Technology & Intellectual Property Update

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 […]

On March 6, 2026, the Trump administration released “President Trump’s Cyber Strategy for America” (the “Cyber Strategy”), which outlines the administration’s approach to cyber policy.  The Cyber Strategy outlines six policy “Pillars of Action” that are intended to “guide action and resourcing through the follow-on policy vehicles.”  The six pillars […]