Technology & Intellectual Property Update

Each year we review the cyber breaches as reported to the Nebraska Attorney General’s Office.  This article is the last of three articles to review the reported information.  In this final article we look at the types of breaches suffered by businesses and how the breaches occurred. Types of Breaches […]

As the Coronavirus pandemic continues, requiring social distancing  into the summer months, it is a good time to review procedures and methods available for persons to sign and execute documents electronically, without the need for face-to-face interactions. Two laws primarily govern the electronic signature of documents: The Electronic Signature in […]

On April 20, the Supreme Court agreed to review the Eleventh Circuit’s decision in United States v. Van Buren, 940 F.3d 1192 (11th Cir. 2019), which broadly interpreted the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (“CFAA”), the main federal anti-hacking statute, as prohibiting otherwise authorized access of electronically stored information when that access […]

Among the myriad challenges facing all levels of government and business during the coronavirus crisis is how best to get money to those who need it in as fast and efficient a manner as possible. Employers, local and state governments, charities, and other businesses addressing this pressing need are finding […]

In the wake of the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”) and an updated Nevada privacy law that took effect in October 2019, states wasted no time in introducing consumer privacy bills as the 2020 legislative sessions began. Yet, as state legislatures closed (either as scheduled or because of COVID-19), it appears unlikely […]