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You’ve Got Mail: NYDFS Enforcement Action Highlights Cybersecurity Risk of Over-Retention and Other Risks

Paul Hastings LLP on 8/22/2025

On Aug. 14, 2025, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) issued a Consent Decree announcing that Healthplex, Inc. (Healthplex) has agreed to pay a $2 million fine, as a result of an investigation into a 2021...more

This Week in eDiscovery: The Cost of Securing Sensitive Data, Responding to Discovery Issues

Array on 8/29/2024

Every week, the Array team reviews the latest news and analysis about the evolving field of eDiscovery to bring you the topics and trends you need to know. This week’s post covers the period of August 19-25. Here’s what’s...more

DHHS Updates Resources for Mobile Health App Developers

Perkins Coie on 12/2/2020

The COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting need for patient access to remote healthcare, as well as the development of contact-tracing apps, have spotlighted the importance of health-focused mobile applications (mHealth apps)....more

Attorney General Yost announces multistate data breach settlement with Premera

Bricker Graydon LLP on 8/16/2019

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost recently announced a multistate settlement that will require health insurance company Premera Blue Cross to pay $10 million following a breach of protected health information (PHI). According...more

Aetna and its Vendor Face Class Action Lawsuit over HIV Disclosure

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP on 8/29/2017

A Pennsylvania man has filed a class action lawsuit against Aetna Inc., accusing it of violating his privacy rights when the insurer mailed him prescription information in an envelope with a large, clear window that disclosed...more

New York Regulators Lead the Charge to Fill Health Data Protection Gaps Left by Federal Law

Hogan Lovells on 4/28/2017

New York AG Settles Data Protection Enforcement Against Mobile Health Apps - After a year-long investigation into mobile health apps claiming to be able to measure vital signs or health indicators through smartphone...more

Recent CyberSecurity Incidents Emphasize Importance of Cyberinsurance

Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx on 10/28/2016

As the threat of cyberattacks continues to pose daily threats to businesses large and small, more companies have turned to cyber insurance products to shore up protection against these disruptive threats. A spate of recent...more

Fourth Circuit Affirms Insurance Coverage for Cyber Claim Under CGL Policy

McGuireWoods LLP on 5/10/2016

In a decision issued April 11, the Fourth Circuit added to a small but growing body of case law across the country finding coverage for cyber claims under traditional general liability insurance policies. In Travelers...more

The Devil in the “Cyber” Insurance Details

K&L Gates LLP on 6/12/2015

There’s a tempest amidst the recent spring shower of “cyber” insurance cases. It isn’t the Recall Total case reported the week before last, or the Travelers v. Federal Recovery Services case reported the week before. While...more

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