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FTC and CA AG Settle with DNA Testing Firm for Allegations of Misrepresentation
The Federal Trade Commission and the California Attorney General teamed up against California company CRI Genetics, LLC filing a joint complaint against the company alleging that it engaged in deceptive practices when it “deceived consumers about the accuracy of its test reports compared with those of other DNA testing companies, falsely claimed to have patented…
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New York Governor Proposes Stringent Cybersecurity Regulations for Hospitals
New York is the first state to propose cybersecurity requirements for all hospitals operating in the state to address patient safety and other cybersecurity related issues….By: Jones Day
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Staples Confirms System Outage Was Due to Cyber Attack, Raising the Possibility of a Data Breach
Earlier this week, Staples, Inc. confirmed that it was the recent victim of a cyberattack, requiring the company to shut down portions of its computer network. While Staples is still in the process of bringing its systems back online, it expects normal operations will resume shortly, at which point the company will then investigate whether…
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Filing a Writ of Summons Will Not Toll the Statue of Limitations If Subsequent Actions Stall Litigation
Dewitt Wimbs v. Molly Wolfson, Slip Copy, 2023 WL 5607356 (Table) – Dewitt Wimbs appealed from the order entered in the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County (trial court) that granted Molly Wolfson’s preliminary objections based on the statute of limitations and dismissing his personal injury complaint. Wimbs argued that the trial court erred…
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9/11, Twenty-Two Years Later: The Fight to Obtain Financial Compensation for Responders and Their Survivors
In 2001, my law offices were located at 115 Broadway in Lower Manhattan, an easy five-minute walk from the Twin Towers. Following the horrific attacks on September 11th, our building, like so many in the area, was engulfed in a toxic cloud of dust and debris. That dust cloud would go on to sicken more…
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Foreign Insurer, Whose Agents Are Located in Hillsborough County, Granted Motion to Transfer Venue from Miami-Dade County to Hillsborough County
Preziosi West/East Orlando Chiropractic Clinic, LLC a/a/o Jayne Bemba Kaye v. First Acceptance In. Co., County Court, 11th Judicial Circuit Miami-Dade County, Case No. 2022-005732-SP-24, Section MB-01, Jun. 15, 2023 -The instant suit was filed by the plaintiff, Preziosi West/East Orlando Chiropractic Clinic, LLC a/a/o Jayne Bemba, against First Acceptance Insurance Company in relation to…
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Data Breach at McCord LLC Leaks Social Security Numbers of Securities America Customers
On November 14, 2023, Securities America, Inc. (“SAI”) filed a notice with the Attorney General of Vermont describing a data breach at McCord LLC, an unaffiliated company that registers its financial professionals with SAI. In this notice, SAI explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being able to access consumers’ sensitive information, which…
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Israel Resumes Offensive in Gaza Strip After Truce With Hamas Ends
Talks on extending a weeklong cease-fire broke down, with each side blaming the other. The truce had included the release of hostages held in Gaza for people in Israeli prisons.
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COP 28 Climate Summit: Global Warming Talks Begin Amid Deep Tensions
World leaders spoke in Dubai against a backdrop of rising temperatures and two major wars.
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A Russian Village Buries a Soldier, and Tries to Make Sense of the War
In Russia, the pain and loss of the war in Ukraine are felt most profoundly in small villages, where a soldier’s burial produces not just grief but a yearning to find meaning in his death.
