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Navigating the Patchwork of State Consumer Privacy Statutes: An E-Commerce Compliance Playbook

Falcon Rappaport & Berkman LLP on 6/19/2025

Online retailers now face an increasingly complex matrix of state consumer-privacy statutes that impose prescriptive requirements on data collection, monetization, and cybersecurity practices. ...more

Cannabis Rescheduling – A Look Towards the Future of the Industry

Falcon Rappaport & Berkman LLP on 5/3/2024

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will call for cannabis to be rescheduled according to a report by the Associated Press. The anticipated rescheduling follows the Department of Health & Human Services’ (HHS) August...more

As NFTs Blur the Line Between “Receipt” and “Product”, Trademarks Owners Fight Over New Virtual Markets

Proskauer - Blockchain and the Law on 4/12/2022

Last month, our post about art NFTs and the DMCA highlighted the distinction between non-fungible tokens and the copyrighted works they represent. In the context of copyright, this dichotomy is generally uncontroversial: In...more

8th Circuit Decision in SuperValu Class Action is a Reminder that Injury and Damages Aren’t the Same Thing.

Ballard Spahr LLP on 6/3/2019

Last Friday we blogged on the Saks data breach class action, and in the process mentioned a trend among federal courts to reject fear of future identity theft claims in retail breach cases. ...more

A game changer? China enacts first e-commerce law

Hogan Lovells on 9/24/2018

In stark contrast to the rapid development of e-commerce in China, it has taken nearly five years and no less than four drafts for China to finalise its first e-Commerce Law. The new law will enter into force on 1 January...more

Litigation Alert: Second Circuit Limits Standing to Bring Data Breach Class Actions

Fenwick & West LLP on 5/9/2017

This week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued an important decision in Whalen v. Michaels Stores, placing the court at the center of the controversy around what allegations are sufficient to establish...more

Home Depot Settles with Financial Institutions for Over $25 Million in Data Breach Case

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP on 3/13/2017

New filings in the consolidated Home Depot data breach litigation, which we have previously covered on this blog, indicate that Home Depot and the remaining financial institution plaintiffs have reached a settlement. ...more

A Host of Biometric Privacy/Facial Recognition Bills Currently Circulating in State Legislatures

Proskauer - New Media & Technology on 2/24/2017

We’ve written extensively about the numerous lawsuits, dismissals and settlements surrounding the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). The statute, generally speaking, prohibits an entity from collecting,...more

January 2017 Independent Contractor Misclassification and Compliance News Update

Troutman Pepper Locke on 2/6/2017

January was a busy month for independent contractor misclassification – and IC compliance. In addition to Lowe’s $2.85 million settlement with installers whom it classified as ICs, Lufthansa agreed to pay $1.1 million in...more

New Lawsuits Challenge Qualcomm’s Allegedly Anticompetitive Patent Practices

Perkins Coie on 1/25/2017

The Federal Trade Commission filed suit last week in federal court against Qualcomm, Inc., following its investigation launched in September 2014. The FTC alleges that the semiconductor manufacturer illegally maintained a...more

Making a “Made in the USA” Claim Requires a Reading of Federal and State Law

Morgan Lewis on 11/9/2014

Given the rise in false advertising claims, manufacturers and retailers that wish to label or advertise their goods as being “Made in the USA” must be aware of federal and state laws that place certain requirements on the...more

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