Debevoise Data Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2021

The Data Strategy and Security team at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP has authored the 2022 edition of the Privacy Law Answer Book (Practising Law Institute, 2021), a user-friendly guide to the laws and regulations that govern how companies collect, use, store and transfer the personal information of their consumers and employees.

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AUGUST 28, 2023

It was set to take effect three years later, in November 2022, but the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets ordered the city to foie greddaboudit. The city couldn’t implement the ban since it “ unreasonably restricts ” two foie gras farms’ “operations and on-farm practices” under state law , the agency ruled.

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Eric Goldman

JUNE 4, 2023

In June 2022, Nadia Metroka (a Florida lawyer , apparently) was arrested in Pennsylvania. ” The court summarizes: “Google has immunity from her state law claims, as it cannot be held liable for search engine results showing a third party’s statement.” ” (Is this the news release in question ?)

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APRIL 23, 2023

Despite high-profile actions, like Thursday’s 4-20 raid of a Midtown Weed World shop, the state and city have struggled to stem the proliferation of gray market shops that took root in the long period between the legalization of recreational marijuana in New York and the opening of the first cannabis dispensary in December 2022.

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LLRX

JULY 16, 2022

Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, health and medical records – to name but a few.

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Eric Goldman

MARCH 22, 2025

Laura Heymann (William & Mary Law) Jeffrey Hunt Angie Jin Josh King Jonathan Klinger Prof. Stacey Lantagne (now of Western New England Law) Prof. Christa Laser (Cleveland State Law) Prof. Yassine Lefouili (Toulouse School of Economics) David Levine (Elon Law) Yoram Lichtenstein Prof. Jeff Kosseff (U.S.

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Debevoise Data Blog

JANUARY 17, 2025

As discussed in our September 2022 and December 2023 roundups, the Act introduces binding cybersecurity requirements for digital products sold in the EU that are directly or indirectly connected to another device or network. The COVID-19 immunity certificate was issued as mandated under Hungarian law at the time.

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Debevoise Data Blog

DECEMBER 31, 2021

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Eric Goldman

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Where the motion to dismiss concerns questions of law, additional discovery is not required. San Fernando Valley Alarm, 2022 Cal. 20, 2022): “Defendant fails to establish applicability of the CDA based on the first element: “the defendant be a provider or user of an interactive computer service.” Offerup Inc.,

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Eric Goldman

JULY 18, 2023

That section states that rights under state laws that are “equivalent” to rights under copyright law are preempted. Google The last major decision applying section 301(a) to a breach of contract claim was delivered by the Second Circuit in 2022 in ML Genius v. In December 2022, the Supreme Court invited the U.S.

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Debevoise Data Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

On 10 November 2022, the European Parliament approved the second network and information systems directive (“NIS2”). Once implemented into Member State law, key obligations include: Incident Reporting: NIS2 establishes a two-stage reporting framework. What are the key obligations?

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Eric Goldman

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Section 301(a) of the Copyright Act provides that “no person is entitled to any such right or equivalent right in any such work under the common law or statutes of any State.” With that, any state or common law claim that is equivalent to copyright must therefore be preempted. Google case from 2022.

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Debevoise Data Blog

AUGUST 29, 2022

The ANPR was published in the Federal Register on August 22, 2022 and has a comment period that ends in 60 days on October 21, 2022. Additionally, on August, 29, 2022, the FTC released the final agenda for its September 8, 2022 Commercial Surveillance and Data Security Public Forum seeking public comment on the ANPR.

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The Barrister

MARCH 18, 2024

Cruz is a strong supporter of Congress passing NIL legislation and introduced a bill last summer that would preempt state law and bar student athletes from attaining employee status. [10] 10] To discover journal articles on recent developments in sports and the law, go to the Sol Blatt, Jr. 2022-2023 Division I Manual § 12.5.2.1(2022),

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Discovery Advocate

JUNE 7, 2023

18-cv-2022 WL 972401 (D. 31, 2022) Practical Insight Reliance on an employee’s general statement that they do not use text messages for work-related matters may not be sufficient to rule out their device as a potential source of discoverable data. In re Pork Antitrust Litig. , Link to District Circuit Decision

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Discovery Advocate

JUNE 8, 2023

18-cv-2022 WL 972401 (D. 31, 2022) Practical Insight Reliance on an employee’s general statement that they do not use text messages for work-related matters may not be sufficient to rule out their device as a potential source of discoverable data. In re Pork Antitrust Litig. , Link to District Circuit Decision

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Eric Goldman

AUGUST 22, 2023

copyright law protects only works of human authorship, and the defendant, Stephen Thaler, expressly told the Copyright Office that the work at issue, titled “A Recent Entrance to Paradise,” “lack[ed] traditional human authorship.” Nonetheless, Thaler’s lawyer has stated that they plan to appeal.

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Martindale-Avvo

MAY 7, 2024

In 2022, a deep fake video of Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko deceived several European politicians into joining a fake call to discuss Ukranian refugees. the developer of Reface, a deep fake software program, claiming the product violates California’s right of publicity law.

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Debevoise Data Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2021

These developments have companies understandably concerned about complying with a patchwork of state laws. This means that businesses must be prepared to respond to consumer requests based on information collected on or after January 1, 2022. In addition, the Colorado Privacy Act (“ColoPA”) takes effect on July 1, 2023.

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3 Geeks and a Law Blog

JULY 11, 2023

One out of every 40 of those attacks targeted a law firm or insurance carrier, and more than a quarter of law firms and a 2022. Not all, I believe only one or two state laws in the US require it. Aba survey said that they’d experienced a data breach up 2% from the previous year.

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Debevoise Data Blog

APRIL 29, 2022

On March 24, 2022, Utah enacted a comprehensive consumer privacy law, the Utah Consumer Privacy Act (“UCPA”). The UCPA, effective on December 31, 2023, is largely consistent with other comprehensive state privacy laws, but includes several key differences.

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Wisblawg

JANUARY 16, 2024

Evaluating the significance, legality, and desirability of legislative vetoes must start with an understanding of the existing legal landscape, including the wide array of state law provisions and court decisions across the country. First, the Article presents evidence on the scope and magnitude of the changes in board expertise.

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3 Geeks and a Law Blog

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

And what really sort of changed, everything was September 16 2022. So about, you know, six months before, the actual launch of CoCounsel is when Jake and I under an NDA saw the first demo with GPT-4. And that was one of the craziest weeks of my life. So that’s part one.

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Debevoise Data Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2023

CNIL uses simplified enforcement process to fine ten entities for excessive employee monitoring What happened : The French CNIL has fined ten entities a total of €97,000 under a simplified enforcement process first introduced in April 2022.

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Debevoise Data Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2021

The ban also exempts the Maryland Image Repository System, which allows law enforcement to compare images against a database drawn from motor vehicle records and mugshots. The law contains two main requirements. State Laws Permitting but Regulating Collection and Use of Biometric Identifiers, including Facial Data.

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Debevoise Data Blog

MAY 23, 2022

Connecticut’s Governor signed the state’s comprehensive privacy law into effect on May 10, 2022, adding yet another category of state privacy law. The Connecticut legislature largely drew upon provisions found in existing comprehensive U.S.

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Eric Goldman

MAY 13, 2024

I did a deep dive on this topic in December , but the general gist of it is that copyright law preempts state law claims if the state-law claims come within the general scope of copyright. 2022) (hereinafter “hiQ 2022 Circuit opinion”); see also hiQ Labs, Inc. hiQ Labs, Inc. LinkedIn Corp. ,

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Legal Tech Monitor

JULY 11, 2023

One out of every 40 of those attacks targeted a law firm or insurance carrier, and more than a quarter of law firms and a 2022. Not all, I believe only one or two state laws in the US require it. Aba survey said that they’d experienced a data breach up 2% from the previous year.

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Legal Tech Monitor

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

And what really sort of changed, everything was September 16 2022. So about, you know, six months before, the actual launch of CoCounsel is when Jake and I under an NDA saw the first demo with GPT-4. And that was one of the craziest weeks of my life. So that’s part one.

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LLRX

JULY 3, 2022

Four highlights from this week : Vendors prep for new cyber rules of the road; USPS: It's Up to Mailers to Comply With State Laws on Abortion Pills; Facial Recognition Technology: Federal Agencies' Use and Related Privacy Protections; and Google Asks for Permission to Flood Inboxes With Campaign Spam.

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Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

JUNE 1, 2023

Meanwhile, a federal law called Title IX prohibits discrimination based on sex in schools that receive federal funding. In 2022, a federal court in Tennessee temporarily blocked the implementation of this interpretation in various states that have challenged it.

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Lawmatics

APRIL 11, 2023

as of January 1, 2022. In addition, m ore than 45,262 solo practitioners are currently employed in the United States. If an entity with more than one owner was formed as an LLC under state law, it is generally treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes, and files Form 1065. IRS Form 1040-ES. Late filings.

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LLRX

JUNE 30, 2022

Jackson Women’s Health Organization – handed down on June 24, 2022 – has far-reaching consequences. McClain , health law and constitutional law experts at Boston University, explain what just happened, and what happens next. The ruling in Dobbs v. Nicole Huberfeld and Linda C.

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Debevoise Data Blog

JULY 12, 2022

On June 21, 2022, the House Energy and Commerce Committee formally introduced a new federal privacy bill: the American Data Privacy and Protection Act (“ADPPA”). The ADPPA aims to create a national framework that would preempt many, but not all, state privacy laws. We’ve previously written about the development of U.S.

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LLRX

JANUARY 17, 2022

Supreme Court on January 13, 2022, blocked the Biden administration’s vaccine-or-test mandate, which applied to virtually all private companies with 100 of more employees. The ruling comes at a time when the number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalization rates continues to soar throughout the United States as a result of the omicron variant.

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LLRX

AUGUST 25, 2022

House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce by a vote of 53-2 on July 20, 2022. With rare bipartisan support, the American Data and Privacy Protection Act moved out of the U.S. The bill still needs to pass the full House and the Senate, and negotiations are ongoing.

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Debevoise Data Blog

JULY 5, 2022

On June 30, 2022, the California Department of Insurance (the “Department”) released Bulletin 2022-5 (the “Bulletin”), which places several limitations on the use of Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) and alternative data sets (“Big Data”) by the insurance industry.

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