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EDRM - Electronic Discovery Reference Model

August’s Notable Cases and Events in E-Discovery

[Editor’s Note: This article was first published August 21, 2024 and EDRM is grateful to Tom Paskowitz and Robert Keeling of our Trusted Partner, Sidley, for permission to republish. The opinions and positions are those of...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

All Consuming - Financial Litigation Insights, Volume 3, Issue 12

Student Loans - Supreme Court Likely to Rule that Biden Student Loan Plan is Illegal, Experts Say. Here’s What that Means for Borrowers - “Long before the president acted, Republicans had criticized student loan...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Wireless Roundup (November 2022)

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SEC Requests Comment on Incident Reporting NPRM for Certain Filings Affected by Technical Glitch: On October 18, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published a Notice announcing it has re-opened for 14 days the...more

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5-Step Plan for Employers to Defeat Text Message ‘Smishing’ Scams

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Have you received a text from a random number in the last few days? Perhaps the text looks quite obviously suspicious, but it could pass as legitimate – especially if you are distracted or multitasking while scrolling through...more

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FCC Announces the Launch of Reassigned Number Database (and Accompanying Safe Harbor)

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On November 1, 2021, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced the launch of the Reassigned Numbers Database (RND). This centralized database is an important development for businesses across industries that are...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Privacy Peril: What Information We Collect

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In a previous Privacy Peril we told you how miscreants use informal messaging apps to spoof well-respected law firms and other businesses. This tip pointed out the security risks in using these messaging apps to conduct...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Privacy Peril: ConTextual

In our previous Privacy Peril tip, we noted how thieves are now spoofing law firms (and other businesses) through use of informal messaging apps. These fiends play off the perception of law firm integrity to overcome the...more

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One Year Later: How the Evolving Work-from-Home Climate Prompts Reminders for Technology Best Practices

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Perhaps no COVID-19 phenomenon will have a more lasting impact than the virtual office. Many employers recently marked the first anniversary of the decision to ask their employees to work from home in an effort to combat the...more

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BYOD Challenges

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If you are like most, you probably have 4-5 different chat applications on your phone to talk to friends and family members.  Dad only likes to text via SMS, brother Peter only uses Facebook Messenger, Aunty Bridgette can...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Retail and Consumer Products Law Roundup - February 2019

Newsom’s Six-Month Paid Family Leave Agenda - Shortly after being sworn in as the new governor of California, Gavin Newsom proposed extending California’s current six-week paid family leave (PFL) to six months. PFL, which...more

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Privacy Update: Texting Patient Information

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CMS has issued a memorandum clarifying its position on texting and recognizing that the use of texting has become an essential and valuable means of communication between health care team members. The takeaways from the...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

To text or not to text? CMS issues guidance

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Over the last few years, health care providers have watched with interest as The Joint Commission wrestled with its stance on texting patient information....more

Baker Donelson

CMS Clarifies Text Messaging Prohibition

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After a confusing month of contradicting guidance, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a memorandum clarifying its position regarding the use of text messaging with patient information between providers....more

Pullman & Comley - Connecticut Health Law

Joint Commission Confirms Ban on Texting of Patient Care Orders

After briefly considering a reversal of its prohibition on texting orders, The Joint Commission (TJC), in consultation with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), announced last month that its ban would continue...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

JCAHO Delays Decision Allowing Physicians To Text Orders

We previously reported that the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) lifted its ban on allowing health care providers to use texts for physician orders....more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Hospital Text Messaging Rules Placed on Hold by Joint Commission

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The Joint Commission, which accredits hospitals and other health care organizations, hit pause on its prior May 2016 announcement to allow secure text messaging in hospitals and other health care organizations. The use of...more

Pillsbury - Internet & Social Media Law Blog

Joint Commission Ends Ban on the Texting of Physician Orders

In the Joint Commission Perspectives May 2016 edition, the Commission reversed its 2011 position prohibiting clinician texting of patient orders within accredited health care institutions, stating technological advancements...more

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California Enacts CalECPA, Requiring a Search Warrant to Obtain or Access Users’ Electronic Information

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On Thursday, October 8, 2015, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (the “California ECPA”). This legislation, which takes effect on January 1, 2015, has been heralded by...more

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California Joins Other States with the Passage of CalECPA

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Law enforcement requests for electronic information, particularly from technology companies such as Google and Twitter, have skyrocketed in recent years. In response, several states—Maine and Texas in 2013, Utah in 2014 and...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

FCC’s TCPA Order Offers Little Clarity or Relief for Businesses

In potentially its most significant action under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) since the 2003 overhaul of its rules ushering in the National Do-Not-Call Registry and other updates, the Federal Communications...more

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