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Cyber and Privacy Risk and Insurance

The Importance of (Remote) Security Culture in Mitigating Risks

2020-12-11 | Mark Lanterman

Extending beyond the physical workspace, safety awareness is key. Mark Lanterman explains.

Cyber and Privacy Risk and Insurance

California Privacy Rights Act: Background, Application, and Definitions

2020-12-11 | Melissa J Krasnow

Melissa Krasnow explains the changes effective January 1, 2023, in the California Privacy Rights Act.

Defense and Settlement

Texas Supreme Court Confronts Another Stowers Question

2020-11-25 | Lyndon F Bittle

Is an excess judgment required? Lyndon Bittle relates the case.

Cyber and Privacy Risk and Insurance

Further Amendment to the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018

2020-10-09 | Melissa J Krasnow

Melissa Krasnow relates the further changes.made to the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA).

Cyber and Privacy Risk and Insurance

Security from Home: Continuing to Work and Learn Amid COVID-19

2020-10-02 | Mark Lanterman

Mark Lanterman advises to stay vigilant for security lapses.

Cyber and Privacy Risk and Insurance

California Consumer Privacy Act Regulations: Privacy Policy and Notice

2020-09-04 | Melissa J Krasnow

Melissa Krasnow discusses the requirements for the notice of collection, of the right to opt-out, and of financial incentives of the California Consumer Privacy Act.

Defense and Settlement

The Eight-Corners Rule Is Alive and Well in Texas

2020-07-31 | Lyndon F Bittle

Lyndon Bittle relates two recent cases involving this rule and the "very narrow" Northfield exception.

Cyber and Privacy Risk and Insurance

Operational Risk Revisited in the Wake of COVID-19

2020-06-12 | Mark Lanterman

Proactive security and technology strategizing are key, Mark Lanterman explains.

Cyber and Privacy Risk and Insurance

The New York SHIELD Act Reasonable Security Requirement

2020-05-29 | Melissa J Krasnow

New legislation providing reasonable safeguard for private information—the New York SHIELD Act—is reviewed by Melissa Krasnow.

Defense and Settlement

Texas Recognizes Collusion as Exception to Eight-Corners Rule

2020-05-15 | Lyndon F Bittle

Lyndon Bittle discusses the recent Loya collusion exception to the eight-corners rule.