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On May 3, 2023, the Florida governor signed a comprehensive law (SB 1550) regarding pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). This new law imposes significant new requirements on PBMs. This article discusses only one of these new requirements: a PBM must obtain a license, called a certificate of authority, to act as an insurance administrator, which is…

DO YOU HAVE A COMPLICATED COPYRIGHT? READ THIS STORY. Imagine this: a man is on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi taking photos of crested black macaques, when one of the monkeys takes the man’s camera and snaps a couple hundred photos….By: Whitcomb Selinsky, PC

Researchers at WithSecure cybersecurity firm have seen two malware attacks against Veeam Backup and Replication servers believed to be initiated by cybercrime group FIN7, also known as Carbon Spider, which has also been linked to Darkside, BlackMatter, and BlackCat/ALPHV ransomware variants….By: Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

New and emerging technologies have always carried a host of potential risks to accompany their oft-blinding potential. Just as dependably, those risks have often been ignored, glossed over or just missed as public enthusiasm waxes and companies race to bring a product to market first and most effectively. Automobiles promised to get people (and products)…

On April 25, 2023, the UK Government published its long-awaited Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Bill) which, among other things, introduces a new ex ante regulatory regime for digital markets. The Bill largely follows the Spring 2022 proposals made in the government’s consultation response on the new regime….By: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

On April 28, 2023, Montana State University posted a notice informing students and employees of a system outage. While MSU’s notice was vague, since then, a prominent ransomware group has added MSU to its list of victims….By: Console and Associates, P.C.

On May 2, 2023, Murfreesboro Medical Clinic & SurgiCenter (“MMC”) posted a notice of a “critical infrastructure attack” after learning the company was the target of a “sophisticated criminal cyberattack.” Based on the company’s notice, MMC has not yet confirmed that any patient data was leaked but asked patients to “monitor their personal data for…

In this episode of the Legal Marketing 2.0 Podcast, Guy is joined by Reza Torkzadeh, the founder and CEO of TorkLaw. Torklaw is a plaintiff’s personal injury law firm based in Los Angeles with offices throughout the country. He is the author of The Lawyer as CEO, a book that has obtained record-setting results. He…

On April 27, 2023, the First District Court of Appeal issued an opinion in Walter Wellsfry, et al. v. Ocean Colony Partners, LLC (A165175, April 27, 2023) affirming summary judgment for a golf course owner on the grounds that the injured golfer’s lawsuit was barred by the primary assumption of risk doctrine. In doing so,…