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Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
South Dakota Enacts Breach Notification Law
On March 21, 2018, South Dakota enacted the state’s first data breach notification law, to take effect July 1, 2018.
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
Ninth Circuit Reverses District Court Decision in Zappos Consumer Data Breach Case
On March 8, 2018, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a decision from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada.
The D&O Diary
Do Privacy Issues Represent the Next Big D&O Liability Exposure?
For some time, observers (including me) have been discussing the extent to which the rising numbers of corporate data breaches would translate into to D&O litigation. There of course have…
Data Protection Report
Ninth Circuit further entrenches circuit split over standing in data breach cases
On March 8, 2018, the Ninth Circuit issued its highly anticipated decision in In re Zappos.com, Inc., finding that allegations of future risk of identity theft from a data breach…
Privacy and Cybersecurity
List of Pending 2018 Breach Legislation
By Jon Washburn
While we have yet to see much in the way of major changes (or punishment) following the massive Equifax data breach last year, there are many changes being introduced at…
ContractsProf Blog
Yahoo!’s damages limitation provision in its terms of service might be unconscionable
There's a class action going on over data breaches at Yahoo! between 2013 and 2016, and a recent decision in the case in the Northern District of California, In re:…
CyberAdviser
“Panama Papers” Law Firm Announces Its Closure Due to Fallout from Massive Data Breach
By Edward J. McAndrew, Peter D. Hardy, Alicia M. Went
Mossack Fonseca, the beleaguered law firm at the center of the international Panama Papers scandal, has announced that it is closing its doors. The firm cited "reputational deterioration" that has caused "irreversible…
Healthcare Law Blog
New York Settles EmblemHealth Breach for $575,000
By Kristi Kung
"New York Settles EmblemHealth Breach for $575,000," is a reprint of an article first posted on the Sheppard Mullin Eye on Privacy blog on March 15, 2018. EmblemHealth is one…
Healthcare Workplace Update
Cost-Benefit Analysis 101 for Healthcare Providers
Healthcare entities (and their business associates) face stiff financial penalties for breaches resulting from the internal operations of the healthcare provider: $150,000 for a lost, unencrypted flash drive, $750,000 for…
Money Laundering Watch
“Panama Papers” Law Firm Announces Its Closure Due to Fallout from Massive Data Breach
By Edward J. McAndrew, Peter D. Hardy, Alicia M. Went
The beleaguered law firm at the center of the international Panama Papers scandal – Mossack Fonseca – has announced that it is closing its doors. It offered no apologies. Founded…