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Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
Stimulus Package Includes Breach Notice Obligations and Substantial Changes to HIPAA
Provisions of the economic stimulus legislation (known as the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (“ARRA”)), recently passed by the U.S. House of Representatives, require certain entities to notify affected individuals,…
CAFA Law Blog
Making Your List? Checking It Twice? If so, Make Sure This Outstanding Seminar is On It!
If you have been a good boy or girl, then you can go to the best Class Action Seminar in the New Year at a discount! Since the seminar is…
Drug & Device Law
A Class Action Settlement Rant (TJX Security Breach Litigation)
By Bexis
On January 17, 2007, TJX Companies announced that hackers had broken into its computer systems. The intruders stole data relating to over 45 million credit and debit cards. Predictably, the…
Mass Tort Defense
Class Counsel Fees Approved, But Reluctantly
By Sean Wajert
At MassTortDefense, we typically focus on product liability, toxic tort, and consumer fraud litigation. But a recent decision arising from the largest
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
Election Poll Books Thrown Out in Indiana
The head of Indiana's Delaware County Democratic Party, Margie Landers, said she regrets that party workers dumped dozens of election poll books containing voters' names, addresses, dates of birth, and…
Life Sciences Legal Update
A Baby Step Toward Reasonable Class Action Fees?
By Lisa Baird
On Monday, the District Court of Massachusetts issued a notable attorney's fee award decision in a class action arising from a data privacy breach, In re TJX Companies Retail Securities…
InsureReinsure
Information Security Breaches and Appropriate Responses – New Mandatory Security Rule in Massachusetts and Privacy Policy in Connecticut
An increase in data breaches affecting various industries, including banking, insurance and other financial services, has been profiled recently. These developments require companies to anticipate problems, develop new responsive policies…
Proskauer on Privacy
449 Data Breaches Reported this Year
There have been 449 data breaches reported in media in 2008, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center’s 2008 Data Breach List. That number exceeds the 2007 year-end total, and…
HIPAA & Health Information Technology
“Opps,” BC/BS Did it Again
First in New Jersey . . . now in Georgia. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported yesterday that last week BC/BS of Georgia sent over 202,000 EOB letters to the wrong addresses.…
CAFA Law Blog
Winning the Battle, but Losing the War!
Pisciotta v. Old Nat. Bankcorp, 499F. 3d 629 ( 7th Cir. (Ind.) August 23, 2007). The plaintiffs filed suit in federal district court under CAFA against Old National Bankcorp (ONB)…