Just over a month after the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) went into effect, the State of California enacted a data privacy law, the scope and breadth of which rivals the GDPR. While the...more
7/17/2018
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New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has been in hot pursuit of organizations in his state that fail to maintain the security and privacy of personal information. On March 6, 2018, the Attorney General’s office...more
On June 2, 2015, the Second District Illinois Appellate Court affirmed the decisions of two lower courts, which had dismissed breach of privacy cases for lack of standing. The cases were consolidated for the purposes of the...more
Social media can be an effective and easy way to connect with friends and professional contacts. However, it can also serve as a tool for institutions and principal investigators involved in enrolling subjects in clinical...more
On July 10, 2014, a Kane County, Illinois Circuit Court granted a motion to dismiss with prejudice in favor of Advocate Health & Hospitals Corporation (Advocate) in a class action case arising out of a breach of patients'...more