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Data Breach
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HIPAA & Health Information Technology
Advice from OCR’s Breach Parade Reviewing Stand: Verify Whether Your Business Associate is also an Independent Covered Entity
The federal Office of Civil Rights deems it necessary for a covered entity (CE) to verify whether a business associate (BA) is also a covered entity with respect to the…
HIPAA & Health Information Technology
A Peek Behind the OCR Wall of Shame
Ever wonder about those HIPAA breaches that affect less than 500 individuals and don’t get posted on the government website known as the “Wall of Shame”? In a recent presentation to…
HIPAA & Health Information Technology
MD Anderson Posts Notice of Breach on Day 59
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center posted notice on its website of a theft of an unencrypted laptop computer containing data on more than 30,000 patients exactly 59 days…
Inside Privacy
The FTC’s Lawsuit Against Wyndham
By Ryan Mowery Last week, the FTC filed suit in federal court against global hospitality firm Wyndham Worldwide Corporation in connection with a series of data breaches affecting Wyndham and…
Inside Privacy
Sen. Toomey’s Federal Breach Notification Bill Would Preempt More Restrictive State Laws
Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) recently introduced a bill in the United States Senate that would establish a federal breach notification requirement for certain companies and preempt state breach notification laws…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
Connecticut Amends State Breach Law Amid Introduction of Federal Breach Notification Legislation
On June 15, 2012, Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy approved amendments to the state’s breach notification law requiring businesses to notify the state Attorney General in the event of a data…
Privacy & Data Security Law Journal
Video Interview: Discussing the LinkedIn Data Breach Class Action Suit with LXBN TV
By Al Saikali
Following my post on the subject last week, I had the chance to speak with Colin O'Keefe of LXBN regarding the class action suit filed against LinkedIn following their recent…
Real Lawyers Have Blogs
Best in Law Blogs : The LexBlog Network : June 25, 2012
The big legal news of the day comes from the Supreme Court, as they ruled today on Arizona's controversial immigration law and backed their previous ruling in Citizens United. Also,…
Class Action & Mass Torts
LXBN TV: LinkedIn Hit With Class Action Suit following Data Breach—Shook Hardy’s Al Saikali
It took less than ten days for LinkedIn to get hit with a class action suit following a data breach in which Russian hackers allegedly stole 6.5 million passwords. As…
Data Counsel
Connecticut to Require Notice to Attorney General Following a Breach
Connecticut has been in the forefront in protecting the personal information of its residents. In July 2010, in the first action by a state attorney general for violations of HIPAA…