On February 23, the Wisconsin House passed Assembly Bill 957 (AB 957), a bill relating to consumer data protection. This legislation is based on the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA) and provides consumers with various rights about their data and imposes obligations on businesses. Wisconsin is the second state in 2022 to pass a
On February 3, a New York magistrate judge recommended dismissing a class action against medical management company, Professional Business System d/b/a Practicefirst Medical Management Solutions in Tassmer v. Professional Business Systems. Judge Michael J. Roemer recommended dismissal because plaintiffs’ allegations failed to constitute an injury under the Supreme Court’s ruling in TransUnion v. Ramirez
On January 13, Him Das, the acting head of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), highlighted ransomware as a chief national security risk. At the Financial Crimes Enforcement Conference, Das suggested that the current anti-money laundering regulations are insufficient to protect against tech-driven threats, from cyberattacks to digital asset schemes. FinCEN therefore is currently
2021 was a transformative year for the consumer financial services world. As we navigate an unprecedented volume of industry regulation, Troutman Pepper is uniquely positioned to help its clients find successful resolutions and stay ahead of the curve.
In this report, we share developments on auto finance, background screening, bankruptcy, consumer class actions, consumer
Entities that collect Wisconsin residents’ personal information and are licensed, registered, or authorized (licensee) with the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (commissioner) will have to abide by a new data security law (Wisconsin’s Insurance Data Security Law), which came into force on November 1. This bill had previously been introduced in the 2019-2020 legislative
The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) is the first state privacy agency in the nation and was created as part of the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA). While this agency has already been formed, it will not begin enforcement activities until July 1, 2023 (six months after the CPRA takes effect).
The agency’s mandate includes
A U.S. district judge in Illinois recently denied a motion to dismiss in a class action involving an alleged violation of the Illinois’ Right of Publicity Act (IRPA). The court determined that the defendant’s arguments were more suitable for an affirmative defense and was unpersuaded by any of the arguments.
In Krause v. RocketReach LLC
Sadia Mirza will speak on the panel “Cross Your Ts, but Watch Your Eyes – How to Improve Incident Response,” during ISACA LA’s Annual Conference. Sadia will discuss ways to improve incident response plans based on recent lessons learned from regulatory and litigation matters in the data breach context.
The event will take place April
We have long predicted that just as other states followed California in passing breach notification laws, states would follow in California’s footsteps in regulating information privacy practices with the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA), which was later amended by the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (CPRA).[1] The Virginia state legislature recently
2020 was a transformative year for the consumer financial services world. As we navigate an unprecedented volume of industry regulation, Troutman Pepper is uniquely positioned to help its clients find successful resolutions and stay ahead of the compliance curve.
In this report, we share developments in 2020 on consumer class actions, background screening, bankruptcy,