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Addressing Cybersecurity Expectations in Healthcare
2024 is shaping up to be a very active year for regulatory and enforcement developments in the healthcare industry – developments that concern not just hospitals and nursing facilities, but many non-healthcare companies as well, including technology companies, that engage in business practices directly creating compliance risk for the industry….By: NAVEX
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Use of AI Results in Attorney Suspension
The practice of law is not one-size-fits-all. For better or worse, attorneys are generally free to conduct their business as they see fit: working from home, in a traditional office, in large firms, solo practitioners, different practice areas, and different tools. We are guided by certain rules, of course, including the obligation to represent clients…
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Sheriff ok to fire depressed, intoxicated officer who claimed disability after shooting himself
A federal appeals court recently upheld the firing of a law enforcement officer who intentionally shot himself while on duty and intoxicated. The decision reinforces an employer’s right to apply performance and conduct standards to a disabled employee, even when that employee blames their performance or conduct shortcomings on their disability….By: McAfee & Taft
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Valisure Files Citizen Petition on Alleged Benzene in Benzoyl Peroxide, Triggering Lawsuits
Independent laboratory Valisure filed a March 5, 2024, citizen petition (CP) asserting, based on its own testing, that a number of benzoyl peroxide products contain high levels of benzene and that benzene concentrations are increased when the products are stored above normal room temperatures. Valisure further asserts that benzoyl peroxide products expose consumers through direct dermal…
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Rebound Orthopedics & Neurosurgery Announces Data Breach Stemming from February 2024 Cyberattack
On March 7, 2024, Rebound Orthopedics & Neurosurgery filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Montana after learning that the company’s computer network was accessed by an unauthorized party. In this notice, Rebound Orthopedics explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being able to access consumers’ sensitive information….By: Console…
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Kenya Hits Pause on Police Deployment to Haiti
The African nation said it would not send a force until Haiti forms a new government after the Haitian prime minister announced his intention to resign.
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First Aid Ship Heads to Gaza, but Far More Is Needed
The maritime package of more than 200 tons of food is a welcome milestone, but not nearly enough to prevent famine, said relief officials, who called on Israel to allow more aid delivery by land.
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Top Navalny Aide Attacked With Hammer Outside Home in Lithuania
Leonid Volkov, a top aide to Aleksei Navalny, was beaten and sprayed with tear gas as he was pulling up to his house in Vilnius.
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‘Jamming’: How Electronic Warfare Is Reshaping Ukraine’s Battlefields
Drones have become a critical weapon for both sides, but a lack of coordination among troops has put Ukraine at a disadvantage.
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Middle East Crisis: First Sea Shipment of Aid Departs for Gaza
As too little aid reaches Gaza by land, a ship left Cyprus carrying rice, flour and other food in what European officials called the possible start of a maritime supply route.