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SaaS Remains Subject to TPT in Arizona
By Geoffrey L. Gunnerson and Tony Caldwell The Arizona Court of Appeals, Division One, affirmed lower Arizona court rulings that sales of leased software in Arizona constitutes a sale of tangible personal property (TPP), which are subject to Arizona’s transaction privilege tax (TPT) requirements….By: Snell & Wilmer
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FDA Requests Public Input on Increasing Access to Home-Use Health Technologies
The Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH), the section of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) responsible for the regulation of medical devices, has issued a request for public comments on expanding patient access to medical technologies intended for use by patients in their homes. The June 1, 2023 notice from CDRH includes a…
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Supreme Court Rejects “Objectively Reasonable” Defense to False Claims Act Liability
The SuperValu case arose from separate lawsuits against two companies that operate retail drug pharmacies across the country: SuperValu Inc. and Safeway, Inc. In each case, a whistleblower – on behalf of the federal government – brought FCA claims against the company for allegedly overcharging Medicare and Medicaid in seeking reimbursement for prescription drugs. The…
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The University of Rochester Provides Notice of Possible Data Breach Stemming from Vulnerability in File Transfer Service
On June 2, 2023, the University of Rochester (“UR”) posted a notice on its website explaining that the University is currently responding to a data breach resulting from a vulnerability with a third-party file transfer. While the University of Rochester’s systems were not breached, confidential information belonging to faculty and students may be at risk…
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Progress Software Corporation Confirms Recent MOVEit Vulnerability, Raising Concerns of Future Data Breaches
On May 31, 2023, Progress Software Corporation posted a notice on its website confirming a recently discovered SQL injection vulnerability related to the company’s MOVEit Transfer and MOVEit Cloud. Based on the company’s post, the vulnerability could result in an unauthorized party gaining access to the computer networks of the companies that use these services.…
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Canopy Children’s Solutions Confirms Recent Cyberattack and Provides Notice of Likely Data Breach
On June 2, 2023, Mississippi Children’s Home Society, CARES Center, Inc., Mississippi Children’s Home Services, Inc., d.b.a. Canopy Children’s Solutions (“Canopy”) issued a press release announcing a recent data breach. While Canopy has confirmed the cyberattack, the company is still in the process of determining what confidential data was affected by the breach….By: Console and…
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South Jersey Behavioral Health Resources, Inc. Posts Notice of Cyberattack and Investigates Possible Data Breach
Recently, South Jersey Behavioral Health Resources, Inc. (“SJBHR”) posted a “Notice of Data Privacy Event” on its website after confirming a recent cyberattack. Based on the company’s notice, the incident resulted in an unauthorized party gaining access to consumers’ names and contact information, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, dates of birth, medical record numbers,…
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Mission Community Hospital Confirms Recent Ransomware Attack and Investigates Potential Data Breach
On May 31, 2023, a ransomware group added Mission Community Hospital to its victim list, claiming to have stolen 2.5 TB of data, including a large amount of patient data. While Mission Community Hospital has confirmed the breach, the hospital is still investigating the incident and has not yet released a list of compromised data…
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Destroyed Kakhovka Dam in Ukraine Floods War Zone and Forces Evacuations
Experts suspect an explosion collapsed the dam on the Dnipro River. Kyiv and Moscow blamed each other, and residents downstream were forced to evacuate to escape the cascading waves.
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Internal Blast Probably Breached Ukraine Dam, Experts Say (Cautiously)
With Russia and Ukraine blaming each other for the collapse of the Kakhovka dam, experts say that an external attack or even structural failure might explain the disaster, but that it is not likely.
