Regulations

$3M Punitive Sanctions For Email Destruction

July 22, 2016

A federal judge in Delaware has imposed one of the largest spoliation sanctions on record since the federal rule changes, after a senior vice president of sales…

Appeals Court Strikes Down Texas Voter ID Law

July 21, 2016

A federal appeals court this week said that the Texas voter ID law – the strictest in the nation –  […]

Data That Shows What Climate Change Will Really Mean

July 20, 2016

A post from McCarter & English points out that the politics of global warming is generally not what clients seeking […]

Stolen Smartphone Draws A HIPAA Charge

July 20, 2016

In a case that a McGuire Woods client alert calls the first ever settlement of a HIPAA claim against a […]

Latest Littler Survey Finds Employers Wary Of Regulatory Ax

July 18, 2016

Among U.S. employers there is widespread concern about regulation and enforcement, notably regarding the Affordable Care Act (ACA), new overtime […]

Visiting A Website Despite Warnings Could Be A Federal Crime

July 18, 2016

A recent Ninth Circuit Appeals Court ruling featured a broad interpretation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, which may […]

What Europe’s New Privacy Shield Means For U.S. Companies

July 18, 2016

Come of the uncertainty attaching to data transfer from the EU to the United States has been removed, with the […]

Lawsuit Targets Sex Content On Snapchat

July 14, 2016

According to a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court, Los Angeles, Snapchat fails to warn young users and their parents […]

From Europe’s Privacy Regulators, Big Penalties But No Rules

July 14, 2016

In October of last year a European court invalidated the “Safe Harbor” that for 15 years had been the norm […]

Prop 65 Preempted By TSCA Rewrite? Don’t Count On It

July 14, 2016

Business groups welcomed the recent rewrite of the Toxic Substances Control Act because it included a number of preemption provisions, but it…

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