Planning for 2023: New State Data Privacy Laws Coming Online
On May 10, 2022, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed the Connecticut Data Privacy Act, making Connecticut the fifth state in the nation to pass a comprehensive data [...]
Lawsuits Increasing Following HIPAA Breaches
Almost as surely as summer follows spring, lawsuits follow breaches of protected health information. Here’s a roundup of recent HIPAA breach lawsuits and settlements. [...]
Colorado Privacy Act Becomes Third Comprehensive State Data Privacy Law
The Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) is a comprehensive consumer data privacy law passed in July 2021. The CPA taking effect on July 1, 2023, regulates the personal [...]
Utah Consumer Privacy Act Goes to Governor for Signature
The Utah Consumer Privacy Act (UCPA) is legislation unanimously passed in the Utah Legislature. The final version of this Utah privacy law now awaits the signature of [...]
Settlement Reached in Excellus HIPAA Class Action Lawsuit
The final chapter of the Excellus Health Plan 2015 data breach that affected more than 9.3 million patients nationwide may be in sight. A settlement has been [...]
NY AG SHIELD UP! Vision Benefits Provider Settles Email Data Breach
In January of 2022, EyeMed Vision Care LLC, a New York vision benefits provider, settled an action brought by the New York State Attorney General against it [...]
Data Breach Lawsuit Filed After Theft of Nearly 320k Records
Electronic Health Record (EHR) services provider QRS Inc. is facing a data breach lawsuit following an August cyberattack that may have compromised the privacy of 319,778 patients. Background of [...]
Quest Diagnostics Subsidiary Hit with Data Breach Lawsuit
Quest Diagnostics subsidiary, ReproSource Fertility Diagnostics has been sued by a patient over alleged security deficiencies. The Quest data breach lawsuit was filed one month after the [...]
New Jersey State Attorney General Settles HIPAA Claims Against Printing Companies
In November of 2021, the New Jersey State Attorney General’s (AG) Office, Division of Consumer Affairs, settled 2 HIPAA claims, one HIPAA claim against Command Marketing Innovations [...]
Illinois Medical Marijuana HIPAA Compliance Required
The deadline for Illinois Medical Marijuana dispensaries to become HIPAA compliant was December 1, 2021. As of this date, Illinois medical marijuana HIPAA compliance is required for all dispensaries [...]
