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Seattle Tech Week Takeaways: How Software Investors Fund the Right Fit
When an investor is thinking about betting on an up-and-coming software innovator, what do they look for? We asked, and they answered….By: Fenwick & West LLP
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Toyota Confirms Recent Data Breach; Investigation Ongoing
On August 19, 2024, Toyota confirmed reports that the company experienced a data breach affecting personal information belonging to an unknown number of employees and customers. While Toyota has acknowledged the breach, the company’s investigation is still ongoing. However, upon completing its investigation, Toyota will likely send out data breach notification letters to anyone whose…
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Revenue Cycle Management Company, Nobility LLC, Provides Notice of Data Breach
On August 16, 2024, revenue cycle management company Nobility LLC (“Nobility RCM”) filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Texas after discovering that an unauthorized party was able to access confidential information that had been entrusted to the company. In this notice, Nobility RCM explains that the incident resulted in an…
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Consilium Staffing Files Official Notice of Data Breach Affecting an Unknown Number of Consumers
On July 15, 2024, Consilium Staffing, Inc. (“Consilium “) filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Massachusetts after discovering that confidential information in the company’s possession was subject to unauthorized access. In this notice, Consilium explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being able to access consumers’ sensitive information,…
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July 2024 Bounty Hunter Plaintiff Claims
Exploring Trends in California’s Proposition 65: Claims, Chemicals, Products, and More – California’s Proposition 65 (“Prop. 65”), the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, requires, among other things, sellers of products to provide a “clear and reasonable warning” if use of the product results in a knowing and intentional exposure to one…
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Motion for Summary Judgment Denied as Defendant Failed to Prove Lack of Causation
Jurisdiction: Supreme Court of New York, New York County – Plaintiff John P. Reeves alleges asbestos exposure from, among other things, the asbestos-containing caulk of defendant DAP Inc. while serving in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Forrestal from 1961 to 1964….By: Goldberg Segalla
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Middle East Crisis: Israeli and Hamas Officials See Little Chance for Cease-Fire Breakthrough
As the Biden administration expressed optimism, the two sides said major disagreements remained unresolved. The U.S. secretary of state pushed for a deal in visits to Egypt and Qatar.
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War Is Draining Ukraine’s Male-Dominated Work Force. Enter the Women.
More and more women are replacing men mobilized in the army. But there are not enough of them to make up for the labor shortage affecting the economy.
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Zelensky Says Ukraine Now Controls About 480 Square Miles of Russian Territory
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine seized on the incursion’s success to press allies to lift a longtime restriction: the use of Western-supplied long-range weapons against Russia.
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Horticulturist Carlos Magdalena Is Saving Rare Flowers From Extinction
Carlos Magdalena, whose botanical adventures have shades of Indiana Jones, was a driving force in saving the world’s smallest water lily and finding the largest one. He has been called the “plant messiah.”