Cybersecurity Standards for the Insurance Sector – A New Patchwork Quilt in the US?

By Harriet Pearson, Timothy Tobin & Morgan Perna on May 13, 2019

In the past two years, multiple state bills that have been introduced in the US to provide for cybersecurity requirements and standards to the insurance sector, with recent legislative activity taking place in particular within the States of Ohio, South Carolina, and Michigan. The entering into effect of multiple state laws in this area may present challenges for insurance providers operating in states where such cybersecurity requirements are provided for.…

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California Consumer Privacy Act: The Challenge Ahead – The CCPA’s “Reasonable” Security Requirement

By Bret Cohen, Paul Otto, Nathan Salminen & Morgan Perna on February 7, 2019

This is the eleventh installment in Hogan Lovells’ series on the California Consumer Privacy Act. Much of the focus on the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) has been on the new rights that it affords California consumers, including the rights to access, delete, and opt out of the sale of their personal information. But arguably the greatest risk to covered businesses involves data security, as the CCPA creates for the first time a private right…

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Illinois Supreme Court Says Infringement of Rights Under Biometric Act Is Sufficient for a Claim, Even Absent Additional Harm

By Timothy Tobin, Fran Faircloth & Morgan Perna on January 28, 2019

The Illinois Supreme Court ruled on January 25 in Rosenbach v. Six Flags Entertainment Corp. that a plaintiff can allege a violation of rights under the state’s Biometric Information Protection Act (BIPA) even without alleging “injury or damage beyond infringement of the rights afforded them under the law.” The court decided the issue solely as a matter of statutory construction under Illinois law. This decision will have a major impact on a number of pending…

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U.S. Court Allows Video Deposition Over EU Deponent’s Privacy Objections

By Michelle Kisloff & Morgan Perna on November 12, 2018

A U.S. court has recently ruled that an EU citizen’s privacy rights and the GDPR do not trump a U.S. litigant’s right to obtain discovery, including video-taped depositions. In d’Amico Dry d.a.c. v. Nikka Finance, Inc., CA 18-0284-KD-MU, Dkt. No. 140 (Adm. S.D. Ala. Oct. 19, 2018), a federal magistrate denied an EU citizen’s motion for protective order, holding that the deponent could not rely on EU privacy law to withhold consent to a…

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California Consumer Privacy Act: The Challenge Ahead – CCPA and Employee Data

By Timothy Tobin, Scott Loughlin & Morgan Perna on October 29, 2018

This is the seventh installment in Hogan Lovells’ series on the California Consumer Privacy Act. The application of the California Consumer Protection Act of 2018 (“CCPA”) to employee data has been the subject of much debate since the first version of the bill was introduced on June 21, 2018 (just days prior to its enactment on June 28). Under a plain language reading of the CCPA, the law likely applies to employee data. However, it…

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California Consumer Privacy Act: The Challenge Ahead – CCPA and Employee Data

By Timothy Tobin, Scott Loughlin & Morgan Perna on October 26, 2018

This is the seventh installment in Hogan Lovells’ series on the California Consumer Privacy Act. The application of the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”) to employee data has been the subject of much debate since the first version of the bill was introduced on June 21, 2018 (just days prior to its enactment on June 28). Under a plain language reading of the CCPA, the law likely applies to employee data. However, it…

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Cybersecurity Standards for the Insurance Sector – A New Patchwork Quilt in the US?

California Consumer Privacy Act: The Challenge Ahead – The CCPA’s “Reasonable” Security Requirement

Illinois Supreme Court Says Infringement of Rights Under Biometric Act Is Sufficient for a Claim, Even Absent Additional Harm

U.S. Court Allows Video Deposition Over EU Deponent’s Privacy Objections

California Consumer Privacy Act: The Challenge Ahead – CCPA and Employee Data

California Consumer Privacy Act: The Challenge Ahead – CCPA and Employee Data

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