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Data Breach
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Privacy World
Federal Court Refuses to Approve Settlement in Data Privacy Litigation, Finding “Substantial Questions” Regarding Plaintiffs’ Capacity to Sue
By Kristin Bryan, Angelo Carosio
CPW recently covered Tsao v. Captiva MVP Rest. Partners, LLC where the Eleventh Circuit aligned itself with others that “declined to find standing on an ‘elevated risk of identity theft’ theory…
Cleary Enforcement Watch
D.C. District Court Rejects Privilege Claim for Post-Data Breach Forensic Report
By Rahul Mukhi, Alexis Collins, Jonathan S. Kolodner, Claire Santiago
Last month, in Guo Wengui v. Clark Hill, PLC, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia granted Plaintiff’s motion to compel production of Defendant’s third-party forensic investigation…
Cleary Cybersecurity and Privacy Watch
D.C. District Court Rejects Privilege Claim for Post-Data Breach Forensic Report
By Rahul Mukhi, Alexis Collins, Jonathan S. Kolodner, Claire Santiago
Last month, in Guo Wengui v. Clark Hill, PLC, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia granted Plaintiff’s motion to compel production of Defendant’s third-party forensic investigation…
Privacy World
Walmart CCPA Class Action Litigation Update: Will Plaintiff’s Claims Get Kicked by Court?
As readers of CPW know, the Lavarious Gardiner v. Walmart Inc. et al. case is unusual. Back in July 2020, Plaintiff filed a class action complaint against Walmart alleging that…
Triage Health Law
Federal Appellate Court Tosses Out HIPAA Penalty for Healthcare Data Breaches, Criticizes OCR
In a dramatic rebuttal of how the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights’ (“OCR”) has historically enforced HIPAA with potential far-ranging consequences, the Fifth Circuit Court…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
Florida Water Hack Shows Danger of Remote Access Vulnerabilities
On February 8, 2021, Pinellas County, Florida officials announced that a hacker had remotely gained access to the City of Oldsmar's water treatment system on two separate occasions and was…
Health Care and Life Sciences
BIG NEWS: Federal Appeals Court Vacates Multi-Million Dollar HIPAA Penalty, Criticizes Government’s Interpretation of HIPAA Regulations
By Kristin Bryan, Elliot Golding, Christina Lamoureux
CPW has previously covered the proliferation of data breaches, including in the healthcare context. In a dramatic rebuttal of how the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil…
Tech Law Blog
DPC fines UCD €70,000 for GDPR breach
The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has imposed a €70,000 fine on University College Dublin (UCD) for failure to implement appropriate security measures; storing data longer than necessary, and delaying…
Privacy World
BIG NEWS: Federal Appeals Court Vacates Multi-Million Dollar HIPAA Penalty, Criticizes Government’s Interpretation of HIPAA Regulations
CPW has previously covered the proliferation of data breaches, including in the healthcare context. In a dramatic rebuttal of how the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil…
Ride the Lightning
Law Firm Data Breach Compromises Medical Health Data in Pittsburgh
Infosecurity reported on February 8 that a cyberattack on law firm Charles J. Hilton & Associates P.C. (CJH) has potentially exposed the personal health information (PHI) of more than 36,000…