Brazil’s LGPD To Take Effect In September
Written by: Charles R. Langhorne IV, Esq. In a wild turn of events over a few days at the end of August, Brazil’s Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados Pessoais (“LGPD”) will take effect on September 16, 2020, barring a presidential ve
CCPA Employee Carve Out Delayed Until 2022
Written by: Charles R. Langhorne IV, Esq. Businesses subject to the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) can breathe a small sigh of relief. On August 30, 2020, the California Legislature passed AB 1281. AB 1281 extends the busi
2020 Biometric Data Update
Written by: Brett Lawrence, Esq. The utility of biometric data is more prevalent than it has ever been, primarily because developing technology has created a broad swath of convenient uses for it. It can help law enforcement authorities quickly
Canada’s Supreme Court Addresses Genetic Data Privacy in Split Decision
Written by: Charles R. Langhorne IV, Esq. and Brock Wolf Last month, Canada’s Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of provisions of its Genetic Non-discrimination Act (“GNDA”) with a 5-4 decision. In 2017, Canada’s
EDPB Issues FAQs After Schrems Decision
Written by: Charles R. Langhorne IV, Esq. and Brock Wolf Last month, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”), Europe’s top court, struck down the EU-US Privacy Shield Framework. The Privacy Shield was created to all
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Withhold Release Orders: Avoid and Prepare
Written by: John Parkerson, Esq. and Fanny Chac The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) has a responsibility to encourage importers to comply with U.S. laws and regulations and to help protect American consumers from harmful p
Legislation Introduced to Put Limits on Use of Facial Recognition
Written by: Richard Sheinis, Esq. On August 4, 2020, yet more data privacy legislation was introduced by Senators Bernie Sanders and Jeff Merkley. Titled “The National Biometric Information Privacy Act of 2020,” this continues th
Early CCPA Litigation is Underway as Walmart Faces Class Action Lawsuit
Written by: Brett Lawrence, Esq. and Brock Wolf Early last month, Walmart joined Minted Inc., Zoom, TikTok, and Salesforce.com to become the largest company targeted by a class action lawsuit following a data breach under the California Consumer
Global Engagement in the “New Abnormal”
Hall Booth Smith international business attorney John Parkerson has been working with Pendleton Group and Global Atlanta to bring together local and international leaders for interactive, topical Zoom discussions on how communities can recast th
11th Circuit Court of Appeals Holds For Third-Party Litigation Funders in Qui Tam Actions
Written by: Ricky C Benjamin, Esq., and Leanne Livingston, Esq. While False Claims Act (“FCA”) cases are expected to increase due to government funding for COVID-19 efforts, health care providers should also expect more litigation