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Data Breach
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Inside Privacy
House Debates Federal Data Breach Legislation
This morning, the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, chaired by Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX), held a hearing to determine what elements should be included in federal data breach…
Inside Privacy
House Subcommittee to Hold Hearing and Begin Drafting Data Breach Bill
Tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade will hold a hearing to determine what elements should be included in federal data-breach legislation. The following witnesses are…
Covington Digital Health
HIPAA 2015 Enforcement Priorities Highlight Cyber Threats, But Timing of HIPAA Compliance Audits Still Uncertain
By Covington Digital Health Team
On January 13, 2015, Jocelyn Samuels, director of the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, briefed reporters on the agency’s HIPAA enforcement…
Workplace Privacy, Data Management & Security Report
FTC’s Hammer Gets Bigger with LabMD Case
The on-going fight to hammer out the extent of the Federal Trade Commission’s authority to bring regulatory enforcement actions in data breach cases took another blow last week in LabMD…
HL Chronicle of Data Protection
Data Breaches Hit the Board Room: How to Address Claims Against Directors and Officers
By Jon Talotta, Michelle Kisloff, Christopher Pickens
News headlines about data breaches are becoming more and more common. During the last year alone, major retailers, restaurants, and financial institutions have all reported data breaches. The traditional aftermath…
Subject to Inquiry
White House Proposes Expansive Data Breach Notification Bill
By Government Investigations Group
Last week, President Obama proposed wide-reaching legislation to establish a uniform, nationwide standard for data breach notifications that envisions a significant enforcement role for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).…
Manufacturing Law Blog
Five 2015 Corporate Compliance / Litigation Issues Manufacturers Need To Keep An Eye On
It is our annual tradition at the beginning of each year to report on significant issues that face manufacturers/distributors in the year ahead. Two weeks ago, Matt reported on significant…
Business + Intellectual Property + Internet Law
Significant Cyberspace Developments of 2014
It's a bit late for a year-end wrap-up, but better late than never, right? For those who may have missed some of these, here are my picks for some of…
HIPAA & Health Information Technology
HIPAA Compliance Trends for 2015
As she had done in 2014, Marla Durben Hirsch interviewed my partner Elizabeth Litten and me for her annual Medical Practice Compliance Alert article on compliance trends for the New…
Privacy and Cybersecurity
President Obama to Announce New Privacy Initiatives in SOTU
By Evan J. Nagler The State of the Union Address, scheduled for January 20, 2015, will contain new initiatives related to privacy, White House officials say. The known initiatives are the introduction…