The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is the latest government agency to respond to the growing concern over increasing cybersecurity threats. After security analysts alerted FDA that medical devices used in the clinical setting were vulnerable … [Read more] about Cyber Alert: Cyber Attacks on Human Health? FDA Urges Manufacturers to Tighten Cybersecurity on Medical Devices
Texas Data Breach Law Revision Backs Off Requirement to Comply With Other States’ Laws
June 14, 2013 – Texas Governor Rick Perry today signed into law a revision to the state’s data breach notification law that effectively deletes the requirement for entities that experience a data breach affecting residents of Texas … [Read more] about Texas Data Breach Law Revision Backs Off Requirement to Comply With Other States’ Laws
8-6-7-5-3-0-Class Action: Florida Court Certifies TCPA Class
Manno v. Healthcare Revenue Recovery Group, No. 11-61357 (S.D. Fla.) (Mar. 26, 2013) Judge Scola. Granting class certification. Individual consent issues often derail putative TCPA classes. Not this one (at least not yet). The plaintiff gave his … [Read more] about 8-6-7-5-3-0-Class Action: Florida Court Certifies TCPA Class
Consent Issues Swamp California Privacy Class
Quesada v. Banc of America Investment Services, No. 11-cv-01703 (N.D. Cal.) (Feb. 19, 2013) Judge Rogers. Denying class certification. A California client of Merrill Lynch (successor-in-interest to Banc of America Investment Services) sued the … [Read more] about Consent Issues Swamp California Privacy Class
Consent Issues Doom Privacy Class
Jamison v. First Credit Services, Inc., No. 12 C 4415 (N.D. Ill.) (Mar. 28, 2013) Judge Kendall. Denying class certification. A Honda customer sued First Credit Services (Honda’s debt collection firm) under the Telephone Consumer Protection … [Read more] about Consent Issues Doom Privacy Class