As reported in prior editions of the Technology & Intellectual Property Update, on April 17, 2024, Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen signed into law the Nebraska Data Privacy Act Nebraska Data Privacy Act (the “Act”), which goes into effect on January 1, 2025. In our first article in this series, we […]
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Citigroup Fined $136 Million, Totaling $536 Million Since 2020
on Wednesday, 24 July 2024 in
Technology & Intellectual Property Update: Arianna C. Goldstein, Editor
On July 10, 2024 federal bank regulators, Office of the Comptroller Currency (“OCC”) and the Federal Reserve Board (“FRB”), fined Citibank and its holding company, Citigroup (collectively “Citi”), a combined $135.6 million due to “insufficient progress” in addressing “longstanding deficiencies” related to data management, originally identified in 2020. This comes […]
CFPB Proposed Rule to Remove Medical Bills from Consumer Credit Reports
on Tuesday, 25 June 2024 in
Technology & Intellectual Property Update: Arianna C. Goldstein, Editor
Earlier this month, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) issued a proposed rule that, if finalized, would impact the credit reports of millions of Americans. The proposed rule takes aim at unpaid medical bills that may appear on consumers’ credit reports and which, according to CFPB Director Rohit Chopra, are […]
Nebraska Adopts Consumer Data Privacy Law – A Look at Consumer Rights
on Tuesday, 25 June 2024 in
Technology & Intellectual Property Update: Arianna C. Goldstein, Editor
As reported in a prior edition of the Technology & Intellectual Property Update, on April 17, 2024, Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen signed into law the Nebraska Data Privacy Act (the “Act”), which goes into effect on January 1, 2025. In this edition, we look at the broad range of rights […]
Not So Obvious
on Tuesday, 25 June 2024 in
Technology & Intellectual Property Update: Arianna C. Goldstein, Editor
Following its first patent related en banc decision since 2018, the Federal Circuit has overruled the longstanding obviousness standard used in assessing design patents, the Rosen-Durling test. At issue in the en banc hearing, appellants LKQ Corporation and Keystone Automotive Industries, Inc. (collectively “LKQ”) filed a petition asserting that U.S. […]
