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Privacy Law Recap 2024: Data Security
Continued cyberthreats drove expanded data security and breach notification requirements in 2024. Although sectors deemed high-risk saw significant activity, we also saw proposed regulations that stand to have a significant impact on a wide swath of private companies in the year to come. The highlights include: – Enhanced sectoral regulations. On the federal front, the…
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Hackers Orchestrate Cyberattack Against PIH Health, Claiming Massive Data Breach
On December 8, 2024, PIH Health posted a website notice confirming reports that the health system had experienced a cyberattack. In this notice, PIH Health explains that, while the incident is still under investigation, the organization was indeed the target of a ransomware attack….By: Console and Associates, P.C.
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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and Texas Tech Health El Paso Announce Massive Data Breach
Recently, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso (collectively, “Texas Tech Health Sciences Centers,” or “the HSCs”) posted a website notice explaining that the organizations experienced a cybersecurity event….By: Console and Associates, P.C.
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ConnectOnCall.com Files Notice of Data Breach Leaking Patients’ Sensitive Information
On December 13, 2024, ConnectOnCall.com, LLC (“ConnectOnCall”) filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of California after discovering that an unauthorized party was able to access its computer network….By: Console and Associates, P.C.
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N.J. Supreme Court Rules No Coverage Available due to Intentional Wrong Exclusion in Policy
On December 12, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that there was no coverage available to an employer for its employee’s workplace personal injury lawsuit under the employer’s workers’ compensation and employer’s liability policy. Notably, the Supreme Court affirmed the application of a New Jersey-specific endorsement within the employer’s liability coverage part that precludes coverage…
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California federal court declines to dismiss putative class action over recalled mislabeled products
A California federal court denied a Japanese convenience store chain’s motion to dismiss and to strike classwide allegations of food mislabeling, finding the named plaintiff had standing to assert claims for injunctive relief and that defendant Daiso Holding USA Inc. (“Daiso”)’s requests to strike the class allegations and disgorgement remedy were premature. Fukaya v. Daiso…
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Syria’s New Leader Calls on Countries to Drop Terror Designation and Lift Sanctions
Ahmed al-Shara stressed diplomacy in an interview but criticized Israel’s advance into Syrian territory. A statement said to be from Bashar al-Assad, the ousted leader, defended his decision to leave for Russia.
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German Government Collapses as Chancellor Olaf Scholz Loses Confidence Vote
Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a confidence vote, deepening the political turbulence in one of the continent’s most powerful economies.
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Fears of Humanitarian Crisis on Mayotte After Tropical Cyclone Chido
Officials on the archipelago off the eastern coast of Africa said the number of people killed by Tropical Cyclone Chido could be much higher than the 21 now confirmed dead.
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Why America’s Kurdish Allies Are Under Threat in a New Syria
The Kurds helped the United States contain the Islamic State. Now they fear a resurgent Turkey that has long considered them an adversary. Here’s a guide.
