On March 27, 2024, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s (“CISA”) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“Proposed Rule”) related to the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 (“CIRCIA”) was released on the Federal Register website. The Proposed
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Maine Enacts New Telemarketing Law Requiring Use of FCC Reassigned Numbers Database
On March 25, 2024, Maine Governor Janet Mills signed into law LD 2234, which amends the state’s telephone solicitation statute to prohibit telephone solicitors from “fail[ing] to use the reassigned numbers database to verify that a consumer’s telephone number…
HHS OCR Updates Tracking Technologies Guidance
On March 18, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (“HHS OCR”) updated its “Use of Online Tracking Technologies by HIPAA Covered Entities and Business Associates” guidance addressing how regulated entities may use tracking…
Eleventh Circuit Vacates Settlement Approval Because Plaintiffs Lacked Standing to Seek Injunctive Relief
This blog has covered recent decisions from the Eleventh Circuit that have taken a hard look at class action settlements. For example, we previously discussed the Eleventh Circuit’s per se prohibition on the inclusion of incentive awards for class action…
EU Talking Life Sciences Audiocast: Life Sciences Transactions – Outlook and Trends for 2024
Tune into this episode of Covington’s Life Sciences Audiocast, where Winsome Cheung and George Jenkins discuss the key trends in Life Sciences Transactions for 2024. The speakers discuss the outlook for deal-making in Life Sciences and predictions for deal trends,…
DoD Expands Contractor Cybersecurity Information Sharing Program
On March 12, 2024, the Department of Defense (DoD) published a final rule, revising the eligibility criteria for the voluntary DoD Defense Industrial Base (DIB) Cybersecurity (CS) Activities Program. The intent of the rule is to permit all defense…
AAA Introduces Rule Changes Tailored for Mass Arbitrations
The American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) recently published a set of modified Mass Arbitration Supplementary Rules and a new Consumer Mass Arbitration and Mediation Fee Schedule, both effective January 15, 2024. The modified rules and fee schedule aim to address…
OMB Approves Final CISA Secure Software Attestation Common Form, Triggering Clock for Collection
On March 11, 2024 the Cybersecurity Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), released the much anticipated final version of its common Secure Software Development Attestation Form. Finalization of the form is a notable development for developers of software that is sold to…
China Eases Restrictions on Cross-Border Data Flows
After nearly six months since the initial draft was issued for public comments on September 28, 2023 (see here for our previous alert on that development), on March 22, 2024, the Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC”) issued the final version…