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Former President Biden’s Executive Order to Strengthen U.S. Cybersecurity and Consumer Trust
On January 17, 2025, days before the inauguration, former President Joe Biden issued an executive order titled Strengthening and Promoting Innovation in the Nation’s Cybersecurity (EO 14144). Building on previous efforts, including Executive Order 14028, this directive seeks to bolster cybersecurity across federal systems, supply chains and critical infrastructure from adversarial nations, particularly from the…
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Missouri AG Announces New Rule for Big Tech
Missouri’s attorney general (AG) announced on X.com (formerly Twitter) that he is “issuing a rule requiring Big Tech to guarantee algorithmic choice for social media users.” [X.com post (January 17, 2025, roughly 3:35 p.m. EST)] He intends to use his authority “under consumer protection law,” known as the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act in that state,…
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In the Matter of ‘accessiBe’ – Can This Case Provide a Window into the Direction of Andrew Ferguson’s FTC?
On Jan. 3, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a settlement with software provider accessiBe. At first, accessiBe seems to be a simple, routine FTC case following the traditional formula: Advertising + False Promises = FTC Action. However, at second glance, accessiBe can provide a much-needed window into the direction of the next FTC administration….By:…
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FTC Announces Proposed Settlement with GoDaddy Incorporating Prescriptive Cybersecurity Requirements
On January 15, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a proposed settlement with GoDaddy Inc. (GoDaddy) for making false or misleading representations about their security practices in violation of Section 5 of the FTC Act….By: Alston & Bird
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Maine DEP Proposes Currently Unavoidable Use Procedures for PFAS in Products Law
Maine’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recently published a proposed rule prescribing procedures and criteria for determining Currently Unavoidable Uses (CUU) of intentionally added per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in products subject to Maine’s PFAS in Products law (38 M.R.S. § 1614)….By: DLA Piper
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Octagon Sends Round of Data Breach Letters Following Recent Cybersecurity Incident
On December 31, 2024, Octagon, Inc. filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Massachusetts after discovering that confidential information entrusted to the company was subject to unauthorized access. In this notice, Octagon explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being able to access consumers’ sensitive information, which includes their…
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E & M Insurance Files Notice of Data Breach Following Data Security Incident
On January 17, 2025, E & M Insurance LLC filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Vermont after discovering that the company’s email system was compromised. In this notice, E & M Insurance explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being able to access consumers’ sensitive information….By: Console and…
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Consumer Product Safety Commission Recalls
In subrogation cases where the insured’s damages were caused by a defective product, the fact that the product at issue is or was subject to a recall announced by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) may help to establish that the product was defective when it left the manufacturer’s possession and control……By: White and Williams…
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Arizona Court of Appeals Clarifies Proper Scope of Deposition Questioning and Gives Litigants Early Look at New Special Action Rules
The Arizona Court of Appeals recently held that in a deposition, a party must answer any relevant, non-harassing question, unless the answer is privileged. Attorneys are on notice that sanctions are fair game if they instruct their clients not to answer non-privileged questions in a deposition….By: Snell & Wilmer
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One Family in Gaza Returned Home. But Home Was Gone.
“It took us a few minutes to accept that this pile of rubble was our home,” said Islam Dahliz, whose family was ordered by Israeli forces to evacuate Rafah in May.
