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Advarra Announces Recent Cybersecurity Incident Leading to Data Breach that Leaked Consumers’ SSNs
On December 20, 2023, Advarra filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Montana after discovering a recent cybersecurity incident affecting the company’s computer network. In this notice, Advarra explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being able to access consumers’ sensitive information, which includes their names and Social Security…
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December 2023: The month that changed the product safety and liability landscape in Europe
December 2023 was an intense month for the European product safety and liability landscape, with updates by the EU legislator on three important pieces of legislation in recent weeks. For the time being, most UK product safety and liability laws still derive from the EU, but recent months have shown clear resolve by the UK…
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Policies Alone Fall Short: Establishing a Standard of Care and Duty Requires More Than Internal Procedures
Key Points: A defendant’s violation of its own policies and procedures does not establish a standard of care for the industry. The order of a new trial was improper and the trial court’s prior order for directed verdict and final judgment in the defendant’s favor was properly reinstated….By: Marshall Dennehey
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Security 1st Title Confirms Recent Data Breach, Reports Leaked Social Security Numbers
On December 21, 2023, Security 1st Title, LLC filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Maine after discovering that an unauthorized party accessed the company’s IT network. In this notice, Security 1st explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being able to access consumers’ sensitive information, which includes their…
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U.N. Resolution on Gaza Passes but Stops Short of Calling for Cease-Fire
After a week of heated negotiations, the U.N. Security Council approved a measure that called on Israel and Hamas to pause the fighting to allow for the delivery of more humanitarian aid.
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For Archbishop of Canterbury, Heading Anglican Church Is ‘High-Wire Act’
Serving as the spiritual leader of 85 million Anglicans in an increasingly secular world is just one of the challenges for Justin Welby. He also had a king to crown and immigration policy to condemn.
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Mass Shooting in Prague Brings Grief and a Focus on Guns
After a student killed 14 people at a premier university, questions swirled. Did the Czech Republic’s permissive attitude toward gun ownership play a role?
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Strike in Somalia Said to Kill Mastermind of Attacks on Americans and Kenyans
Maalim Ayman, a senior leader of the extremist group al-Shabab, was believed responsible for attacks in Kenya on a university town that killed 148 people, and on a U.S. military base that killed three Americans.
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Israel-Hamas War: U.N. Security Council Passes Gaza Aid Resolution as U.S. Abstains
The measure calls for a major increase in aid to beleaguered Palestinian civilians, but aid organizations and critics of Israel and the U.S. harshly objected to its failure to call for a cease-fire.
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Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire
Among this past year’s unexpected synchronicities, there’s now a shared space in the Venn Diagram that compares the American singer/songwriter Taylor Swift with the Indian writer/director Prashanth Neel. In 2023, both artists re-released their own re-recorded work, though Neel seems reluctant to describe his latest movie as a remake. Still, the pumped-up action fantasy “Salaar:…
