Third-Party Party-Crashing? The Fate of the Third-Party Doctrine
Posted on Oct 19, 2017 in Cybersecurity, Government, Insurance, Litigation | Comments Off on Third-Party Party-Crashing? The Fate of the Third-Party Doctrine
This fall may prove a landmark in the ongoing debate between security and privacy. Poised to take action are both the US Supreme Court, in Carpenter v. United States, and the US Congress, with the impending sunset of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). Decisions made—or not made—this autumn will have ripple effects in the United States and around the globe....
Cybersecurity Experts Urge Faster Threat Alerts From Homeland Security
Posted on Sep 8, 2017 in Cybersecurity, Government | Comments Off on Cybersecurity Experts Urge Faster Threat Alerts From Homeland Security
Eversheds Sutherland Partner Michael Bahar is quoted in this Morning Consult article regarding rising calls from cybersecurity practitioners to improve information sharing between the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and private industry officials. Learn more.
The Final Rule: DOL Proposes to Extend Transition Period until July 1, 2019, and Issues Additional Non-Enforcement Policy for Arbitration Limitations
Posted on Aug 31, 2017 in Government | Comments Off on The Final Rule: DOL Proposes to Extend Transition Period until July 1, 2019, and Issues Additional Non-Enforcement Policy for Arbitration Limitations
By a notice published in the Federal Register on August 31, 2017, the Department of Labor proposed to extend from January 1, 2018, until July 1, 2019, the date for compliance with the full conditions in its new “investment advice” fiduciary definition and related exemptions, which became generally applicable on June 9. Learn more.
Legislation Could Aid Highly Automated Vehicle Development
Posted on Aug 22, 2017 in Cybersecurity, Government, Insurance | Comments Off on Legislation Could Aid Highly Automated Vehicle Development
In their article for Property Casualty360, Eversheds Sutherland (US) attorneys Michael Nelson, Trevor Satnick and Tony Ficarrotta discuss the Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research in Vehicle Evolution (SELF DRIVE) Act, and three key proposals within it that should help facilitate the development and adoption of highly automated vehicles. Learn more.
Stand Up, Sit Down, Stand Up: Ninth Circuit Revives Spokeo No-injury Suit
Posted on Aug 22, 2017 in Government, Litigation | Comments Off on Stand Up, Sit Down, Stand Up: Ninth Circuit Revives Spokeo No-injury Suit
In a decision surely welcomed by the plaintiffs’ bar, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held, on August 15, 2017, that a putative class action plaintiff has Article III standing as long as the plaintiff alleges just slightly more than a mere statutory violation. The case, Robins v. Spokeo, was on remand from the United States Supreme Court following that Court’s well-known...
The FTC is Watching When Your Children’s Toys are Listening
Posted on Aug 1, 2017 in Government | Comments Off on The FTC is Watching When Your Children’s Toys are Listening
In his article published by The Hill, Eversheds Sutherland (US) Partner Michael Bahar provides insight on the recent Federal Trade Commission (FTC) update to its Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) compliance plan. The update is the latest in a series of regulatory moves to bring attention to the serious cybersecurity and data privacy issues latent in the ever-expanding...
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