approved by Congress and signed into law by the President on March 18, 2020 in an attempt to respond…more

Coronavirus/COVID-19, Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Sick Leave, Sick Pay

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Michael Bernstein

Paid Sick and Family Leave Legislation in Response to Coronavirus

As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to sweep the nation, the "Families First Coronavirus Response Act" (the Act) was approved by Congress and signed into law by the President on March 18, 2020 in an attempt to respond…more

Coronavirus/COVID-19, Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Sick Leave, Sick Pay

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Patrick Birney

Debtor’s Founder Ordered to Turn Over Social Media Accounts to Reorganized Company

A recent bankruptcy court decision highlights the importance of Facebook pages, Twitter accounts, and similar social media assets in today’s business marketplace. It’s not always clear how these might be best protected, but the…more

Chapter 11, Commercial Bankruptcy, Data Privacy, Debtors, Facebook

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Steven Boyajian

Debtor’s Founder Ordered to Turn Over Social Media Accounts to Reorganized Company

A recent bankruptcy court decision highlights the importance of Facebook pages, Twitter accounts, and similar social media assets in today’s business marketplace. It’s not always clear how these might be best protected, but the…more

Chapter 11, Commercial Bankruptcy, Data Privacy, Debtors, Facebook

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Lisa Boyle

Connecticut Legislative Update: Public Act 16-77: An act concerning patient notices, designation of a health information technology officer, assets purchased for the state-wide health information exchange and membership of the state health information technology advisory council

This legislation (P.A. 16-77) makes substantive and technical changes related to Public Act 15-146, a major public health and health care bill passed by the Connecticut Legislature during its 2015 Legislative Session…more

Disclosure Requirements, Health Care Providers, Health Insurance, Health Insurance Exchanges, Hospitals

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J. Tyler Butts

Paid Sick and Family Leave Legislation in Response to Coronavirus

As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to sweep the nation, the "Families First Coronavirus Response Act" (the Act) was approved by Congress and signed into law by the President on March 18, 2020 in an attempt to respond…more

Coronavirus/COVID-19, Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Sick Leave, Sick Pay

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David Carney

Department of Justice Maintains Its False Claims Act Enforcement Focus on Government Contractor Cybersecurity

On June 17, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced settlements of alleged False Claims Act (FCA) violations associated with cybersecurity requirements in contracts to provide a secure environment for online applications for…more

Compliance, Cybersecurity, Department of Justice (DOJ), Enforcement Actions, False Claims Act (FCA)

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Tiange Chen

White House Executive Order to Establish New Cross-Border Sensitive Data Transfer Control Regime

On February 28, 2024, the Justice Department published an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) to seek public comments on the establishment of a new regulatory regime to restrict U.S. persons from transferring bulk…more

Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM), Cross-Border Transactions, Cybersecurity, Data Brokers, Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

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Britt-Marie Cole-Johnson

Paid Sick and Family Leave Legislation in Response to Coronavirus

As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to sweep the nation, the "Families First Coronavirus Response Act" (the Act) was approved by Congress and signed into law by the President on March 18, 2020 in an attempt to respond…more

Coronavirus/COVID-19, Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Sick Leave, Sick Pay

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William Daley

No Breach, No Standing

A federal judge recently held that mere allegations that a healthcare provider’s patient information portal failed to utilize sufficient security measures, without allegations of an actual breach, were insufficient to confer…more

Article III, Data Breach, Health Care Providers, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), Healthcare

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Andrew DePeau

Paid Sick and Family Leave Legislation in Response to Coronavirus

As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to sweep the nation, the "Families First Coronavirus Response Act" (the Act) was approved by Congress and signed into law by the President on March 18, 2020 in an attempt to respond…more

Coronavirus/COVID-19, Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Sick Leave, Sick Pay

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Natale DiNatale

NLRB Extends Its Email Rule to the Health Care Workplace

The National Labor Relations Board (Board) continues its scrutiny of employer policies—this time striking down an email policy designed to ensure that health care employees provide patient care without distraction. UPMC, 362…more

Email, Email Policies, Employment Policies, Health Care Providers, Healthcare

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Kathleen Dion

Cyber Criminals Hone Attacks Against Schools

The FBI recently issued a Flash alert warning higher education institutions, k-12 schools, and seminaries about increasing numbers of ransomware attacks affecting the education industry…more

Cyber Attacks, Cyber Crimes, Cyber Threats, Cybersecurity, Data Breach

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Jennifer Driscoll

RealPage Antitrust Consent Decree Proposed

In August 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and eight states filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against RealPage Inc., alleging that its software was used to unlawfully decrease competition among landlords and maximize profits…more

Antitrust Division, Antitrust Violations, Competition, Consent Decrees, Department of Justice (DOJ)

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Conor Duffy

Paid Sick and Family Leave Legislation in Response to Coronavirus

As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to sweep the nation, the "Families First Coronavirus Response Act" (the Act) was approved by Congress and signed into law by the President on March 18, 2020 in an attempt to respond…more

Coronavirus/COVID-19, Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Sick Leave, Sick Pay

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William Egan

Paid Sick and Family Leave Legislation in Response to Coronavirus

As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to sweep the nation, the "Families First Coronavirus Response Act" (the Act) was approved by Congress and signed into law by the President on March 18, 2020 in an attempt to respond…more

Coronavirus/COVID-19, Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Sick Leave, Sick Pay

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Michael Enright

Debtor’s Founder Ordered to Turn Over Social Media Accounts to Reorganized Company

A recent bankruptcy court decision highlights the importance of Facebook pages, Twitter accounts, and similar social media assets in today’s business marketplace. It’s not always clear how these might be best protected, but the…more

Chapter 11, Commercial Bankruptcy, Data Privacy, Debtors, Facebook

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Linn Freedman

Threat Actors Use AI to Launch Identity Theft Scams

Identity theft will continue to rise in 2025. According to the Better Business Bureau of Missouri (BBB), it received over 16,000 identity theft complaints in the past three years. Scammers are “increasingly using advanced…more

Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Attacks, Fraud, Identity Theft, Scams

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Kathleen Healy

HHS Addresses the Growing Influence of Artificial Intelligence in Health Care

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as a major player in the realm of health care, promising to completely transform its delivery. With AI’s remarkable ability to analyze data, learn, solve problems, and make decisions, it…more

Artificial Intelligence, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Health Care Providers, Healthcare, Innovative Technology

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Edward Heath

Businesses rejoice but poster beware: Yelp ordered to identify anonymous reviewer

Many business have suffered the misery and frustration of a harshly negative, anonymous online review. That anonymity, critics argue, frees the reviewer from worries about the need for accuracy and, worse yet, encourages the…more

Data Privacy, Defamation, First Amendment, Free Speech, Online Platforms

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Kyle Hepner

USPTO Issues Guidance on Use of AI Based Tools

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued guidance on the use of AI-based tools to prepare and prosecute patent and trademark applications. This announcement supplements the previous guidance issued in February…more

Artificial Intelligence, Compliance, Good Faith, Intellectual Property Protection, Inventions

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Benjamin Jensen

Utah to Test Blockchain Voting Through Mobile Apps

As we head toward 2020, expect significant public debate relating to smartphone applications designed to increase turnout and participation in upcoming elections. The Democratic Party has dipped its toe in the water by…more

Blockchain, Mobile Apps, Primary Elections, Telephone Voting

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Rachel Kushel

PayPal reaches settlement with Texas AG over privacy and security disclosures

PayPal agreed to pay $175,000 and strengthen its privacy and security disclosures in a settlement agreement reached with the Texas Attorney General’s office (the “AG’s office”). The AG’s office claimed that PayPal failed to…more

Data Privacy, Financial Institutions, Mobile Apps, Money Transfer, Payment Systems

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Daniel Lass

Artists Protest AI Copyright Proposal in the U.K.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer wants to turn the U.K. into an artificial intelligence (AI) superpower to help grow the British economy by using policies that he describes as “pro-innovation.” One of these policies proposed…more

Artificial Intelligence, Artists, Copyright, Copyright Infringement, Innovative Technology

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Sandra Marin Lautier

NLRB Extends Its Email Rule to the Health Care Workplace

The National Labor Relations Board (Board) continues its scrutiny of employer policies—this time striking down an email policy designed to ensure that health care employees provide patient care without distraction. UPMC, 362…more

Email, Email Policies, Employment Policies, Health Care Providers, Healthcare

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Sean Lawless

Iranian Cyber-Attacks and the End of Support for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008

After the killing of Qassem Soleimani on January 3, 2020, by the U.S. government, the cybersecurity news industry has been abuzz about whether Iran will engage in cyber terrorism, and if so, to what degree, as part of its pledge…more

Assassinations, Computer Servers, Cyber Attacks, Cyber Crimes, Cyber Threats

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Leslie Levinson

Connecticut Legislative Update: Public Act 16-77: An act concerning patient notices, designation of a health information technology officer, assets purchased for the state-wide health information exchange and membership of the state health information technology advisory council

This legislation (P.A. 16-77) makes substantive and technical changes related to Public Act 15-146, a major public health and health care bill passed by the Connecticut Legislature during its 2015 Legislative Session…more

Disclosure Requirements, Health Care Providers, Health Insurance, Health Insurance Exchanges, Hospitals

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Virginia McGarrity

Paid Sick and Family Leave Legislation in Response to Coronavirus

As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to sweep the nation, the "Families First Coronavirus Response Act" (the Act) was approved by Congress and signed into law by the President on March 18, 2020 in an attempt to respond…more

Coronavirus/COVID-19, Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Sick Leave, Sick Pay

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James Merrifield

Navigating the AI Frontier: Why Information Governance Matters More Than Ever

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming the legal landscape, offering unprecedented opportunities for efficiency and innovation. However, this powerful technology also introduces new challenges to established…more

Artificial Intelligence, Data Privacy, Data Protection, Data Security, Due Diligence

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Seth Orkand

DOJ Warns of Business Email Compromise Scheme Targeted at PPP Loan Recipients

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts is warning small businesses that received loans through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) of a dramatic increase in reports of business email-compromise schemes…more

CARES Act, Coronavirus/COVID-19, Department of Justice (DOJ), Email, Infectious Diseases

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Roma Patel

Re: Watch What You Say Here

The Commercial Electronic Mail Act (CEMA) is a Washington State law that prohibits sending state residents a commercial email misrepresenting the sender’s identity. A commercial email promotes real property, goods, or services…more

Advertising, Consumer Protection Laws, Email, False Advertising, SCOTUS

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Kathleen Porter

Public Urged to Encrypt Mobile Phone Messaging and Calls

On December 4, 2024, four of the five members of the Five Eyes intelligence-sharing group (the United States, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand) law enforcement and cyber security agencies (Agencies) published a joint guide for…more

Cyber Threats, Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity Framework, Data Protection, Data Security

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Kathryn Rattigan

Video Game Developer’s Website Privacy Policy Disclosure and Cookie Banner Consent Defeat Wiretap Class Action

Video game developer Ubisoft, Inc. came out on top earlier this month in the Northern District of California when a judge dismissed, with prejudice, a class action claiming that the company’s use of third-party website pixels…more

California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), Class Action, Consent, Cookies, Data Privacy

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Norman Roos

New York DFS Issues Risk Alert Concerning Possible Iran Cyber-Attacks

In view of Iran’s vows to retaliate against the United States for the death of Quassem Soleimani, the NYDFS has issued an industry letter to all regulated entities regarding the need for heightened cybersecurity precautions…more

Assassinations, Cyber Attacks, Cyber Crimes, Cyber Threats, Cybersecurity

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Lauren Sigg

Paid Sick and Family Leave Legislation in Response to Coronavirus

As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to sweep the nation, the "Families First Coronavirus Response Act" (the Act) was approved by Congress and signed into law by the President on March 18, 2020 in an attempt to respond…more

Coronavirus/COVID-19, Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Sick Leave, Sick Pay

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Daniel Sullivan

Two Federal Criminal Convictions for Cyberattacks

The month of August saw two federal criminal convictions of individuals involved in significant cyberattacks. In Boston, a federal jury convicted Martin Gottesfeld of one count of conspiracy to intentionally damage a…more

Criminal Conspiracy, Criminal Convictions, Cyber Attacks, Cyber Crimes, Denial of Service Attacks

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Melissa Thompson

FDA Guidance on Cybersecurity in Medical Devices

On December 28, 2016, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued guidance on Postmarket Management of Cybersecurity in Medical Devices. The guidance clarified aspects of the reporting requirements under Part 806 (21 CFR part…more

Cyber Threats, Cybersecurity, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Healthcare, Manufacturers

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Theodore Tucci

Connecticut Legislative Update: Public Act 16-77: An act concerning patient notices, designation of a health information technology officer, assets purchased for the state-wide health information exchange and membership of the state health information technology advisory council

This legislation (P.A. 16-77) makes substantive and technical changes related to Public Act 15-146, a major public health and health care bill passed by the Connecticut Legislature during its 2015 Legislative Session…more

Disclosure Requirements, Health Care Providers, Health Insurance, Health Insurance Exchanges, Hospitals

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Jinhua Wang

Paid Sick and Family Leave Legislation in Response to Coronavirus

As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to sweep the nation, the "Families First Coronavirus Response Act" (the Act) was approved by Congress and signed into law by the President on March 18, 2020 in an attempt to respond…more

Coronavirus/COVID-19, Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Sick Leave, Sick Pay

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Abby Warren

AI Lands in the Workplace

It doesn’t seem fair that human resources (HR) personnel have to manage both labor shortages and overwhelming employee management tasks, but here we are. Companies are facing a critical shortage of skilled workers that is…more

Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Bias, Employees, Hiring & Firing

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Brian Wheelin

Federal Court Rules that FEC Cybersecurity Study is Exempt from FOIA Disclosure

Last week, a D.C. federal judge ruled that an investigative reporter was not entitled to a 2014 cybersecurity study performed by an outside vendor detailing vulnerabilities in the Federal Election Commission’s information…more

Cybersecurity, Data Breach Study, Federal Election Commission (FEC), FOIA, Information Technology

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Jeffrey White

Paid Sick and Family Leave Legislation in Response to Coronavirus

As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to sweep the nation, the "Families First Coronavirus Response Act" (the Act) was approved by Congress and signed into law by the President on March 18, 2020 in an attempt to respond…more

Coronavirus/COVID-19, Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Sick Leave, Sick Pay

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