The Düsseldorfer Kreis ("Düsseldorf Circle"), an informal body of all German Data Protection Authorities ("DPAs"), has published a decision concerning the application of German data protection rules to social networks.

This response is part of the final round of consultations on the draft revised HBERs and Horizontal Guidelines that is currently being conducted by the Commission.

In a recent decision of the English High Court, the Court considered the important question of the extent to which banks involved in a workout were under an obligation to disclose to each other information that was material to the other’s decision-taking.

This final rule was promulgated at the tail end of the Trump Administration and will not take effect, if at all, until February 8, 2021.

In September, the Scotts Miracle-Gro pesticide company was sentenced to pay the largest ever criminal penalty, and the largest ever civil penalty.

Labour and Material Payment ("L&M") Bonds are commonly issued in the construction industry to ensure that subcontractors and suppliers working on construction projects get paid.

Our Health Care and Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy groups review the status of the proposed update to the HIPAA Security Rule.

Recently, in Valard Construction Ltd v Bird Construction Co (Valard), the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) decided that the trustee of a labour and material bond (the L&M Bond) ...

After 20 years, the USDA has finally promulgated its Animal Welfare Act ("AWA") regulations for birds.

Our Labor & Employment Group reviews a California Supreme Court decision that makes it more difficult for employers to dispose of whistleblower retaliation claims.

In the past week, the FDA granted an EUA for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for use in children 5–11 years of age.

In the past week, the FDA Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee recommended authorization of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for use in children 5–11 years of age.

On May 12. 2021, President Biden signed an Executive Order aimed at improving the Nation's Cybersecurity by curtailing data breaches and malicious cyber campaigns.

The House has no votes scheduled but will be holding a committee work week. The upper chamber has until Friday to pass a continuing resolution (CR) to fund the government or face a federal shutdown.

The upper chamber will spend a sizable portion of the week debating 28 motions to instruct conferees on the legislation (H.R. 4521) aimed at boosting manufacturing and technological innovation...

The Senate will be in session this week, while the House will have committee work with no votes scheduled.

A weekly summary of the precedential patent-related opinions issued by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the opinions designated precedential or informative by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.

New York Attorney General Letitia James recently announced two agreements related to data breaches with entities that operate in the education industry.

On April 13, 2021, a federal district court granted a motion to partially unseal an FBI application and search warrant following the successful conclusion of an FBI operation to eradicate malicious web shells ...