Leveraging Knowledge to Manage Your Data Risks
This post was co-authored with Ivy Miller, legal intern at Robinson+Cole. Ivy is admitted to practice in Massachusetts.
On September 10, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit dismissed an appeal of the federal court ruling vacating key provisions of the HIPAA reproductive health care regulations, which appears to signal the end…
This post was co-authored by Artificial Intelligence Team member Josh Yoo.
As the federal agency tasked with regulating medical devices, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regularly releases guidance to inform medical device manufacturers how to best achieve FDA approval. The topics in these documents often reflect the agency’s proactive approach toward emerging issues…
This post was co-authored by Mark Abou Naoum, Summer Associate. Mark is not admitted to practice law.
Before assuming his new role as Executive Director for the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA), Tom Kemp served as a volunteer policy advisor on the Delete Act in 2023 and California’s 2020 ballot initiative, which amended the California…
This post was co-authored by Mark Abou Naoum, Summer Associate. Mark is not admitted to practice law.
In December 2024, Jonathan Gabrielli filed several claims alleging that Motorola Mobility LLC (Motorola) misrepresented its data usage policy and shared his personal data with third parties, including Google, Amazon, and TikTok. Specifically, Gabrielli claims that a cookie…
This post was co-authored by Mark Abou Naoum, Summer Associate. Mark is not admitted to practice law.
The 1988 Video Privacy Protection Act (VVPA) prohibits the disclosure of VHS rental history; now, in a recent class action where the VPPA was invoked by the plaintiffs, the parties’ voluntary settlement signals developments related to this outdated…
This post was authored by William Ollayos, Summer Associate. William is not admitted to practice law.
On June 27, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a Texas law requiring pornography websites to verify users’ ages through government-issued ID. The 6–3 decision in Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton marks a significant shift in First Amendment jurisprudence…
This post was co-authored by Government Enforcement + White-Collar Defense partner David E. Carney.
On June 6, 2025, President Donald Trump signed two executive orders aimed at significantly reshaping the future of drone policy in the United States. One focuses on protecting national airspace from malicious drone threats, while the other seeks to supercharge…
This post was co-authored by Summer Legal Intern Mark Abou Naoum. Mark is not admitted to practice law.
This week, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California ruled in favor of children’s clothing retailer Janie & Jack, which sought to enjoin over 2,400 individual arbitration claims resulting from alleged violations of the…
This post was authored by Class Action Defense team chair Wystan Ackerman and is also being shared on our Class Actions Insider blog.
Some data breach class actions settle quickly, with one of two settlement structures:
(1) a “claims made” structure, in which the total amount paid to class members who submit valid claims is…
Thank you to Jon Schaefer for this post. Jon focuses his practice on environmental compliance counseling, occupational health and safety.
On July 30, 2024, the U.S. EPA Office of Inspector General issued a fraud alert to bring attention to an increasing number of companies reporting that they have received fraudulent EPA Notice of Violation…
