Kristen Rasmussen

April 09, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

A lawsuit against a California hospital alleging that hidden cameras captured patients undergoing sensitive procedures, including Caesarean births and hysterectomies, inside three operating rooms of a women's center is a reminder to health care and other employers that the use of hidden cameras to monitor employees suspected of improper behavior is generally legal if notification of the possibility of such conduct is provided, legal experts told Corporate Counsel.

By Kristen Rasmussen

4 minute read

April 09, 2019 | The Recorder

Experts say a lawsuit against a San Diego-area hospital alleging that hidden cameras captured patients undergoing sensitive procedures, including Caesarean births and hysterectomies, offers privacy reminders to health care employers and others about monitoring employee activity.

By Kristen Rasmussen

4 minute read

April 08, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

Evan Turtz, who joined the major global manufacturing company's legal department in 2004, succeeds Maria Green, who plans to retire in June.

By Kristen Rasmussen

3 minute read

April 02, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

Lamis Hossain, who most recently had been assistant general counsel at McKesson Specialty Health since July 2016, joined the ride-hailing company's health venture this month, according to her LinkedIn profile.

By Kristen Rasmussen

1 minute read

April 02, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

Federal Aviation Administration regulations allow for the commercial use of drone technology at a minimum-risk threshold, making meaningful transport of blood and other medical materials via the unmanned aircraft unlikely in the near future, legal experts told Corporate Counsel.

By Kristen Rasmussen

4 minute read

April 02, 2019 | Legaltech News

One North Carolina program is set to begin blood delivery via drone, but legal experts told Corporate Counsel that FAA regulations make longer transport of medical materials via unmanned aircraft unlikely in the near future.

By Kristen Rasmussen

4 minute read

March 28, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

Boca Raton, Florida-based Office Depot Inc. and its subsidiary Support.com agreed to pay $25 million and $10 million, respectively, to settle allegations that they tricked customers into spending millions of dollars on repairs by deceptively claiming that they had found malware symptoms or infections on consumers' computers, an alleged scheme first flagged by store employees, the FTC said.

By Kristen Rasmussen

4 minute read

March 28, 2019 | Daily Business Review

The Boca Raton-based office supply retailer was accused of running software on shoppers' computers that falsely indicated the presence of malware.

By Kristen Rasmussen

4 minute read

March 28, 2019 | Litigation Daily

Boca Raton, Florida-based Office Depot Inc. and its subsidiary Support.com agreed to pay $25 million and $10 million, respectively, to settle allegations that they tricked customers into spending millions of dollars on repairs by deceptively claiming that they had found malware symptoms or infections on consumers' computers, an alleged scheme first flagged by store employees, the FTC said.

By Kristen Rasmussen

4 minute read

March 28, 2019 | Texas Lawyer

The top lawyer at the Dallas-based Fortune 500 food and beverage company talks with Texas Lawyer about everything from whom he uses for outside counsel to what he's been reading lately.

By Kristen Rasmussen

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