Topic
Genetic Information
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Regulatory Oversight
California’s Solo 23andMe Settlement Follows Earlier Multistate Agreement
By Troutman Pepper Locke State Attorneys General Team
On October 19, 2026, California Attorney General (AG) Rob Bonta announced a $6 million settlement with Chrome Holding Co., the successor to the genetic testing company 23andMe. The settlement resolves…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Privacy Tip #509 – Genetic Information of Military Members Compromised
In November 2025, the Department of Veterans Affairs entered into an agreement with Baylor Genetics to provide nationwide pharmacogenomic (PGx) and germline genetic testing services across the VA healthcare system.…
Global Policy Watch
Illinois Expands Genetic Privacy Law to Biomarkers
By Libbie Canter, Elizabeth Brim, Clare Mathias
The Illinois Governor recently signed SB 2886, which expands the scope of the state’s Genetic Information Privacy Act (“GIPA”) to include “biomarker testing” and “biomarker.” GIPA currently regulates the collection,…
Regulatory Oversight
State AGs Reach Novel Multistate Settlement With Genetic Testing Company 23andMe
By Troutman Pepper Locke State Attorneys General Team, Kaitlin Clemens, Bianca Nalaschi
Key Point: A multistate coalition of 42 state AGs reached a landmark $150 million settlement with 23andMe over a 2023 data breach affecting 6.9 million customers, marking the largest AG…
Consumer Class Defense Blog
Consumer Counterpoint: Episode 17 – Genetic Information Privacy Act
By Kristine Argentine, Paul Yovanic Jr.
Episode 17 is now live. In this episode of Consumer Counterpoint, Kristine Argentine and Paul Yovanic discuss the Illinois Genetic Information Privacy Act (GIPA), providing a high-level overview of its…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Tempus AI Faces Class Action Cases for Collection of Genetic Information in Acquisition
Multiple class action cases have been filed against Tempus AI alleging that, during its acquisition of Ambry Genetics, the company improperly collected and disclosed genetic information without obtaining prior written…
Global Regulation Tomorrow
Protecting genetic information is no joke – Australian Parliament bans use of genetic test results in life insurance
By Ray Giblett (AU), Timothy Chan (AU), Joshua Kan
On 1 April 2026, an inauspicious date given the gravity of the subject matter, the Australian Parliament passed the Treasury Laws Amendment (Genetic Testing Protections in Life Insurance and Other…
Global Policy Watch
Utah and South Dakota Enact Genetic Privacy Laws as Other States Advance Bills
By Libbie Canter, Clare Mathias
At the state level, genetic privacy remains a fast-moving topic, and states continue to introduce and advance bills regulating genetic data. Several proposals that we covered in more detail earlier…
Inside Privacy
Utah and South Dakota Enact Genetic Privacy Laws as Other States Advance Bills
By Libbie Canter, Elizabeth Brim, Clare Mathias
At the state level, genetic privacy remains a fast-moving topic, and states continue to introduce and advance bills regulating genetic data. Several proposals that we covered in more detail earlier…
Washington Journal of Law, Technology & Arts
The Fall of 23andMe
By Washington Journal Of Law, Technology & Arts
Photo by Google DeepMind on Pexels.com By: Jacqueline Purmort-Labue Following its reputation-damaging data breach in 2023 and subsequent reduced demand for testing kits, 23andMe filed for bankruptcy in late March…