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Carpe Datum Law
Upcoming Conference! Cyber Risk Management Facing Boards, C-Suites & General Counsel
Prevention, Crisis Management, and Mitigating Personal Liability Thursday, January 31, 2019 8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Breakfast & Registration 8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Program Seyfarth Shaw LLP New York…
Privacy and Cybersecurity Perspectives
Federal Court Dismisses Federal Securities Class Action Based on Data Breach
For many years, the plaintiffs’ bar has been very active in bringing class action litigation against public companies immediately after the announcement of adverse news concerning a company, which many…
Eye On Privacy
Company’s Vendor Suffers Breach, No Business Associate Agreement, $500K OCR Settlement
A Florida staffing agency which provides physicians to hospitals and nursing homes, has agreed to a $500,000 settlement with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil…
The D&O Diary
Dismissal Motion Granted in PayPal Data Breach-Related Securities Suit
As I have noted in several recent posts, plaintiffs’ lawyers seem to have a renewed interest in trying to pursue securities class action lawsuits against companies that have experienced a…
Eye On Privacy
States Taking Actions Against Health IT Companies Over Data Breaches
By Kimberly Rai, Matthew Shatzkes
Twelve state attorneys general have brought suit against two medical Information Technology companies. The AGs allege that the companies, Medical Informatics Engineering Inc. and its subsidiary, NoMoreClipboard LLC, had poor…
CyberAdviser
A Pair of Year-End HIPAA Settlements
A relatively quiet year for HIPAA enforcement is ending with a small flourish. The Office of Civil Rights of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced two…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Multiple Lawsuits filed Against Marriott After Data Breach – “One of the Largest Digital Infestations in History”
By Robinson+Cole's Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Team
Calling the Marriott data breach “one of the largest digital infestations in history,” a putative class action was filed in Oregon this week seeking up to $12.5 billion dollars in…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Privacy Tip #169 – What to Do When You Get the Breach Notification Email from Starwood Hotels/Marriott
I knew I would get it. It was just a matter of time. The dreaded breach notification email from Starwood Hotels/Marriott hit my inbox this Monday. As you know, I…
Technology Law Dispatch
Four Singapore organisations found to be in breach of obligation to protect personal data
By Charmian Aw
On 13 December 2018, the Singapore data protection commission issued four separate decisions against the following organisations, for breaches of the protection obligation under section 24 of the Personal Data…
Declassified
Standing in Data Breach Cases Likely Heading Back to the Supreme Court
By J. Thomas Richie, Michael R. Pennington, Scott Burnett Smith
Data breach plaintiffs often have a very difficult time stating a concrete injury, and courts have wrestled with whether these plaintiffs can file suit in federal court. We have been…