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Identify Theft Litigation Update: Ninth Circuit Upholds Dismissal Of Speculative Claims
By Kelley Drye
Updating a prior post, the Ninth Circuit, in Ruiz v. Gap, Inc., recently upheld a dismissal on summary judgment on the grounds that the mere risk of identity theft is…
Health IT Law Blog
California hospital breached patient privacy by faxing records to a wrong number
Breaches are not always caused by lost laptops or hackers. They often result from simple errors by the hospital's or another provder's own staff. In a very recent example, the…
HIPAA & Health Information Technology
Protected Health Information: The Diverse Parade Of Security Breaches Continues
The requirements under the HIPAA/HITECH statutes for public disclosure of security breaches of Protected Health Information (“PHI”) has brought to light a remarkably diverse parade of breaches of PHI. It…
Technology Law Source
Data Breach Incidents on the Rise
This week, the Identity Theft Resource Center released its 2010 data breach statistics report for data breaches through June 22, 2010. According to this weekly report, 2010 has already seen 325…
Cruise Law News
Royal Caribbean Press Statements And Other Gobbledygook
By Jim Walker
Last week was another rough week for Royal Caribbean. First there were repeated outbreaks of the nasty norovirus aboard the Jewel of the Seas which sickened hundreds of unsuspecting passengers. Then there was the embarrassment…
Health IT Law Blog
Updated: breaches and fines on the rise
The number of reported health information breaches is growing rapidly: 32 breaches were reported on the OCR web site from September 2009 to February 2010, but the number almost tripled, to 93…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
UK Data Breach Reporting Soars
More than 1,000 data security breaches have now been reported to the UK Information Commissioner's Office, including a recent breach involving the disclosure of sensitive financial information by Her Majesty's…
Workplace Privacy, Data Management & Security Report
New Challenges for HIPAA Business Associates Under ARRA and HITECH
Have you noticed that negotiating that business associate agreement has gotten a lot more difficult? Many companies that serve health care providers and health plans, generally known as business associates,…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
HHS To Examine Breach Notification and Risk Mitigation Plans
HHS To Examine Breach Notification and Risk Mitigation Plans
Proskauer on Privacy
Heartland Payment Systems Enters into its Third Settlement Agreement Arising from 2008 Data Breach
Heartland Payment Systems, Inc. reached a settlement with MasterCard on May 19, 2010 for losses resulting from Heartland's massive 2008 data security breach.