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The Impact of Stolen Credentials
This week, Schneider Electric confirmed that it is investigating a security incident involving its JIRA internal development platform. The attacker group, “Grep,” allege that it stole 40 GB of data from the JIRA platform by using stolen credentials, including “75,000 unique email addresses and full names for Schneider Electric employees and customers.”…By: Robinson+Cole Data Privacy…
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Federal District Court Dismissed Plaintiff’s Claims for Negligent Hiring, Training, Retention, Supervision, and Entrustment
Brearey v. Ramsahai, 2024 WL 2848297, No. 24-cv-01693 (E.D. Pa. June 5, 2024) – Often in matters involving simple motor vehicle accidents, plaintiffs attempt to throw in claims relative to negligent hiring, training, retention, supervision, etc. as a means of bolstering the “shock value” of their claim in an attempt to engage in “reptile theory”-style…
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Northern District of Indiana Excludes Battery Expert Opinions Based on Flawed Methods
On Sept. 30, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana released an opinion and order excluding the opinions of a proposed lithium-ion battery expert. The now dismissed case, American Home Assurance Company v. Makita Corporation of America, stemmed from a fire at a “tow-behind trailer” manufacturing facility in Elkhart, Indiana. According…
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Pennsylvania Superior Court Finds the Treatment of a Dog Bite Undeniably “Arises Out of” the Dog Bite and Medical Negligence Claims Related to the Treatment Are Barred by Plain Language of the Release
Early v. Patient First Medical Group, et al., 311 A.3d 608 (Pa. Super. Dec. 26, 2023) – The plaintiff was bitten by a dog and treated by the defendants. She later filed a medical malpractice action against the providers who treated the dog bite. But before that, the plaintiff, who was unrepresented at the time,…
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Rhode Island Enacts Statutory Ban on Consumer Products and Firefighting Foams with Intentionally Added PFAS
In late June 2024, Rhode Island joined the growing list of states that have enacted phased bans on the manufacture, sale, and distribution of various types of products containing PFAS. Rhode Island’s statute, entitled the Consumer PFAS Ban Act of 2024, applies to the manufacture and sale of new products within certain product categories, and…
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Hungary’s Viktor Orban and European Far-Right Leaders Welcome Trump’s Return
Viktor Orban of Hungary and other right-wing European politicians hail the return of a U.S. president who shares their tough views on issues like immigration.
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How My War Came Home
A reporter thought of his city in the west of Ukraine as a haven from Russian bombs — until a strike hit his street.
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Antisemitic Attacks Prompt Emergency Flights for Israeli Soccer Fans
Dutch and Israeli officials said the fans had been attacked in Amsterdam after tensions flared around an Israeli team’s visit.
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Argentina Drove Down Teen Pregnancy. Then Came Javier Milei.
Argentina has been known as one of Latin America’s most socially progressive countries. But President Javier Milei’s austerity measures have cut programs aimed at helping women.
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Gazan Rescue Service Has Stopped Operating in the North
Residents had to dig through rubble in search of their neighbors after the main emergency service in Gaza said it had stopped operations in the north because it had come under Israeli attacks.
