Enactment of the CROWN Act Warrants Review of Employer Policies Governing Grooming and Appearance Standards
Written by: Mariel Smith, Esq. Employers should take note that the CROWN Act is now law in several states and is being considered in many others. The CROWN Act, which stands for “Create a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair,” is a l
Hall Booth Smith Creates Vaping/E-Cigarette Specialty Practice Group
In response to the rise in vaping lawsuits for alleged product liability and injury in the fast-growing but loosely regulated marketplace, Hall Booth Smith, P.C. has created a new specialty Vaping/E-Cigarette Practice Group to defend the manufac
Remembering the Legacy of Longtime HBS Partner Michael A. Pannier
Longtime Hall Booth Smith Partner Michael A. Pannier passed away on January 19, 2020, at his home in Roswell, Georgia, and he will be greatly missed by family, friends and colleagues. Mike was 61, and he died from an aggressive form of glioblast
Update on Pitfalls to Responding to Policy-limit Demands
Written by: Duane Cochenour, Esq. and Bill Daniel, Esq. The Georgia Court of Appeals recently held that an insurer’s request for clarification as to which insureds are released in a pre-suit, policy-limit demand amounted to a counteroffer and
Can Telemedicine Help in Opioid Addiction?
To provide better care for people with opioid addictions, some physicians, addiction treatment advocates and policymakers are pushing for easier access to medication assisted treatment (MAT) through telemedicine. Consulting a health care profess
State Data Breach Notification Updates
Written by: Chase Langhorne, Esq. Starting on January 1, 2020 amendments to data breach notification statutes in Illinois, Oregon, and Texas take effect. Illinois The Personal Information Protection Act (“PIPA”) requires public and p
Georgia Data Breach Class Action
Written by: Sean Cox, Esq. On December 23, 2019, in a case of first impression, a unanimous Georgia Supreme Court reversed the trial court and Court of Appeals in a putative data breach class action, holding that there were sufficient allegatio
New Rules in China to Prevent the Illegal Collection of Personal Information By Mobile Apps
Written by: Richard Sheinis, Esq. Over the past year, Chinese regulators have sought to crack down on the collection and use of personal data by mobile apps. New regulations published jointly by China’s Cyberspace Administration, Ministry
Doorstep Dispensaree Gets UK Fine for GDPR Violations
Written by: Richard Sheinis, Esq. Doorstep Dispensaree, a London-based pharmacy which supplies medicine to individuals and care homes, left approximately 500,000 documents in unlocked containers stored in a courtyard at one of its premises. Do
Citizen Video Audits: Know Their Rights…And Yours
Written by: Scott MacLatchie, Esq. You have probably watched some of the first generation of videos that popped up on social media sites and on YouTube showing officers dealing with people using smartphones to film them. In these videos, the of