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On December 18, 2023, prior to the trading session, VF Corp. (NYSE:VFC) issued a press release disclosing that the company was investigating unauthorized activity on its computer systems – and that the intrusion had encrypted some systems and compromised data….By: Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

A recent EU court decision demonstrates a subtle difference between EU and US privacy laws, and may ultimately influence how US laws are interpreted. The decision of the EU General Court emanated from a court proceeding in Germany that involved a credit rating agency….By: Sunstein LLP

Last year, both Congress and the Biden-Harris administration noticeably increased their attention on Artificial Intelligence (AI). Key congressional committees explored AI implications for health care & life sciences, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and its agencies advanced their own initiatives and as part of the federal government’s efforts to implement……By:…

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has issued its long-awaited proposed rule implementing its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program to protect sensitive, unclassified government information in the possession of defense contractors. The rule sends a strong message to the Defense Industrial Base (DIB): If defense contractors want to do business with DoD, they will…

Under certain circumstances, federal agencies have statutory authority to force inventors of patented technology developed with federal funding to grant licenses allowing others to practice the invention. This authority is known as “march-in.” The government has never exercised these rights in the 43 years since the statutory scheme providing for march-in rights was established….By: Pillsbury…

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana – In this asbestos action, Vanessa Matherne Richardson filed suit alleging that her mother passed away from mesothelioma, which was contracted through exposure to asbestos brought home by her father, plaintiff Ted Matherne Sr., while employed at the Avondale Shipyards from 1965 to 1983….By: Goldberg Segalla

On November 22, 2023, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued its much-anticipated opinion in Hangey v. Husqvarna Professional Products, Inc., affirming the Superior Court’s polarizing decision. Hangey makes it easier for plaintiffs to bring suit in their preferred venues by diluting the common defense argument that a corporate defendant does only a de minimis amount of…

On January 5, 2023, Cooper Aerobics filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of California after discovering unauthorized access to its computer network. In this notice, Cooper Aerobics explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being able to access consumers’ sensitive information, which includes their names, Social Security numbers, addresses,…

On December 29, 2023, Essen Medical Associates, P.C. (“Essen Health Care”) filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Massachusetts after discovering that an unauthorized party accessed the company’s IT network. In this notice, Essen explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being able to access consumers’ sensitive information, which…