Kennedys and CYPFER are delighted to invite you to our 60 minute webinar on Tuesday, June 4, 2024.
We will explore the practical and legal implications involved in navigating a ransomware event, and how decision-making in a...more
5/24/2024
/ Best Practices ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Breach Costs ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Incident Response Plans ,
Ransomware ,
Remediation ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Webinars
Connecticut is the fifth state to pass a comprehensive privacy law. Senate Bill 6, “An Act Concerning Personal Data Privacy and Online Monitoring” (“CTDPA” or “Act”), passed in both chambers of the state legislature on April...more
Utah is on the verge of enacting the Utah Consumer Privacy Act (UCPA), thereby becoming (perhaps surprisingly) the fourth state to enact a comprehensive consumer privacy law. Modeled somewhat after Virginia’s Consumer Data...more
In Citizens Ins. Co. of Amer. v. Thermoflex Waukegan, LLC no. 20-05980 (N.D. Ill. Mar. 1, 2022), the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois rejected the application of three separate general...more
3/9/2022
/ Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Commercial General Liability Policies ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Declaratory Judgments ,
Denial of Insurance Coverage ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Fingerprints ,
Insurance Claims ,
Insurance Litigation ,
Personal and Advertising Injury Coverage ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Policy Exclusions ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Right to Privacy
As the world emerged from lockdown, it should come as no surprise that cybersecurity and data privacy remained dominant topics in the media and legal industry. Some of 2021 was much like 2020 – ransomware attacks continued to...more
3/7/2022
/ Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cyber Insurance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Hackers ,
Information Governance ,
NAIC ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
State Data Breach Notification Statutes
In American Family Mut. Ins. Co. v. Caremel, Inc., 2022 WL 79868, at *1 (N.D. Ill. Jan. 7, 2022), the Illinois federal district court ruled that a CGL policy did not provide “personal and advertising injury” defense coverage...more