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Maine Legislature to Consider Amendment to Right to Repair Law While Other States Ponder Legislation of Their Own - Seyfarth's...

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On May 15, 2025, the Maine Joint Committee on Housing and Economic Development voted to allow the full Maine legislature to consider an amendment that would narrow the scope of the state's Right to Repair law. The law, which...more

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FAA UAS Remote ID Rule and the Insurance Industry Data Use Case

As more and more unmanned aerial systems (UAS or drones) hit the skies, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued the UAS Remote Identification (RID) Rule to increase airspace safety and security. The time has come for...more

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Automakers’ Lawsuit Opposing Updates to Massachusetts’ Right to Repair Law Lingers On

It has been over 18 months since Massachusetts voted to approve an update to the state’s ‘right to repair’ law, however, the changes have still not gone into effect. Why? Well, the automakers’ lawsuit that seeks to block the...more

Morgan Lewis - Tech & Sourcing

Update: The Right to Repair Stalls in Federal Court

In our January 2021 blog post The Right to Repair in Massachusetts Rolls Forward, we discussed how Massachusetts voters in November 2021 approved Question One, a ballot initiative amending the commonwealth’s 2012 Right to...more

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How Your Car Became a Surveillance Weapon

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Your car is spying on you, and you may have invited others to spy on you in the car too. We have long known that connected devices have the capabilities of tracking our movements and behavior to send to unknown data...more

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The Right to Repair in Massachusetts Rolls Forward

In November 2020, Massachusetts voters approved Question One, a ballot initiative amending the Commonwealth’s 2012 Right to Repair Law. The amendment provides that motor vehicles sold in Massachusetts “with model year 2022”...more

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Update on the Massachusetts Right to Repair Lawsuit

As I wrote about previously on our blog, the Massachusetts Right to Repair amendment passed in November is up against a lawsuit from auto manufacturers. Now, the Massachusetts’ Attorney General’s office has responded stating...more

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Manufacturers Challenge Massachusetts Law Requiring Changes to Vehicle Telematics Systems

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With the effective date looming for changes to Massachusetts law that will require automobile manufacturers to make significant changes to telematics systems, a trade association representing OEMs on Tuesday, December 1,...more

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Massachusetts Ballot Question 1 Still on the Forefront as Automakers Sue to Block its Implementation

A group of automakers through the Alliance for Automotive Innovation is suing Massachusetts in federal court to block the new ‘Right to Repair’ law that passed on November 3rd . This law was known as “Question 1” to...more

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Massachusetts Voters Approve Measure for Expanded Access to Vehicle Data

In a roller coaster of an election week, it was easy for smaller ballot measures to become overshadowed. One ballot measure that you may have missed is Massachusetts’s Ballot Question 1 regarding the “right to repair” motor...more

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Massachusetts Voters Approve Vehicle Data Access Initiative

Voters in Massachusetts overwhelmingly approved a ballot initiative that gives independent mechanics greater access to vehicle data, a move that vehicle manufacturers have foreshadowed could have significant cyber and privacy...more

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A Deeper Dive into the Privacy + Cybersecurity Concerns about Massachusetts’ Ballot Question 1

I previously wrote about a ballot question in Massachusetts this year that would update the “Right to Repair” initiative that was first passed in 2013. As a quick refresher, the Right to Repair law allows consumers to take...more

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