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LabMD Presses Challenge to Scope of FTC's Cyber Authority

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National Law Journal

LabMD Presses Challenge to Scope of FTC's Cyber Authority

Setting the stage for a fresh test of the Federal Trade Commission's power to police online security, a now-defunct medical laboratory on Tuesday urged a U.S. appeals court to overturn an agency ruling that blamed lax data-protection practices for the exposure of nearly 10,000 patients' personal information.
8 minute read

Legaltech News

No Time to Waste: U.S. Companies Will Face European, Homegrown Privacy and Security Challenges in 2017

A look at the GDPR “tidal wave,” FTC authority clarification and more security and privacy challenges to watch for next year.
8 minute read

The Recorder

Bio-Rad Fails in Bid to Exclude Internal Communications in Ex-GC's Whistleblower Suit

Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc. lost out on a bid to exclude wide swaths of internal company communications from evidence in a whistleblower retaliation suit brought by the company's former general counsel Sanford Wadler.
14 minute read

Corporate Counsel

What OSHA's New Drug Testing Rules Mean for Employers

Although a Texas federal court's ruling doesn't mean that OSHA will ultimately prevail against challenges to its new regulations, employers must nonetheless act now, since the court gave OSHA the green light to begin enforcement.
8 minute read

Corporate Counsel

GCs Are Questioning Their Outside Counsel About Cybersecurity

The vulnerability of law firms to cyberattacks, already one of the big legal stories of 2016, is back in the news now that a judge has unsealed a class action lawsuit alleging the firm Johnson & Bell doesn't adequately protect client information from hackers. In-house counsel say the lawsuit is a good reminder of the importance of questioning outside firms about their cybersecurity efforts.
17 minute read

Legaltech News

Google Settles Privacy Suit Over Gmail Scanning

The company agreed to implement changes to its email processing practices to settle claims on behalf of non-Gmail subscribers.
9 minute read

The Recorder

Google Settles Privacy Suit Over Gmail Scanning

The tech giant agreed to technical changes but won't end scanning as part of a no-cash settlement deal.
9 minute read

National Law Journal

In Ashley Madison Data-Breach Settlement, FTC Asserts Role as Cyber Cop

AshleyMadison.com, a website built to help cheating lovers meet their match, has agreed to settle claims that lax cybersecurity was responsible for a data breach that exposed the personal information of millions of customers last year.
12 minute read

Legaltech News

5 Ways E-Discovery Will Change in 2017

These trends will reshape e-discovery conversations in the coming year, including mainstream e-discovery, cross-border compliance and more.
6 minute read

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