Publications

On January 8, 2026, the California Privacy Protection Agency Board (the “Board”) issued two decisions against data providers for failure to register as data brokers under California’s Delete Act (“Act”). The Act includes a broad definition of “data broker.”  The Act defines a data broker as any “business that knowingly collects […]

On December 12, 2025, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) gave conditional approval to national trust charter applications for 5 cryptocurrency firms – Bitgo Bank & Trust, Fidelity Digital Assets, Ripple National Trust Bank, First National Digital Currency Bank, and Paxos Trust Company. While a national trust […]

Both Google and Microsoft recently published vulnerabilities related to their products that could result in disclosures of sensitive or confidential information.  The vulnerabilities are the result of the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) platforms into commonly used applications. Google announced that a seemingly innocuous meeting invite can include a cyber […]

The Second Regular Session of the 109th Nebraska Legislature convened on January 7, 2026.  Bill introduction concluded on January 21, 2026.  As of that date, 50 legislative days remained in the session.  The Legislature will adjourn sine die by April 17, 2026. Throughout bill introduction, we identified various bills warranting special attention. […]

Imagine this hypothetical scenario—a hospital has individual employment agreements with physicians.  The Board has kept a hands-off approach, focusing mainly on the impact to the bottom line, and leaves it to the CEO, to negotiate these contracts.  The CEO has negotiated each contract as one-off contracts, doing what is needed […]