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Customs and Border Protection Impounds Thousands of Volkswagen Vehicles – On February 14, 2024, it was reported that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) had impounded thousands of Volkswagen Group’s (“Volkswagen”) Bentley, Porsche, and Audi vehicles under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (“UFLPA”). These actions were apparently taken after Volkswagen discovered and voluntarily disclosed…

As arguably the most technologically advanced sport in the world, where cutting-edge R&D is critical to achieving results on the track, it would be reasonable to assume that patents play a pivotal role in protecting innovation within Formula 1. Yet patent applications are rarely filed by F1 teams. Why is this? And, if not by…

“In 2024 and beyond, it’s no longer the big who eat the small, but the fast who eat the slow;” our legal tech learnings from TAP on Tour, Mitratech’s Partner Summit, Legalweek, and more – Amid discussions on profitability as the engine of growth, the changing dynamics within the legal space, data protection and cybersecurity,…

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) released its anticipated Final Rule last week. The Final Rule revises standards for the Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Patient Records under 42 C.F.R. Part 2 (Part 2). It includes some…

The staff of the Division of Investment Management (the “Staff”) has issued a FAQ pertaining to the rule and form amendments adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) in October 2022, which require open-end mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”, and together with open-end mutual funds, “funds”) registered on Form N-1A to transmit…

On February 22, 2024, Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Intercept”) filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Massachusetts after discovering that an unauthorized party was able to access confidential information that had been entrusted to the company. In this notice, Intercept explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being able to…

On February 23, 2024, medQ, Inc. filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Maine after discovering that hackers accessed and encrypted a software platform used by medQ. In this notice, medQ explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being able to access consumers’ sensitive information, which includes their names,…

The New York Court of Appeals recently expanded the types of hazards encompassed by Industrial Code § 23-1.7(d). In so doing, the court increased the likelihood of Labor Law § 241(6) liability for property owners, contractors and their agents in suits arising from construction, demolition, and excavation-site accidents….By: Goldberg Segalla