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No Longer Adrift in the Ocean State: Rhode Island Enacts Consumer Data Privacy Law

On June 25, 2024, the governor of Rhode Island transmitted without signature a comprehensive privacy bill, the Rhode Island Data Transparency and Privacy Protection Act (DTPPA), back to the state legislature, which is still...more

The Gopher State Goes for It: Minnesota Passes Consumer Data Privacy Law

On May 19, 2024, the Minnesota Legislature passed a comprehensive privacy bill, sending the Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act (MCDPA) to Governor Tim Walz’s desk for signature into law. The law, which would take effect...more

Go Big Red! Nebraska Passes Consumer Data Privacy Law

On April 12, 2024, the Nebraska Legislature passed the Data Privacy Act (NEDPA), sending the bill to Governor Jim Pillen’s desk for signature. NEDPA adds to the patchwork of state consumer privacy laws in that it does not...more

A Federal Privacy Law or a False Hope? Making Sense of the American Privacy Rights Act of 2024 Draft

On April 7, 2024, Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), the chair of the US House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA), the chair of the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation,...more

Maryland Passes Its Own Consumer Data Privacy Law

On April 6, 2024, the Maryland Legislature passed a comprehensive privacy bill, sending the Maryland Online Data Privacy Act of 2024 (MODPA) to Governor Wes Moore’s desk for signature into law. The law, which would take...more

And Another: New Hampshire Passes New Consumer Privacy Law

On January 18, 2024, the New Hampshire Senate passed by voice vote SB255, the New Hampshire Privacy Act (NHPA), amended by the New Hampshire House of Representatives. The bill will head to Governor Chris Sununu’s desk. After...more

Preparing for Change: 2024 Brings Bevy of New Privacy Laws

CALIFORNIA - On March 29, 2024, the amended California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) regulations will take effect. These regulations were originally slated to take effect in 2023, but a court ruling (that is being appealed)...more

[Event] 2024 McDermott International Seminar in Japan - January 17th, Tokyo, Japan

マクダーモット・インターナショナル・セミナーは、おかげさまで皆様よりご好評をいただき、11回目となるセミナーを東京で開催することが決定いたしました。 本セミナーでは、オースティン、ブリュッセル、ロンドン、ミュンヘン、パリ、サンフランシスコ、ワシントンD.C.の各オフィスの、ビジネス法務の第一線で活躍する経験豊富な弁護士が、日本の企業や法律事務所の皆様に向けて、米国・欧州における法律および実務の重要トピックスに関する最新動向をご提供いたします...more

[Webinar] Let's Look at the Progress: 2023 State Privacy Laws Recap - October 26th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT

This has been a busy year for privacy legislation, with dozens of states deliberating consumer privacy bills. Today, 13 states have their own consumer privacy laws, a tally that climbs to 15 if we include the health privacy...more

Delaware Becomes 13th State to Enact a Consumer Privacy Law

On September 11, 2023, Delaware Governor John Carney signed the Delaware Personal Data Privacy Act (DPDPA) into law, making Delaware the 13th state to enact a consumer privacy law. The DPDPA closely tracks the laws in...more

Nevada and Connecticut Pass Consumer Health Data Laws

Following in the footsteps of Washington State’s My Health My Data Act, Nevada SB 370 and Connecticut SB 3 were both recently approved by their respective governors. As detailed below, the laws impose a number of new...more

[Webinar] Trends in Customer Data Acquisition and Use for Alcohol Companies - June 8th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT

The legal privacy landscape is quickly shifting as new consumer privacy laws spring up each year. Alcohol companies looking to maximize their customer data must understand how to comply with applicable privacy rules and...more

[Webinar] Coming Soon to a State Near You: New Privacy Laws and Evolving Best Practices - May 24th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT

On July 1, 2023, two more state privacy laws will take effect. The new laws in Colorado and Connecticut will impose requirements that extend beyond the rules in California and Virginia that took effect earlier this year. July...more

Tennessee Joins the Fray as Legislature Passes Consumer Privacy Law

We said it earlier this month: With many state legislative sessions coming to an end, we were likely to see a push by states to finish up debates and votes on consumer privacy laws, and now you can count Tennessee (and...more

Consumer Privacy Law Comes to Big Sky Country as Montana Passes New Law

We said it earlier this month: With many state legislative sessions coming to an end, we were likely to see a push by states to finish up debates and votes on consumer privacy laws. Now you can count Montana (and Tennessee)...more

And Then There Were Seven: Indiana Passes Consumer Privacy Bill

With the end of several state legislative sessions on the horizon, it is perhaps unsurprising that we are seeing an uptick in state legislatures passing consumer (or health) data privacy laws. You can now count Indiana among...more

Iowa’s New Privacy Law: The Basics

As expected, the number of state consumer privacy laws continues to rise. Joining the ranks of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah and Virginia is now Iowa. On March 28, 2023, Iowa’s Governor signed the Iowa Data Privacy...more

When Keeping Medication Safe May Lead to Increased Liability

In a country that is still struggling with an opioid epidemic, and where there are enough rules and laws regulating the dispensing of medication to fill a tome, it makes sense that medical providers across the nation are...more

Colorado Finalizes Sweeping New Privacy Rules; Iowa Joins the Fray

There has been a flurry of state privacy activity in the past week, with Colorado becoming the latest state to finalize sweeping data privacy rules and Iowa on the precipice of becoming the sixth state to enact comprehensive...more

EU-US Transatlantic Data Flows Framework: EU Supervisors Shine Light at the End of the Tunnel

In a recent non-binding opinion, EU regulators expressed timid positivity about the European Commission’s draft adequacy decision on the EU-US transatlantic data flows framework (Data Privacy Framework or DPF). While some...more

BIPA Broader, Plaintiffs Bolder after Latest Defense Setback at Illinois’ Highest Court

On February 2, 2023, the Illinois Supreme Court held that all causes of action brought under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), 740 ILCS 14/1 et seq., are subject to a five-year statute of limitations....more

Preparing for New Consumer Privacy laws in Colorado, Connecticut and Utah

We would not blame companies for feeling fatigued after the race to comply with the amended California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), the soon-to-be finalized CCPA regulations and the new Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act...more

FTC Flexes Its Muscle in Suit against Kochava but May Not Like the Result

On August 29, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a lawsuit against Kochava, Inc. alleging that Kochava engaged in unfair and deceptive practices by selling the “precise location information” of consumers. This...more

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