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Data Breach
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Hunton Insurance Recovery Blog
If a Data Breach Occurs and Nobody Reads It, Does It Constitute “Publication”?
By Syed S. Ahmad, Michael S. Levine
Syed Ahmad, a partner in the Hunton & Williams LLP insurance recovery practice, was quoted in an article by Law360 concerning the Fourth Circuit’s April 11, 2016 decision in Travelers…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
21st Century Oncology data breach litigation update
We previously reported that 21st Century Oncology suffered a data breach affecting 2.2 million patients and has been sued in at least two class action lawsuits following notification to the…
The Policyholder Perspective
Court Upholds Coverage Under General Liability Policy for Claim Alleging Failure to Protect Data
By Brian Himmel, Mike Sampson, Caitlin Garber, Brian J. Willett
In an encouraging development for insureds, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit held that a health care company’s general liability insurer was required to defend the…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Sony settles employees’ class action suit for up to $8M
The Sony data breach in 2014 was one of the most significant breaches experienced and was a first on many fronts. It was alleged to have been caused by North…
Ad Law Access
Are You Covered? Fourth Circuit Finds CGL Insurance Coverage for Data Breach
By Kelley Drye
As data breaches have continued to grow over the past few years, interest in cyber insurance coverage has grown along with it. This week, the Fourth Circuit upheld a lower…
InsureReinsure
Fourth Circuit Affirms CGL Duty to Defend for Medical Records Breach
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a Virginia federal district court’s summary judgment ruling for the insured under a CGL policy, finding that the insurer had a duty…
Carpe Datum Law
Is Data Really a “Toxic” Asset?
By Richard Lutkus, EnCE, EnCEP, CEH, Natalya Northrip, CIPP/US, CIPP/E, Jaime Raba
In his “Data Is a Toxic Asset” blog post, Bruce Schneier argues that data is a toxic asset and that the lesson all the recent data breaches are teaching us…
Life Sciences Legal Update
Expect Increased State AG Enforcement Actions on Health Data Incidents
By Divonne Smoyer, Brad Rostolsky
Businesses working with U.S. customer or employee data are very familiar with the roles the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and other federal agencies…
Health Law Update
Webinar: Is Your Organization Compromise Ready?
Please join BakerHostetler’s Privacy and Data Protection team on Wed, Apr 20, 2016 for a webinar to cover the results of the 2016 BakerHostetler Data Security Incident Response Report. Trends,…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Hacker steals Norfolk Admirals customer data
A Norfolk Admirals fan notified the Admirals last week that his information was posted online. Another customer found out that her information was posted online from the service Have I…