Mondelez International fell victim to the NotPetya virus in June, 2017. As a result of the damage caused by the virus, Mondelez incurred property damage, commercial supply and distribution disruptions, unfilled customer orders, reduced margin and other losses aggregating well in excess of $100,000,000. Mondelez made a claim under the […]
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EU Parliament Issues Strict Copyright Directive in a Sweeping Reform of Copyright Law
on Thursday, 30 May 2019 in
Technology & Intellectual Property Update: Arianna C. Goldstein, Editor
In March 2019, the European Parliament voted to adopt new legislation regarding online content, and, in April, the European Union (the “EU”) member nations approved the Parliament’s directive. The Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market (the “Directive”) is intended to harmonize EU law with international law and to […]
California and Washington Privacy Law Updates
on Thursday, 30 May 2019 in
Technology & Intellectual Property Update: Arianna C. Goldstein, Editor
Last month, we updated you on the proposed Washington Privacy Act (SB 5376) and the fact that the law, if passed, would mirror the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”). Despite passing the Washington Senate almost unanimously and being supported by the technology industry, the bill hit a roadblock […]
Highlights from the IAPP Global Privacy Summit: OCR and HIPAA
on Thursday, 30 May 2019 in
Technology & Intellectual Property Update: Arianna C. Goldstein, Editor
This May, Timothy Noonan (“Noonan”), acting deputy director for health information privacy at the Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”), sat for a Q&A session at the International Association of Privacy Professional’s (“IAPP”) annual Global Privacy Summit in Washington, DC. Noonan discussed a variety of topics, including OCR’s HIPAA enforcement priorities, […]
The GDPR Comes to the U.S. in the Form of the Washington Privacy Act
on Tuesday, 23 April 2019 in
Technology & Intellectual Property Update: Arianna C. Goldstein, Editor
Washington is gearing up to be the next state to implement a privacy law, following California’s Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”). On March 6, 2019, SB 5376—formally titled as “an act relating to the management and oversight of personal data,” or the “Washington Privacy Act” for short—passed the Washington Senate and […]
