Our colleague John A. Snyder writes on our non-compete blog about the case of Eagle v. Morgan, No. 11-403 (E. D. Pa. March 12, 2013) in which the plaintiff sued her former employer for misappropriating her LinkedIn account and was awarded zero damages.
April 2013
HIPAA Preempts Less Protective State Law Concerning Medical Records of Deceased Nursing Home Residents, Eleventh Circuit Rules
By Joseph J. Lazzarotti on
Posted in HIPAA, Written Information Security Program
Federal Appeals Court address HIPAA preemption of state law.
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California Considers Broader and Tougher Data Disclosure Requirements for Use of Customer Personal Information
By Jason C. Gavejian on
Posted in Identity Theft
In the face of increasing incidences of and rising public concern regarding identity theft, the California Legislature is considering a bill with new personal information data disclosure requirements for California businesses and a broad definition of what constitutes personal information.
California Assembly Bill 1291, would require businesses who have customer personal information and have…
California Appellate Court Expands Common Law Right of Privacy
By Jackson Lewis P.C. on
The Fourth District Court of Appeal for the State of California expanded the tort of "public disclosure of private facts" under that state’s common law right to privacy in a case involving a claim by an employee against her supervisor and employer. Ignat v. Yum! Brands, Inc. et al, No. G046434, (Cal. Ct. App. March…
Deletion of Facebook Page = Spoliation
By Jason C. Gavejian on
Posted in Social Networking
A New Jersey District Court has sanctioned a personal injury plaintiff for spoliation following the plaintiff’s deletion of his Facebook account which defendants were trying to access.
The defendant’s discovery requests asked for documents or records of “wall posts, comments, status updates or personal information posted or made by plaintiff on Facebook and/or any social…
New Mexico Joins Other States That Have Passed Social Media Privacy Laws
Add New Mexico to the list of states with social medica privacy laws…
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Utah Enacts “Internet Employment Privacy Act”
By Joseph J. Lazzarotti on
Posted in Workplace Privacy
New Utah prohibits employers from asking employees and applicants to disclose their usernames and passwords that allow access to their “personal Internet accounts,” although there are many exceptions.
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