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Intercept Pharmaceuticals Confirms Data Breach Resulting in Leaked SSNs, PHI and Financial Account Information
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…
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medQ Confirms Data Breach After Software Encryption Incident
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,…
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Slip Sliding Away: NY Court of Appeals Expands the Scope of Slipping Hazards under Industrial Code § 23-1.7(d)
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
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Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation Confirms Data Breach Following “Operational Incident” Involving Third-Party Vendor
On February 2, 2024, Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation (“Fairway”) filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Massachusetts after discovering that an unauthorized user had accessed a third-party system utilized by Fairway. In this notice, Fairway explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being able to access consumers’ sensitive information,…
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Alabama IVF Clinics: Potential Implications of the LePage Case
On February 16, 2024, the Alabama Supreme Court issued a significant and controversial ruling that gave personhood status to unimplanted human embryos—a decision with considerable implications for in vitro fertilization (“IVF”) clinics in Alabama….By: Goodwin
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Middle East Crisis: Israel Signals a Willingness to Free High-Profile Palestinian Prisoners, Officials Say
Hamas has not yet responded to the proposal, but the shift in Israel’s stance could jump-start negotiations toward a hostage swap and possible cease-fire.
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In Memoriam: The 10 Great Movies That Were Forgotten This Oscar Season
On March 10th, a six-month odyssey will end. Every year starting in early September, Oscar season consumes Hollywood, with expensive campaigns launched and carefully orchestrated rollouts devised. Although the endless chase for trophies might be a turnoff to some, I think, on the whole, the idea of putting a spotlight on great films is a…
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Skull and Bones Sinks Under Weight of Its Own Ambition
Ubisoft’s “Skull and Bones” finally set sail this month after years of production woes and release delays. The game began development over a decade ago, initially starting life as an expansion of the company’s critically and commercial successful “Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag.” That excellent game, one of the best in the long-running “Assassin’s Creed”…
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Article 20
A broken system validates itself in “Article 20,” a Chinese New Year legal thriller that also happens to be a domestic farce and, oh yeah, the latest movie directed by mainland hitmaker Zhang Yimou. Only a filmmaker as hawkish, conflicted, and masterful as Zhang (“Hero,” “Full River Red”) could have sutured together the malformed parts…
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Streaming Ads Are So Much Worse Than Traditional Ad Breaks
I have Spectrum Wi-Fi and cable service at home, and it offers “free” on-demand movies, so I called one of them up recently: “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.” Spoiler alert for anyone who hasn’t seen this 15-year-old film: Towards the end, the beloved wizard Dumbledore is killed by his colleague Severus Snape while the…
