Risk Management

California Amends Law to Expand Businesses’ Obligations in the Wake of a Data Breach

Starting in January, companies doing business in California may be required to provide identity restoration or mitigation services, if appropriate, to individuals impacted by security data breaches.

If It’s December, It Must Finally Be Time for Congress to Do Something About TRIA

The aggregate retention level has increased to $37.5 billion, and the government to insurance company pay ratio is up to 80/20, and the inciting incident would have to be declared an “act of terrorism” by the State, Treasury and Homeland Security Departments. But the real threat to passing the Terrorism Risk Insurance Bill may be language added that impacts financial regulations in Dodd-Frank.

Law Firm Hit With TCPA Charge

A law firm has been sued under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. The plaintiff alleges the firm violated the TCPA […]

Court Sides With Plaintiff, Binds Fed Agency To Its Agreement

If a company garners regulatory approval from a government agency, do the conditions embodied in the instrument rise to the […]

Times Exposé: State AGs In Bed With Energy Industry

Major energy companies are financing state attorney general campaigns, teaming up with states AGs to mount lawsuits targeting federal regulations […]

Perils Of Due Diligence In China

A post from the Squire Patton Boggs Anticorruption Blog looks at the case of  Peter William Humphrey, a British citizen, […]

Interconnectivity And Information Sharing: Cause As Well As Cure for Cyber Attacks?

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) has issued draft guidelines on Cyber Threat Information Sharing and has recommended various steps that organizations and businesses can take to avert cyber attacks by adopting defensive cyber-operations and incident response activities and introducing effective information sharing practices.

Reputation Damage and Tone at the Top: Uber Scandal Underscores How Corporate Culture can Bring a Company to its Knees

Uber has earned itself an F from the Better Business Bureau for a handful of reasons, and they all point to poor tone at the top and a broken internal corporate culture, says Diane Brown of NAVEX Global.

Additional Risk: Does Your Company Have Additional Insured Coverage for Claims by Contractors’ Employees?

Oil and gas companies in Pennsylvania may be sued by contractors in cases of blowout or catastrophic event causing injury or death, and insurance companies may deny coverage under the circumstances.

Q&A With Noah Hanft of the International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution (CPR)

After working for 13 years as General Counsel for MasterCard, Noah Hanft shifted to a new role with the International […]

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