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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Auto Insurer Settles With New York AG Over Insurance Application Platform Security Issues

The New York Attorney General recently entered into an assurance of discontinuance with Root Insurance Company following a 2021 data incident. According to the AG, the threat actors obtained people’s drivers’ license numbers...more

Cozen O'Connor

NY Settles With Insurer on Data Breach Rooted in Security Deficiencies

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New York AG Letitia James settled with Root Insurance Company to resolve allegations that the company’s data security deficiencies led to a 2021 data breach involving 72,000 people, in violation of state consumer protection...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

New York attorney general files complaint over insurance data breaches

On March 1, New York State Attorney General Letitia James filed a complaint in the Supreme Court of the State of New York against a group of insurance companies and a parent corporation. The complaint alleged these companies...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Marriott Settles for $52M & Enhances Data Protections After Multi-State Investigations

Marriott has agreed to pay $52 million dollars and implement new consumer data protections to settle investigations by attorneys general from 49 states and the Federal Trade Commission, following data breaches that occurred...more

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

Businesses Have 30 Days to Report a Security Breach of New Yorker’s Private Information

New York State Governor Hochul recently gave us a “pre” New Year’s gift: effective on December 21, 2024, any individuals or businesses possessing the “private information” of New Yorkers must notify them, and certain state...more

Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A.

The Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act: Minnesota Becomes the 18th State to Enact a Comprehensive Consumer Privacy Law

On May 24, 2024, Governor Walz signed into law the Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act (MNCDPA). This landmark law is the first set of comprehensive consumer privacy standards specific to Minnesota residents. The law will...more

Cozen O'Connor

The State AG Report – 1.11.2024

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Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: • Democratic AGs Support CFPB Proposal to Oversee Digital...more

Vedder Price

CCPA Relief at Risk:  California Attorney General Announces New Investigative Sweep

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A recent announcement by California Attorney General Rob Bonta may curtail the relief experienced by California’s largest employers who are benefitting from the delayed enforcement of the newest California Consumer Privacy...more

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AG James Alleges Sporting Goods Retailer Whiffed on Defending Consumer Data

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New York AG Letitia James settled with Sports Warehouse, Inc. and affiliated entities to resolve allegations that the online sporting goods retailer maintained poor data security practices that led to the compromise of...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

New York AG Releases Data Security Guidelines on Consumer Personal Information Protection

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Drawing from her experience investigating and prosecuting businesses in the aftermath of cybersecurity breaches, New York Attorney General Letitia James released a guide to help companies implement effective data security...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Colorado AG Releases Second Draft of Proposed Colorado Privacy Act Rules

On December 21, 2023, the Colorado Attorney General released a second draft of the Colorado Privacy Act Rules, revising the previous draft of the proposed rules. Our analysis of the first draft of the rules can be found here....more

King & Spalding

Georgia Home Health and Hospice Provider to Pay $425,000 to Resolve Allegations of Inadequate Computer Security in Connection with...

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Aveanna Healthcare, LLC, a Georgia-based home health and hospice care company, entered a consent judgment with the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office (the AG's Office) on November 3, 2022, agreeing to pay $425,000 to...more

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Experian and T-Mobile Agree to Combined $15 Million Multistate Settlements over 2015 Data Breach

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A group of 40 AGs reached settlements with Experian Information Solutions, Inc. and T-Mobile USA, Inc. concerning a 2015 data breach experienced by Experian that allegedly compromised the personal information of more than 15...more

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CCPA Financial Penalties: Four Takeaways from the California AG’s $1.2 Million Enforcement Action that Should Inform Your...

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We warned you last summer that California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) enforcement was heating up! The California Attorney General (“CAG”) announced a settlement with cosmetics retailer, Sephora. That, among other penalties,...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Utah Consumer Privacy Act: What Businesses Need to Know

With the recent signing of the Utah Consumer Privacy Act (UCPA) by Gov. Spencer J. Cox on March 24, 2022, Utah has become the fourth state to enact a comprehensive law addressing consumer data privacy, joining California,...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Oregon Attorney General Reports Rise in Data Breaches

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Data breaches and ransomware attacks are on the rise. On October 7, Oregon Attorney General Rosenblum announced an increase in data breaches reported to his office. The first nine months of 2021 involved 131 reported...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

A New Sheriff in Town: Enforcement of the CCPA Picks Up Under Bonta

The California Office of the Attorney General (OAG), under the leadership of new Attorney General (AG) Rob Bonta, has taken significant actions in recent weeks indicating that it is ramping up and potentially adding a new...more

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41-State Data Breach Settlement | Additional CCPA Regulations | Suit Over Patient Discharge Notice

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Antitrust- Attorneys General Testify in House Hearing on Big Tech and Competition- •On March 18, 2021, Colorado AG Phil Weiser and Nebraska AG Doug Peterson testified before the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial,...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Further Amendments to CCPA Regulations Are Approved and in Effect

California’s Office of Administrative Law approved further revisions to the Attorney General’s CCPA regulations on March 15, 2021. The revisions went into effect upon approval. In substance, the revisions are identical to...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

California AG Approves Additional CCPA Regulations

The California Attorney General has approved some modifications to regulations of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The four new changes, which become effective today, are described by the California AG as...more

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Class Actions Quarterly Update: Biometric Privacy Claims Not Barred by Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act

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Class actions brought under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) continue to trend upward in favor of plaintiffs. Enacted in 2008, BIPA regulates the collection, use, storage, retention, and destruction of...more

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10 Areas Of Privacy Law That Look Ripe For Change In 2021

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While still in its relative infancy, privacy law has quickly become a turbulent teenager, with constant change around the world. At a minimum, 2021 will require meaningful efforts to implement the changes of 2020, with a...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

California AG Releases Fourth Set of Proposed Modifications to CCPA Regulations

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On December 10, the California attorney general released the fourth set of proposed modifications (Proposed Modifications) to the implementing regulations of the CCPA. These Proposed Modifications come only one month after...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

California Attorney General Shows No Sign of Slowing CCPA Rulemaking with Fourth Set of Proposed Modifications

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The California Attorney General’s Office recently released a fourth set of proposed regulatory modifications to the California Consumer Privacy Act (the “CCPA”)....more

Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass

Tis’ the Season – AG Proposes New Modifications (4th Set) to CCPA Regulations

California Consumer Protection Act (“CCPA”) regulations have been in the spotlight for most of 2020. Even after the final regulations went into effect on August 14, 2020, the Attorney General’s office has proposed further...more

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