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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider – May 2025
CYBERSECURITY – U.S. Retailers Bracing for Scattered Spider Attacks – Google sent out a warning that the cybercriminal group Scattered Spider is targeting U.S.-based retailers. Scattered Spider is believed to have been responsible for the recent attack on Marks & Spencer in the U.K. A security researcher at Google has posited that Scattered Spider concentrates attacks on…
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Court Affirms Dismissal of Product Liability Claim Over Absence of Driver-Assistance Features
Berkoski v. Honda Motor Company, Ltd., 328 A.3d 986 (N. J. Super., App. Div. 2025) – This product liability action centered on a fatal auto accident; a head-on collision that the plaintiff claimed could have been prevented if the vehicle had been equipped with a “lane departure” warning or other driver-assistance feature….By: Marshall Dennehey
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Florida Court Holds Uber is Not Vicariously Liable for Driver’s Negligence in Fatal Accident
Campo v. Uber Technologies, Inc., 2025 WL 15388 (Fla. 3d DCA 2025) – Florida’s Third District Court of Appeals affirmed summary judgment for Uber Technologies, Inc. and affiliated defendants (collectively Uber), holding Uber could not be held vicariously liable for a driver’s negligence….By: Marshall Dennehey
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Connecticut Court Denies Summary Judgment in Uninsured Motorist Claim Over Unexhausted Coverage Limits
Latney v. Fernandez, 2025 WL 457693, No. HHD-CV-23-6168441S (Sup. Ct Hartford, Feb. 6, 2025) – The Superior Court of Connecticut denied a motion for summary judgment to dismiss a claim for uninsured motorist benefits because they found that the defendant failed to prove that the plaintiff had not exhausted the underlying limits of the alleged…
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U.S. Says Hamas Response to Gaza Cease-Fire Proposal ‘Only Takes Us Backward’
Officials said Hamas was seeking changes on guarantees for a permanent end to war. That has long been the core sticking point with Israel.
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North Korea Gets a Weapons Bonanza From Russia
Kim Jong-un seized on Russia’s need for support in its war against Ukraine. His reward is a rapidly modernizing military that threatens the delicate balance of power on the Korean Peninsula.
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Japanese Islands’ 10th Tadao Ando Museum Caps a Billionaire’s Quest
Benesse Art Site Naoshima, a sprawling art constellation on three islands, adds a 10th museum by the star architect Tadao Ando that caps the cultural quest of Soichiro Fukutake.
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Four Generations of Quilts Come Out of the Family ‘Treasure Chest’
The work of the African American quilters Laverne Brackens and Sherry Byrd, who continue the thread of the family tradition, will be on view at the Berkeley Art Museum.
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Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Cucumbers Sickens 45 People
The outbreak, which was traced to a grower in Florida, has spread to 18 states, according to the C.D.C. Several distributors and stores, including Target, have recalled products containing cucumbers.
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OPEC Plus Members Say They Will Fast-Track Oil Output
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates see a chance to ratchet up production in July, the third consecutive month of accelerated increases.
