Journal of Healthcare Risk Management: Richard Sheinis on the HIPAA Safe Harbor Law
In a Journal of Healthcare Risk Management article about the HIPAA Safe Harbor Law in which HIPAA-covered entities and their business associates receive certain protections when potentially facing fines and other penalties under HIPAA, Richard S
ACC Docket: Richard Sheinis on Developing a Strategic Privacy Program Across Different Jurisdictions
In an article published in the Association of Corporate Counsel’s ACC Docket, Hall Booth Smith Partner Richard Sheinis and ParkMobile Chief Legal and Privacy Officer Tony Stewart share what it takes to develop a strategic privacy program that
The Algorithmic Accountability Act of 2022 Is Introduced
Written by: Richard Sheinis, Esq. Several Democratic legislators have introduced the Algorithmic Accountability Act of 2022 (the “Act”). This legislation is a redo of the 2019 Algorithmic Accountability Act. While this piece of legis
The Turf War Over Personal Data Continues
Written by: Richard Sheinis, Esq. As many of our readers know, the transfer of personal data from the EU to countries outside the EU is heavily regulated by the GDPR. Companies that transfer personal data from the EU to the US typically use Sta
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
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
FTC Starts Process to Adopt Privacy Rules
Written by: Richard Sheinis, Esq. In September 2021, Senator Richard Blumenthal and eight other Democratic Senators sent a letter to FTC Chair Lina Kahn requesting that the agency begin a rulemaking process to address data privacy. Blumenthal
Part B News: Richard Sheinis on Rising Costs of Cyber Insurance for Health Care Providers
In a Part B News story looking at the rising cost of cyber insurance for health care providers and companies as ransomware attacks grow, Richard Sheinis, Partner and Leader of Hall Booth Smith’s Data Privacy & Cyber Security Service Area,
Yet Another Senator Introduces Data Privacy Legislation
Written by: Richard Sheinis, Esq. Last month I wrote about the need for federal data privacy legislation. Although numerous Senators have introduced such legislation, nothing much seems to happen after the initial introduction. Adding to the
Hall Booth Smith Adds Associate Brock Wolf in Charlotte
CHARLOTTE, NC – November 4, 2021 – Hall Booth Smith, P.C. (HBS) has added Associate Brock Wolf as its office in Charlotte, North Carolina continues to expand. Brock focuses his practice on medical malpractice defense, data privacy and cyber