With the influx of business investment into West Virginia, there is both excitement and a recognized need for housing to meet current and future demand. A renewed focus on economic development by the state of West Virginia has…
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/ Construction Law, Real Estate - Residential, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
United States Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) have proposed the Artificial Intelligence Civil Rights Act of 2024 (AI Civil Rights Act), which is comprehensive legislation aimed at regulating the…
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/ Civil Rights, Consumer Protection, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
In an opinion issued on Sept. 20 by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Mexico, Judge David T. Thuma held that the Rooker-Feldman doctrine does not prevent a bankruptcy court from determining whether the…
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/ Administrative Law, Bankruptcy, Civil Procedure
California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed A.B. 3048, an amendment to California's landmark consumer privacy act that dealt with the delivery of opt-out preference signals installed in mobile and web browsers. The proposed…
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/ Consumer Protection, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
On Sept. 17, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that it has reached a Consent Decree with AT&T Services Inc. to resolve an investigation into a data breach that occurred in January 2023. AT&T's vendor…
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/ Communications & Media Law, Consumer Protection, Privacy
On April 22, the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released a Final Rule prohibiting the use and disclosure of protected health information (PHI) related to lawful…
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/ Civil Rights, Health, Privacy
In a recent news release, Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael J. Hsu reiterated the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's (OCC) support for the FDIC's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the brokered deposit rule…
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/ Finance & Banking, Science, Computers, & Technology
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) released guidance regarding its planned changes to the Bank Merger Act (BMA). The New Rule:
Explicitly adds financial stability as a key factor for assessing mergers,…
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/ Consumer Protection, Finance & Banking, Mergers & Acquisitions
The North Carolina Medical Board ("Board") recently issued a guidance document describing a situation involving a physician serving as the medical director of a medical spa, where the medical spa is owned by a non-licensee…
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/ Business Organizations, Health, Professional Malpractice
An Illinois federal judge has denied Meta's attempt to dismiss a biometric privacy class action involving its Messenger and Messenger Kids apps. The plaintiffs, a group of parents and children, allege that Meta unlawfully…
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/ Communications & Media Law, Consumer Protection, Privacy
On Sept. 13, the Colorado Attorney General’s Office proposed amendments to the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) affecting biometric data, children's privacy, and opinion letters…
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/ Consumer Protection, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
In July, the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit found the FCC’s Universal Service Fund (USF) to violate the Constitution in several ways. This decision reversed an earlier decision by a panel of the court upholding…
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/ Administrative Law, Communications & Media Law, Constitutional Law
In what should come as no surprise to FinTech sponsor banks, the FDIC is reemphasizing the need to maintain control over synthetic account ledgers in the wake of the Synapse collapse. On September 17, the FDIC's rulemaking board…
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/ Administrative Law, Finance & Banking, Science, Computers, & Technology
This is part of a series from Nelson Mullins' AI Task Force. We will continue to provide additional insight on both domestic and international matters across various industries spanning both the public and private sectors…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Consumer Protection, International Law & Trade, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) has taken a step towards enhancing transparency and public engagement around its objectives and priorities by launching its official blog. This platform, available at CPPA Blog |…
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/ Business Organizations, Consumer Protection, Privacy
