Plaintiffs sometimes seek to certify an “issues class” under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(c)(4) (or an equivalent state court…

*This post was co-authored by Paul Palma, legal intern at Robinson+Cole. Paul is not admitted to practice law.

On September…

October is always a busy month for cybersecurity professionals. For the past 21 years, October has been an especially busy…

On Tuesday this week, Montana’s new consumer protections law took effect, joining many other states with similar consumer privacy rights…

Across Europe and other countries, there are numerous data protection authorities with differing goals and enforcement powers. Until 2020, when…

The Office for Civil Rights of the Department of Health and Human Services (OCR) announced on September 26, 2024, that…

This week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced a data protection and cybersecurity settlement with T-Mobile, resolving the FCC’s investigations…

A new US National Cybersecurity Alliance survey  shows that over one-third (38%) of “employees share sensitive work information with…

The State of California, under the leadership of Governor Gavin Newsom, has taken the lead of its sister states in…

On September 28, 2024, California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed California Assembly Bill 3129 (the Bill). The Bill, if enacted, would…

This week’s post was co-authored with Kathryn M. Rattigan, David E. Carney and Edward J. Heath.  We are…

As a Rhode Islander, I am a big fan of our former Governor and now Secretary of Commerce, Gina Raimondo.