In this month's edition, we examine the landmark data breach class action in the English High Court against Equifax, the FTC's complaint against data colocation company RagingWire and a Utah business-to-business company's...more
12/4/2019
/ Commercial General Liability Policies ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Denial of Insurance Coverage ,
Equifax ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
International Arbitration ,
Misrepresentation ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
Settlement ,
Target ,
UK
On October 22, 2019, Skadden hosted our Ninth Annual Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Enforcement and Litigation Seminar in New York, which focused on U.S. enforcement issues companies face throughout the industry. The key...more
12/2/2019
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Big Data ,
CDRH ,
Charitable Organizations ,
Co-payments ,
Data Privacy ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Dietary Supplements ,
Disgorgement ,
Drug Pricing ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Advertising ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Food Manufacturers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Lanham Act ,
Life Sciences ,
Medical Devices ,
NAD ,
Off-Label Promotion ,
OIG ,
OPDP ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Physician Compensation Arrangements ,
Pleading Standards ,
POM Wonderful v Coca Cola ,
REMS ,
RICO ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management ,
SCOTUS ,
Tobacco
In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine the California attorney general's draft regulations on the California Consumer Privacy Act, the CJEU's clarified rulings on the use of cookies, the...more
11/4/2019
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Cookies ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Crime Insurance Policies ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Draft Guidance ,
e-Privacy Directive ,
Email ,
Fantasy Sports ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Health Technology ,
Healthcare ,
Medical Devices ,
Medical Software ,
New Amendments ,
Non-Discrimination Rules ,
Notice Requirements ,
Personal Data ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Right to Delete ,
Spoofing ,
State and Local Government ,
Verification Requirements ,
Vulnerability Assessments
In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine five amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act, the EU Court of Justice's rulings on the "Right to Be Forgotten" and what qualifies as a joint...more
10/2/2019
/ Amended Rules ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Class Action ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Controller ,
Discovery Disputes ,
EU ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Marriott ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Phishing Scams ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
Right to Be Forgotten ,
UK ,
United States
One of the foremost threats companies face today is that posed by cybercriminals, and the unique vulnerabilities of companies in the oil and gas sector create heightened cybersecurity risks for those pursing transactions in...more
9/27/2019
/ Acquisitions ,
Contract Terms ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cyber Insurance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Due Diligence ,
Hackers ,
Merger Agreements ,
Mergers ,
Network Security ,
Oil & Gas ,
Popular ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Security Standards
In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine the European Parliament's report on whether and how the use of blockchain technology can comply with the General Data Protection Regulation, as well as...more
9/5/2019
/ Blockchain ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Cyber Policies ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
EU ,
European Parliament ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Insurance Industry ,
Misrepresentation ,
NAIC ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
Risk Assessment ,
Security Risk Assessments ,
Settlement ,
State Data Breach Notification Statutes ,
State Insurance Administrations ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblowers
In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine New York's new laws expanding consumer protection for data breaches, the D.C. Circuit's two rulings deepening the split regarding standing in data...more
8/2/2019
/ Article III ,
Biometric Information ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Cookies ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Debit and Credit Card Transactions ,
Equifax ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Hackers ,
Identity Theft ,
Injury-in-Fact ,
Malware ,
New Legislation ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Search Results ,
Settlement ,
Spokeo v Robins ,
Standing ,
State and Local Government ,
State Data Breach Notification Statutes ,
UK
In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we reflect on the GDPR's one-year anniversary while also examining the EU's new Cybersecurity Act. We also take a look at HHS' new guidance on direct liability of...more
7/2/2019
/ Appeals ,
Business Associates ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Credit Cards ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Sellers ,
Dish Network ,
EU Cybersecurity Act ,
European Council ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Liability ,
Merchant Fees ,
Opt-Outs ,
Payment Processors ,
Personal Information ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
State and Local Government ,
State Data Breach Notification Statutes ,
TCPA
In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine expanded data breach notification laws in New Jersey and Washington state, as well as the SEC's risk alert regarding cloud-based storage solutions. We...more
6/3/2019
/ Amended Rules ,
Annual Reports ,
Cloud Storage ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection Authority ,
Data Security ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Finland ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
Risk Alert ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
State Data Breach Notification Statutes ,
UK
In this month's Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine several recent U.K.-related cybersecurity developments and the SEC's risk alert reminding investment advisers and broker-dealers to follow through on implementing...more
5/1/2019
/ Broker-Dealer ,
Canada ,
Commercial General Liability Policies ,
Cyber Insurance ,
Cyber Policies ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Data-Sharing ,
Denial of Insurance Coverage ,
Designated Contract Markets (DCMs) ,
ENISA ,
Equifax ,
EU ,
Fines ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Government Investigations ,
Hackers ,
Investment Adviser ,
NCSC ,
OCIE ,
PIPEDA ,
Popular ,
Privacy Comissioners ,
Privacy Laws ,
Privacy Policy ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Regulation S-P ,
Risk Alert ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Surveys ,
TCPA ,
UK ,
UK Data Protection Act ,
UK ICO ,
Unsolicited Faxes
In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine new cybersecurity legislation in California and Massachusetts, the British government's updates to its cybersecurity laws in anticipation of Brexit and...more
4/2/2019
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Credit Reporting Agencies ,
Credit Reports ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Gramm-Leach-Blilely Act ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
Public Comment ,
State Data Breach Notification Statutes ,
Thailand ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
In this month's edition, we examine a judge's ruling allowing an investor suit against Equifax, the dismissal of a class action against the insurer CareFirst and President Donald Trump's launch of a federal artificial...more
3/4/2019
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Class Action ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Department of Financial Services ,
Dismissals ,
Equifax ,
Facebook ,
Federal Cartel Offices ,
Federal Data Privacy ,
GAO ,
Germany ,
Investors ,
NAIC ,
NYDFS ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Trump Administration ,
User-Generated Content
As a reminder, entities covered by the New York State Department of Financial Services’ (NYSDFS) Cybersecurity Regulations (23 NYCRR Part 500) (Cybersecurity Regulations) are required to submit their annual certification of...more
In this month's edition, we examine cybersecurity-related state Supreme Court rulings in Pennsylvania, Vermont and Illinois; the Department of Health and Human Services' cybersecurity guidelines for the health care industry;...more
2/2/2019
/ Actual Injuries ,
Adequacy Requirement ,
Annual Reports ,
Attorney General ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Common Law Claims ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cyber Insurance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection Acts ,
Data Protection Authority ,
Denial of Insurance Coverage ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
IL Supreme Court ,
Japan ,
Neiman Marcus ,
New Guidance ,
PA Supreme Court ,
Phishing Scams ,
Policy Exclusions ,
Public Hearing ,
Security Standards ,
Settlement ,
State Attorneys General ,
Statutory Rights ,
VT Supreme Court
The Illinois Supreme Court ruled that an Illinois biometric privacy law does not require individuals to show they suffered harm other than a violation of the law in order to bring suit. As a result, entities are at a greater...more
1/31/2019
/ Appeals ,
Article III ,
Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Class Action ,
Data Collection ,
IL Supreme Court ,
Injury-in-Fact ,
Privacy Laws ,
Right to Privacy ,
Standing ,
Statutory Rights
In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine the European Commission's second annual review of the Privacy Shield and the Department of Commerce's guidance on how to comply with the Privacy Shield...more
1/4/2019
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Banking Sector ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Commissioner ,
Ethics ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
European Central Bank ,
European Commission ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Institutions ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Human Rights ,
Identity Theft ,
Payment Systems ,
Popular ,
Privacy Policy ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Public Comment ,
Security Risk Assessments ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
UK Brexit
In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine a declaration on ethical considerations for artificial intelligence, the annual joint review of the Privacy Shield, a new lawsuit from a snack food...more
12/5/2018
/ Administrative Review ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Banks ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Lexicon ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Officers (DPOs) ,
Denial of Insurance Coverage ,
EDPS ,
Ethics ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Stability Board ,
FSB ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Human Rights ,
Insurance Litigation ,
Malware ,
Personal Data ,
Policy Exclusions ,
Popular ,
Privacy Concerns ,
Privacy Laws ,
Property Insurance ,
Ransomware ,
Secretary of Commerce
In this month's Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine recent trends and court decisions, including a new law in Ohio that provides a safe harbor from tort-based data breach claims if the company adopts certain security...more
10/2/2018
/ Affirmative Defenses ,
Amended Rules ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Class Action ,
Computer Fraud Insurance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Security ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Internet of Things ,
Personal Data ,
Popular ,
Privacy Policy ,
Private Right of Action ,
Social Engineering ,
State Attorneys General ,
State Legislatures ,
UK ,
UK ICO
In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine Brazil's new data protection regulation, the French data protection authority's warning to two companies of potential GDPR violations and the U.S....more
9/7/2018
/ Appeals ,
Brazil ,
Breach Notification Rule ,
CNIL ,
Computer Fraud Insurance ,
Consent ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Data Protection Acts ,
Data Protection Authority ,
Data Protection Officers (DPOs) ,
Data Retention ,
Denial of Insurance Coverage ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Email ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
France ,
Fraudulent Transfers ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Geological Data ,
International Data Transfers ,
Japan ,
Japan-EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) ,
NCCIC ,
Personal Data ,
Policy Terms ,
Popular ,
Public Private Partnerships (P3s) ,
Reciprocity Rules ,
Reversal ,
Scams ,
Social Engineering ,
Spoofing ,
Standard Contractual Clauses ,
Warning Letters ,
Wire Fraud
Most companies have strengthened their cybersecurity defenses against outside hackers, but many often neglect the equal threat posed by those within their network walls — employees who already have privileged access to...more
1/30/2018
/ Accessibility Rules ,
Confidentiality Agreements ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybertheft ,
Data Security ,
Employee Misconduct ,
Employee Monitoring ,
Employee Training ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Hackers ,
Health Care Providers ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Insider Breach ,
Misappropriation ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Popular ,
Separation Agreement
In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine new privacy laws in Germany, an FTC settlement with an alleged consumer loan company over unfair and deceptive practices, the dismissal of a data...more
8/2/2017
/ Children's Toys ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Cyber Insurance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Data Protection ,
Dismissals ,
EU ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Germany ,
Incident Response Plans ,
Lenders ,
Member State ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Settlement ,
Standing ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
Cybercrime has emerged as one of the foremost threats a company faces. As a result of a few keystrokes, a company may find its customers’ data sold on the dark web, its intellectual property in the hands of a competitor or...more
4/20/2017
/ Acquisitions ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cyber Insurance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Due Diligence ,
Incident Response Plans ,
Indemnification Clauses ,
Mergers ,
Network Security ,
Ransomware ,
Representations and Warranties ,
Risk Management
Cybersecurity has in recent years become an integral component of a board’s role in risk oversight, but directors often find themselves in unfamiliar territory when it comes to formulating policies and oversight processes...more
4/14/2017
/ Board of Directors ,
China ,
Compliance ,
Customer Information ,
Cyber Insurance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Security ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
NYDFS ,
Oversight Committee ,
Popular ,
Ransomware ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
State and Local Government