May 25, 2016

Review Your Website NOW to Avoid an ADA Troll

Since last summer, the Pennsylvania law firm Carlson Lynch Sweet & Kipela, a firm with an extremely active ADA litigation practice, has filed at least eleven lawsuits alleging ADA violations based on web accessibility. The lawsuits target restauranteurs and national retailers such as Brooks Brothers, Footlocker and Hark Rock Café, with Carlson Lynch then proceeding […]

October 23, 2015

Melise’s Safe Harbor Client Alert

Now that many of you have heard that the Safe Harbor data transfer framework has been invalidated, you may be asking how it applies to your company. Not only does the invalidation of Safe Harbor apply to future data transfers between the European Union and the United States, it also invalidates all past data transfers. […]

November 26, 2014

Melise’s Alert on the Darkhotel Attacks

Before the holiday season gets into full swing, we want to take this opportunity and encourage you to take steps to protect your personal information if and when you travel.

Blogging Beyond

September 14, 2017

State Attorneys General $5.5 Million Fine Signals the Critical Importance of Data Security

On August 9, 2017, Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. (“Nationwide”) settled with attorneys general from 32 states for $5.5 million, in a case involving a 2012 data breach that exposed the personal information of over 1.2 million individuals. The settlement was the result of a multistate investigation into the circumstances surrounding the breach, and involved Nationwide’s failure […]

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April 7, 2017

Ignoring EU Data Law Is Still Not an Option

U.S companies hoping to avoid compliance with the requirements of EU law may want to think twice. It’s really time to get on with it. Despite early rhetoric from the Trump Administration, discussions between the U.S. Department of Commerce and the EU Commission last week indicate that the best course for businesses involving data about […]