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Class Action Fairness Act Mailings 20 Years Later: Continuity and Evolution

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One of the mandates of the Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA) of 2005 was to provide greater visibility into settlements with the goal of generating more transparency on how these settlements affect class members, according to...more

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EU Sustainable Finance Legislative Impact on Private Funds: Overview Guide - June 2023

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The Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) is a European regulation that has applied directly in the EU (and EEA countries) since March 2021. The aim of the SFDR is to provide harmonised disclosure requirements,...more

Morgan Lewis

No More Public Access to German Transparency Register Due to New European Court of Justice Ruling

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The European Court of Justice in a recent judgment nullified a key provision in the 2018 version of the EU Money Laundering Directive requiring that information regarding beneficial owners registered in the European national...more

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Weekly Trends Report – 1/23/2019 Insights

Insight into where e-discovery, information governance cybersecurity, and digital transformation are heading – who is doing what now or in the future, what works and what doesn’t, and what people wish they could do but can’t...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Privacy Perils: Driverless Cars Are the Future, But Are There Privacy Potholes Ahead?

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Driverless cars are no longer a far-off pipe dream. Look for Hyundai and Toyota to showcase their driverless models at the upcoming 2018 and 2020 Olympics (in South Korea and Japan, respectively). Many predict that within 10...more

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Unanimous California Supreme Court Gives Green Light to Plaintiffs to Discover Employee Contact Information - Williams v. Superior...

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In a big blow to employers, the California Supreme Court unanimously held today that plaintiffs and their lawyers must be given access to companywide employee contact information—including addresses and phone numbers—at the...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"New York Requires Contractors to Disclose Employee Salary Data"

In January 2017, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued Executive Order 162 (the order) requiring state contractors to disclose the salary paid to employees who work on the contract. The order attempts to address disparity in pay...more

Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass

The Drone Privacy and Transparency Act of 2017: Overdue or Over-reaching?

On March 15, 2017, Senator Edward Markey (D-Mass.) and Representative Peter Welch (D-Vt.) introduced federal legislation entitled the Drone Privacy and Transparency Act of 2017. The proposed legislation seeks to address...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

New HHS Secretary Delays Effective Date of Part 2 Final Rule

We previously reported that the 30 year old regulations (last updated in 1987) relating to the disclosure of substance abuse treatment information has been updated by SAMHSA to bring it into the modern world of electronic...more

King & Spalding

Vizio Pays $2.2 Million To Settle With The FTC Over Its Data Collection And Sharing Practices

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On February 6, 2017, Vizio Inc., a manufacturer and seller of internet-connected “smart” televisions, agreed to pay $2.2 million to settle allegations by the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the Office of the New Jersey...more

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints

Who is Watching you Watch TV? If You Have VIZIO … Your TV Might Be Watching You

What does your TV-watching history say about you? According to a recent lawsuit against VIZIO, Inc., it might be more than you think! One of the world’s largest sellers of “smart” televisions has recently paid a $2.2 million...more

Alston & Bird

Smart Television Manufacturer Settles by Paying $ 2.2 Million to the FTC and the State of New Jersey

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The FTC and the State of New Jersey recently announced a settlement with Vizio, Inc., in the amount of $2.2 million for tracking consumer behavior using its smart television devices. The complaint alleged that Vizio...more

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Big Brother and your TV – Vizio settles lawsuit with FTC and NJ Attorney General

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Vizio sold more than 11 million smart televisions since 2010. These televisions contained tracking devices which captured consumers’ IP addresses and television watching practices without alerting consumers or getting their...more

McManis Faulkner

Trick Or Treat: Cookies And Consumer Privacy In Online Advertising

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The proliferation of online goods and services means consumer data is available to those with a need or interest in possessing it. One method providers and third party partners employ to collect online consumer data is the...more

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Key Takeaways from the Consumer Protection Forum

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Holland & Knight and the Word of Mouth Marketing Association (WOMMA) hosted a half-day forum that featured government officials discussing hot-button issues in consumer protection regulation and enforcement. Speakers at the...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

New Landmark Consumer Disclosure Rules Trigger Privacy Concerns

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s new “Know Before You Owe” mortgage disclosure rule is designed to prevent surprises at the closing table, but with increased transparency come concerns over borrower and seller...more

Carlton Fields

Domestic Partnership Agreements: Financial Disclosures and Privacy

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To reduce risk of later attack on the domestic partnership agreement, domestic partners should make fair and reasonable financial disclosures to each other prior to signing the agreement. Each partner should disclose to the...more

Pillsbury - Internet & Social Media Law Blog

The Growing Scrutiny of Social Media by U.S. Courts and Agencies

The evolution of social media in business from “occasional accessory” to “integral component” has in turn forced the law itself to evolve in an attempt to address social media’s increasing relevance. Recent developments in...more

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