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|October 21, 2020Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Partner Peggy Beat and Associate Kathryn Traband recently co-authored a Briefing for the American Health Law Association’s (AHLA) Health Information and Technology Practice Group titled "Interoperability, Privacy, and the Common Denominator." The article discusses the current state of affairs concerning the demand for full healthcare interoperability and the related privacy concerns.
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|October 21, 2020On October 19, 2020, the Supreme Court of Georgia ruled in Johns v. Suzuki Motor of America, Inc. that a jury can apportion fault to a plaintiff in strict products liability cases.
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|October 21, 2020Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Chair Sean B. Hoar will join an online panel hosted by York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School Professional Development Program on November 20 and 27 at 9:00 a.m. ET to discuss cybersecurity best practices.
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|October 20, 2020Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Associate Katie Butler will join a PrivacyConnect Denver Online Workshop and Q&A on October 23 at 9:00 a.m. MT. , hosted by OneTrust.
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|October 20, 2020Washington D.C. Administrative Partner Jane C. Luxton will join a virtual panel at the American Bar Association's (ABA) 28th Fall Conference, titled “An Interactive Administrative Law Experience: Effective Agency Engagement,” on October 22 at 10:30 a.m. ET.
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|October 20, 2020San Francisco Partner Brian Slome and Los Angeles Partner Jessica Beckwith recently published an article in the Daily Journal titled “Fulfilling Ethical Obligations Practicing During a Pandemic.” The article discusses the challenges attorneys face when seeking to meet their ethical obligations during the pandemic with respect to communicating effectively with clients and ensuring that these communications remain confidential.
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|October 19, 2020On September 9, 2020, Chief Judge of the State of New York Janet DiFiore began a week-long jury trial pilot program across the state. According to Judge DiFiore, it was expected that jury trials would commence in New York City by mid to late-October, with jury summonses already going out to prospective jurors in the City. As of the writing of this alert, we are pleased to inform you that it appears jury trials are now being conducted throughout New York City and the Greater Metro Area.
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|October 19, 2020On September 5, 2020 the California legislature passed AB 713, amending the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The bill alleviates some of the burdens imposed on medical research and healthcare operations by the CCPA, and imposes new requirements and restrictions on businesses that sell or disclose de-identified health data. The bill also contains an emergency clause enabling it to take effect immediately upon the governor's approval.
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|October 19, 2020Miami Associate Jenna L. Fischman will join a virtual panel discussion for The Copyright Society of the USA Florida Chapter's inaugural “Eleventh Circuit Roundup,” taking place on November 12 at 2:00 p.m. ET.
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|October 19, 2020On April 3, 2020, New York State enacted a new paid sick leave law as part of a comprehensive budget bill. As this newly-enacted law did not replace or diminish city or county paid sick leave laws, it presented certain compliance challenges for New York employers with employees located in New York City or Westchester County, which have their own paid safe and sick leave provisions. To address some of these compliance issues, New York City recently passed amendments to the Earned Safe and Sick Time Act.
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|October 16, 2020Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Associate Steven M. Bucher will join a webinar panel titled “A New Necessity: Why Cyber Security Needs to Be Part of Your Business Plan from Day One,” at the Innovate South 2020 Conference, taking place October 28-30th.
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|October 16, 2020Recently, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 1159 (SB 1159) and Assembly Bill 685 (AB 685), which introduce new measures to address COVID-19 in the workplace, including the creation of a rebuttable presumption of a workplace injury and new notice requirements for employers in the event of a potential COVID-19 exposure.
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|October 16, 2020The 2001 Patriot Act imposed rigorous customer identification program rules on financial institutions that were designed to prevent terrorist financing and money laundering. In September 2018, federal banking regulators created an exemption from these rules to facilitate premium finance lending for commercial customers. On October 5, 2020, regulators issued an Order expanding this exemption to include loans extended by banks and their subsidiaries to all customers to facilitate purchases of property and casualty insurance policies.
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|October 16, 2020Atlanta Partner and Vice-Chair of Lewis Brisbois’ Intellectual Property & Technology Practice Jonathan D. Goins recently authored an Insight article for Bloomberg Law titled “Second Circuit Sets Precedent in 50 Cent Right of Publicity Case.” The article discusses a recent decision issued by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit that will have significant implications for future right of publicity matters, as well as the entertainment industry at large.
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|October 15, 2020Phoenix Partner and Co-Chair of Lewis Brisbois’ Transportation Practice Julie E. Maurer and Associate James M. Duncan recently prevailed on a motion for partial summary judgment when the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah upheld a contractual limitation of liability for a household goods mover.
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