The California attorney general’s (AG) July 1, 2025, proposed settlement with Healthline Media LLC (Healthline) marks the third cookie-related California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) settlement in as many months (alongside the...more
New Jersey’s Office of Consumer Protection has prepared proposed rules for the New Jersey Data Privacy Act (NJDPA) (Proposed Rules). While the bulk of the Proposed Rules consist of recitations of the obligations found in the...more
6/4/2025
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On April 22, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) changes to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA Rule) were published in the Federal Register. The updates will go into effect on June 23, 2025, and...more
5/15/2025
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Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Retention ,
Data Security ,
Data-Sharing ,
Parental Consent ,
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Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Transparency
Following our recent client alert, learn more about enforcement targeting website tracking technologies and the impact on organizations in 2025. Elliot Golding and David Saunders share further insights from working with...more
1/27/2025
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Cookies ,
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Data Privacy ,
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Risk Management ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Web Tracking ,
Websites
On October 30, 2024, the Colorado attorney general (AG) announced a November 7, 2024, public rulemaking hearing to receive feedback on its latest proposed Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) regulations...more
California is set to amend the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) with two recent amendments that have been signed into law. Assembly Bill (AB 1008) and Senate Bill 1223 (SB 1223) aim to clarify how the law...more
On November 30, 2023, the Illinois Supreme Court unanimously held in Mosby et al. v. The Ingalls Memorial Hospital et al. that when biometrics of healthcare employees are collected in the course of providing medical services,...more
12/5/2023
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Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
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Illinois ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Technology
On July 18, 2023, the Illinois Supreme Court denied a petition for rehearing in Cothron v. White Castle System, Inc., 2023 IL 128004. The denial comes five months after the Illinois Supreme Court ruled that claims accrue...more
7/25/2023
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Damages ,
Data Collection ,
Disclosure ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
IL Supreme Court ,
Illinois ,
Privacy Acts ,
State Privacy Laws
The legal privacy landscape is quickly shifting as new consumer privacy laws spring up each year. Alcohol companies looking to maximize their customer data must understand how to comply with applicable privacy rules and...more
6/2/2023
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Customer Information ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Use Policies ,
Distilleries ,
Marketing ,
Privacy Laws ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Supply Chain ,
Webinars ,
Wineries
In a country that is still struggling with an opioid epidemic, and where there are enough rules and laws regulating the dispensing of medication to fill a tome, it makes sense that medical providers across the nation are...more
4/4/2023
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Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Employees ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Fingerprints ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hospitals ,
Physicians ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Prescription Drugs ,
State and Local Government ,
State Privacy Laws
During speeches earlier this month, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco and Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division Kenneth A. Polite, Jr. announced significant changes to the way DOJ evaluates corporate...more
3/17/2023
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Clawbacks ,
Compliance ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
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Data Privacy ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Electronic Communications ,
Electronic Devices ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Executive Compensation ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
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International Data Transfers ,
Noncompliance ,
Penalties ,
Pilot Programs ,
Self-Disclosure Requirements ,
Voluntary Disclosure ,
Webinars
On February 17, 2023, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled in Cothron v. White Castle System, Inc., 2023 IL 128004, that claims accrue under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) each time data is collected and...more
On February 2, 2023, the Illinois Supreme Court held that all causes of action brought under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), 740 ILCS 14/1 et seq., are subject to a five-year statute of limitations....more
On May 27, 2022, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) released draft regulations (though still not yet part of a formal rulemaking process) that include what would be seismic changes to California Privacy Rights...more
6/2/2022
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Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
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On September 17, 2021, a panel of the Illinois Appellate Court for the First District issued a significant decision on the question of which statute of limitations apply to claims under the Illinois Biometric Information...more
9/22/2021
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Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Illinois ,
Informed Consent ,
Rules of Civil Procedure ,
Statute of Limitations