Technology & Intellectual Property Update

On May 11, 2026, a collective of journalists, podcasters, and voice actors, including, Carol Marin, Philip Rogers, Alison Flowers, Robin Amer, Lindsey Dorcus, Yohance Lacour, and Victoria Nassif, filed a complaint alleging that Alphabet Inc. and Google LLC (collectively, “Google”) violated the Biometric Information Privacy Act, 740 ILCS 14/1 et […]

Cybersecurity and Data Protection in Germany During a tour of the German Reisgstach I had a chance to discuss German laws with a local attorney. This article summarizes his comment.  Germany has always been a proponent of data protection and cybersecurity. In the 1970s the federal state of Hesse became […]

In connection with the ongoing push to hold social media platforms accountable for alleged harms against users, in particular children, a major legal breakthrough has occurred.  Last month a California jury awarded damages of $6,000,000, including $3,000,000 in punitive damages, for the Plaintiff’s claims against Meta and YouTube for damages […]

Social engineering has outpaced hacking in the cybercrime arena in terms of monetary losses for banks. In the latest FBI report[1], tech support or customer support has resulted in losses of over $3 billion in 2025 alone! One of the most prevalent methods of this type of scam is a […]

On March 31, 2026, United Healthcare (“UHC”) successfully moved to dismiss a class action arising from its purported use of third-party tracking technologies on its website. We’ve previously discussed automated tracking on websites, such as by using cookies, pixels, etc., in connection with “trap-and-trace” laws, including at our Health Law […]