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Alston & Bird

LabMD: The End of the FTC in Cyber, or Just a New Path?

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Our Privacy & Data Security Group reviews the Eleventh Circuit’s decision narrowing the FTC’s authority to impose broad cybersecurity measures on defendants, but cautions it would be a mistake to interpret the ruling as...more

Dechert LLP

Appellate Court Directs FTC to Be More Specific in its Data-Security Orders

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In a closely watched data-security case, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit vacated as unenforceable a cease and desist order issued by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) against LabMD, Inc. According to...more

Saul Ewing LLP

FTC Finds Laboratory Security Practices Caused Consumer Harm

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On July 28, 2016, a panel (the “FTC Panel”) of three acting Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) commissioners issued an opinion that found that LabMD, Inc. (“LabMD”) failed to implement reasonable security measures to protect...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Got Data? Actual Harm Not Required for FTC Enforcement Action for Lax Security Measures

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While much of Washington, D.C. is enjoying the slow and hazy days of summer, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is staying busy solidifying its presence as the go-to authority for data security. Most recently, on July 29,...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Lessons for Businesses from FTC’s Opinion on LabMD’s Data Security Practices

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued an Opinion and Final Order finding that the data security practices of LabMD, Inc. were unreasonable, and therefore constituted an unfair act or practice in violation of Section 5...more

Cooley LLP

Alert: FTC Commissioners Find LabMD's Failure to Implement Data Security Practices "Unfair"

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On July 29, 2016, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) announced its long-awaited decision in its LabMD enforcement action. The Commissioners reversed the decision of an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) and held...more

Fenwick & West LLP

FTC Holds That Disclosure of Sensitive Medical Information Due to Lax Security Violates the FTC Act

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Last week, three commissioners from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) held in In the Matter of LabMD, Inc. that a company’s failure to implement reasonable security measures to protect sensitive consumer information on its...more

Carlton Fields

Companies That Collect Sensitive Consumer Data Should Note the FTC’s LabMD Ruling

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The FTC has been a leader in enforcing cybersecurity issues in recent years, and just last week it issued a highly-anticipated decision on its authority to regulate cybersecurity as a form of unfair consumer practice under...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Breaking News: FTC Vacates ALJ’s Ruling and Finds LabMD Liable for Unfair Data Security Practices

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In a ruling issued this morning, the Federal Trade Commission found that LabMD, the defunct Atlanta-based cancer detection lab, failed to protect patient information and is liable for unfair data security practices. The...more

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