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Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Litigation Preparedness Following a Data Breach: Three Tips to Consider During the Incident Response Period

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Data breaches come in many different forms, sizes, and levels of complexity, but they tend to share certain key facts: A third-party bad actor—whether through a phishing attack, a ransomware attack, exploitation of a zero-day...more

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Employment News: PHI, age discrimination, breach of contract

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What's in a name? Return to work was a return to employee's old role - In ICTS (UK) Ltd v Visram the Court of Appeal confirmed that an employee was entitled to receive long term disability benefit until he was able to...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Cyber Briefing: Second “Envelope” Lawsuit Against Aetna, Yahoo to Answer for 1.5 Billion Hacked Accounts and Eighth Circuit...

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As we head into the new week, here’s a quick summary of major data security developments from around the country. Aetna Hit With Second “Envelope” Lawsuit - Aetna Inc. is now facing a second lawsuit over the disclosure...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Class Action Initiated Against Telehealth Provider for Disclosure of Sensitive Information

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A class action was filed in Fort Lauderdale, Florida this week against a national telehealth provider, MDLive Inc. (MDLive) for its mobile app’s alleged secret capture of screenshots containing sensitive patient information...more

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Connecticut Supreme Court Allows Plaintiffs to Circumvent HIPAA’s No Private Right of Action Clause

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In an opinion released on November 11, the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled on whether the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and its implementing regulations preempt a common law claim for...more

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Connecticut Supreme Court Issues Decision That Could Expand State Law Liability in Data Breach Class Actions for Businesses...

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Health care providers have not escaped the recent proliferation of data breach class actions, but plaintiffs generally have been unsuccessful in bringing claims based on the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act...more

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