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ITC Monthly Wrap-Up: April 2023
This month, there were four new complaints filed at the U.S. International Trade Commission….By: Fish & Richardson
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The “Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework” – Finally a Legally Secure Data Transfer to the United States?
Since the European Court of Justice (ECJ) declared the “Safe Harbour” agreement—which had permitted U.S. companies to comply with EU restrictions on the transfer of personal data outside the EU—invalid in October 2015, transatlantic data traffic has been fraught with significant hurdles and uncertainties. With virtually all European companies relying on data processing by U.S.…
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Surprising no one, those pursued to pay for PFAS contamination are buckling under the weight of those claims. What’s next?
Hundreds and hundreds of claims for personal injury and property damage associated with PFAS contamination have been accumulating in the courtroom of a Federal Judge in South Carolina. A little over four years ago the Federal Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation determined that Federal claims that Aqueous Film-Forming Foams (AFFF) containing PFAS used to fight…
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Ransomware Group Adds Academy Mortgage to Victim List, Raising Concerns of a Major Data Breach
On May 15, 2023, reports began to surface about a potential Academy Mortgage data breach after a well-known ransomware group added the company to its list of victims. While Academy Mortgage has not yet verified these reports, the hackers responsible for the attack claim to have obtained a wealth of “personal data” from the mortgage…
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Fertility Specialists Medical Group Experiences Data Breach Following Cybersecurity Incident
On May 15, 2023, Fertility Specialists Medical Group filed a notice of data breach with the Montana Attorney General after confirming that an unauthorized party illegally accessed confidential patient data stored on the company’s computer network. Based on the company’s official filing, the incident resulted in an unauthorized party gaining access to patients’ first and…
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The Heritage Group Notifies Current and Former Employees of Data Breach
On May 1, 2023, the Heritage Group filed a notice of data breach with the Office of the Maine Attorney General after an unauthorized party gained access to the company’s computer network and was able to access confidential information belonging to certain current and former employees and their dependents. Based on the company’s official filing,…
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Ukraine’s Allies Wrangle Over Sending F-16 Fighter Jets
The United States is resisting a European push for the powerful fighters. But will it relent, as it did before with tanks, rocket launchers and air defense missiles?
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Gains Near Bakhmut Raise Ukraine’s Hopes of a Turning Tide
The advances have been small, and Russians still hold most of the city, but Ukrainians say they see a meaningful shift in momentum.
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French Resistance Fighter Goes Public About Execution of German P.O.W.s
Forty-seven soldiers were shot dead and secretly buried shortly after D-Day, a veteran says. The story was hidden for decades.
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Ecuador’s President Dissolves Congress Amid Impeachment Trial
President Guillermo Lasso disbanded the National Assembly as the opposition-led body was trying to oust him on embezzlement charges.
