S(l)imms Pickens for UM Coverage in South Carolina When At-Fault Driver is Excluded from Insured’s Policy
Written by: Alan R. Belcher, Jr., Esq. USAA v. Pickens, __ S.C. ____, 2021 (Filed August 11, 2021.) In this appeal, the Supreme Court of South Carolina was asked to address the applicability of mandatory uninsured motorist coverage (UM) under a
Privacy Allegations Lead to $18.4 Million in Settlements for Boston Hospitals
Written by: Brock Wolf, Esq. Mass General Brigham Incorporated and its affiliate healthcare providers (“Mass General”) agreed to pay $18.4 million to settle a class-action against the healthcare system. While healthcare providers aro
European Cookie Rules Continue To Evolve
Written by: Richard Sheinis, Esq. CNIL, the French Data Privacy Supervisory Authority, has fined Google 150 Million Euros, and Facebook 60 Million Euros, for having websites that do not make refusing cookies as easy as accepting them. Prior GD
Reuters: Jacqueline Voronov on Company Rights to Terminate Unvaccinated Employees
In a Reuters’ article examining a decision by Citigroup Inc. to terminate U.S. employees not vaccinated by January 14, 2022, Hall Booth Smith Partner Jacqueline Voronov said it is well within the company’s right to do so, citing the courts
Indian Data Protection Bill Nearing Passage
Written by: Brock Wolf, Esq. Last month, India’s Joint Parliamentary Committee submitted its report on India’s draft Data Protection Bill (the “Bill”) to Parliament. The report, which comes after two (2) years of delibera
Nursing Homes Challenge New York’s Profit Cap as Unconstitutional
Written by: Jeffrey T. Wolber, Esq. Edited by: Nicole A. Callahan, Esq. A group of over 200 nursing homes are challenging a New York law that sets a cap on their profits. The lawsuit was filed on December 29, 2021 in the U.S. District Court for
Healthcare Risk Management: Richard Sheinis on What Providers Should do When Medical Devices Are Compromised
In the January issue of Healthcare Risk Management, Richard Sheinis, Partner and leader of Hall Booth Smith’s Data Privacy & Cyber Security Service Area, discusses what health care providers and hospitals should do when a medical device ha
Daily Report: John E. Hall Jr. on HBS University & Talent Development Programs
In a story about how law firms are using talent development programs to aid in attorney recruitment and retention, the Daily Report spoke with Partner John Hall about HBS University, a six-week educational program that offers new lawyers an intr
Healthcare Risk Management: Jason Hendren on Effectiveness of Health Care Apology Laws
In the January 2022 issue of Healthcare Risk Management, Partner Jason B. Hendren discusses why health care apology laws, which are meant to protect clinicians who apologize to a patient or patient’s family after an adverse health care event,
Whose Precedents Count for Qualified Immunity?
Written by: Pearson Cunningham, Esq. On October 18, 2021, the Supreme Court summarily reversed the Ninth Circuit’s denial of qualified immunity to a Union City, California police officer in Rivas-Villegas v. Cortesluna. Many commentators and c