Here is one of those convergence points where business law and
privacy law intersect and effectuate additional administrative
duties on the business holder. In a rather interesting
bulletin, the Connecticut Department of Insurance issued a
directive on August 18, 2010, requiring "that all licensees and
registrants of the Department notify the Department of any
information security incident which affects any Connecticut
residents as soon as the incident is identified, but no later than
five (5)...Read More »
I don't often blanket repost other blogs that I see, however, in
this instance, I think it is appropriate. Venkat, writing for
Professor Goldman's blog, writes an excellent analysis of the
recent ruling in the In re: Easysaver Rewards Litigation(S.D. Cal. August 13, 2010). This is a very interesting case
in that it covers several different, more traditional causes of
action and analysis. I'm interested to see what ramification
this case is going to have on SaaS law and privacy
litigation....Read More »
This is one of those great posts that gets to combine cloud
computing law with privacy law with political intrigue.
Before I get too far in, I want to set out my own caveat. In
my opinion, there is a data war brewing between the United
States, EU, and China and everyone if vying for the top dog
spot. The basis of this is the fact that each faction views
the protection of data very differently and they each want to be
the best. To just give you a surface level scratch of the
differences I'll...Read More »
Be
prepared: I'm going to get on a bit of a soapbox. I
read a recent article at WSJ.com entitled "Using Social Networking
as Legal Tool" (Linked Below). There is
nothing wrong with this article. It very succinctly and
pleasantly explains how certain law firms are using social
networking and the Web to find clients for high-value plaintiff
cases. And I don't disagree with that approach. As an
attorney posting on a blog, I too hope to use social networking to
get business, and would be...Read More »Your friendly neighborhood technology counsel here: So,
Mexico recently passed a new data protection law. On April
27, 2010, Mexico passed the Federal Law for the Protection of
Personal data, which is likely to be signed into law by the
President in the near future. This law not only allows for a
mind-boggling $1.5 million penalty for violation, but it also
applies to the private sector. Private and public entities will
need to protect themselves from privacy litigation.
This law is much akin...Read More »
This law is much akin...Read More »
Your friendly neighborhood technology lawyer here: Clients
and colleagues often ask me to explain what I mean when I say
"technology litigation". And, to be frank, that term is
really composed of several different subsets of the law. One
such subset is privacy law. Over the next several blog posts,
I will provide a general overview of privacy law and privacy
litigation to arm you, my humble reader, with the knowledge to
assist your company (as well impress your friends at
parties).
The... Read More »
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Your friendly neighborhood technology lawyer here: As
you know, I'm a bit of a technophile and I've been watching the
iPad craze with interest. There are other similar products
that will be inundating the market in the near future (HP Slate and
the one that I'm watching with anticipation, Notion Ink's
Adam). As I watch, I've come to the conclusion that
tablet computers are the future of litigation, whether you're
talking privacy litigation, SaaS litigation, personal injury
litigation, or...Read More »
Google announced in its blog today that Los Angeles has officially
switched to using Google Apps for e-mail and collaboration.
34,000 city employees will now be using the Google cloud to do
their work and, more importantly, their communication. This
is a substantial development in cloud computing law. This
will highlight the pros and cons of cloud computing for the
future,and is likely to shape the success of other municipalities
going the same way. Data issues and privacy litigation...Read More »
A colleague of mine brought to my attention two recent federal
cases in which the courts elected to deny motions to compel
electronically stored information (ESI). In Kay Beer
Distributing v. Energy Brands, Inc.,the Eastern District of Wisconsin determined that, among
other things, Kay's request for every e-mail with their name in it
was too broad. The court also considered in its
determination the fact that Energy Brand's counsel had
offered to work with Kay to do more directed keyword...Read More »
For anyone involved in
blogging or interested in information technology law or Internet
privacy law, there is a strange case with some important lessons
which was handed down by the District Court Western District of
Kentucky last week. The case is Yoder v.
University of Louisville, 2009 WL 2406235 (W.D. Ky. Aug. 3,
2009).The opinion is summarized well by Eric Goldman on the Technology & Marketing Blog.
Nina Yoder was a University of Louisville nursing student. She posted a blog post to MySpace...
For my first foray into the world of blogging, I think the important first step is to answer the standard journalism questions necessary for any good story, namely, the who, what, when, where, and why. Sorry for the length. I promise that future blogs will be shorter. Without further adieu, here we go . . . .
Who: This one is easy because I know a lot about me. My name is Chris Stephen and I consider myself first and foremost a litigator. Some people in my field like to classify themselves...
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