Johnson & Johnson has produced a Wi-Fi enabled One Touch Ping insulin pump system that allows users to send commands to the pump. This pump has been on the market for eight years, and as a result the system in the pump is not encrypted. This […]
On Thursday, September 22, 2016, Yahoo publicized a 2014 data breach “associated with at least 500 million user accounts.”[1] This may be the largest data breach ever, in terms of those affected.[2] Experts believe it could have a ripple effect […]
In an effort to better facilitate federal response to cyber-incidents[1] the Obama Administration released a Presidential Policy Directive on United States Cyber Incident Coordination (“PPD”)[2] on July 26, 2016. The PPD is a continuation of […]
Click here for latest post in KRCL’s Law in the Workplace Blog, discussing the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and the Ninth Circuit’s precedential decision on password sharing under the CFAA.
The Northwestern Journal of Law & Social Policy published an article this past spring that does a pretty good job of articulating the various concerns with the current scheme of state and federal peer review immunities, along with the state peer […]
In an effort to balance the needs of multinational companies and European Union citizen’s right to privacy the United States and European Union are working together to craft an EU-U.S. Privacy Shield to facilitate the transfer of the personal data […]
Physicians struggle to make money in the current health care environment. Taking care of patients just does not pay the bills like it used to anymore—and provides a lousy business model. Employed physicians make a salary with limited bonus opportunities […]
In issuing the order, the court inserted itself in the debate between national security and security in one’s own private, personal information. But the court didn’t rely on some post-9/11 counterterrorism statute for its authority, but instead on […]
A Tarrant County District Court just awarded $1.3 million in sanctions against a plaintiff who had brought a lawsuit claiming defamation and cyberstalking against several defendants alleging they had posted threatening language against the plaintiff […]
Read my latest post on The Doctor's Advocate blog, where I talk about how physicians need to increase their cybersecurity in 2016.
In 2015, the health care industry faced a wave of cyberattacks greater than in any previous year, with IBM reporting that close to 100 million records were compromised. Personal medical records now sell for a much higher price than credit cards on the […]
Director Tom Ciarlone will present at the Texas Lawyers' Energy Summit on Wednesday, December 2nd at the Magnolia Hotel in downtown Houston, Texas. Tom will be presenting on Hot Topics in Energy Litigation: Defusing Oil-and-Gas Class Actions (Before […]