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Which Red Tie Did the Most?
The Republican candidates may have sparred at the first debate of the 2024 presidential campaign, but most agreed on a color.
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When Is the Second Debate, and Who Will Be There?
The Republican National Committee will hold its second primary debate on Sept. 27 at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California.
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Current Patent Litigation Trends
According to Docket Navigator, 2022 was the first year since 2019 that the annual number of new patent cases fell below 5,300. Before 2019, the annual number of new cases had not been below 4,300 since 2011….By: BakerHostetler
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Diving into the Washington My Health My Data Act – Part Eleven: HIPAA vs. WMHMDA (for table lovers)
This is Part Eleven in a series of legal updates on the Washington My Health My Data (“WMHMDA”), where Quarles continues its deep dive into the various factors and intricacies of WMHMDA that are creating waves in the privacy space – and not just for the health and life sciences industry….By: Quarles & Brady LLP
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California Privacy Regime Secures Unprecedented Adequacy Recognition from Dubai
California is the first U.S. state to secure an adequacy decision from the Dubai International Financial Center Authority….By: Jones Day
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Supreme Court Holds the FCA Scienter Standard Is Subjective, but How Will This Impact Future FCA Litigation?
On June 1, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously settled a long-standing dispute over a subjective versus objective standard for scienter under the False Claims Act (FCA), holding that a defendant’s own subjective belief is relevant to scienter, rather than what an “objectively reasonable” person may have known or believed….By: Epstein Becker & Green
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Oregon Becomes 11th State to Enact a Comprehensive Data Privacy Law
On July 18, 2023, Oregon Governor Tina Kotek signed Senate Bill 619, referred to as the “Oregon Consumer Privacy Act” (“OCPA” or “the Act”), making Oregon the 11th state to enact a comprehensive data privacy law….By: Jones Day
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University of Minnesota Investigates Data Breach Following Purported Cyberattack
Recently, the University of Minnesota (“U of M”) confirmed that it is investigating a data breach after hackers claimed to have obtained over seven million Social Security numbers from the school’s computer network. However, at this point, U of M has not yet confirmed the data types that may have been subject to unauthorized access…
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MidFirst Bank Files Notice of Data Breach Impacting Consumers’ Social Security Numbers
On August 22, 2023, MidFirst Bank filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Texas after discovering that consumer information that had been entrusted to the company was subject to unauthorized access. In this notice, MidFirst Bank explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being able to access consumers’ sensitive…
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Litigation Over Lahaina Wildfire Commences as Residents Claim Negligence of Hawaiian Electric Industries Resulted in Over 100 Deaths
Earlier this month, wildfires tore through the Island of Maui. While the fires affected an estimated 17,000 acres, the town of Lahaina was hit the hardest, leaving over 114 people dead and another 850 missing. More recently, residents who lost loved ones in the Lahaina fire have started filing lawsuits against Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc.,…
