Blake Landis of Troutman Amin, LLP writes: I’m back with the latest scoop on a fascinating case! In St. Aubin v. Carbon Health Technologies, Inc., the United States District Court for the Northern District of California recently analyzed a claim under the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA), Cal. Penal Code § 630 et seq., in…
Category: Laws
Is Maryland’s New Higher Ed Privacy Law a Harbinger of Things to Come?
Will Sweeney reports: With the fall semester in full swing, college students aren’t the only ones with homework to do. Higher education institutions in Maryland must comply with the state’s new privacy law, Maryland Code Title 10, Subtitle 13A, as of Oct. 1. While this law is specific to Maryland, universities outside the state shouldn’t kick their feet…
Bankruptcy Sale of DNA Data: From Toysmart to 23andMe
Daniel Solove writes: A recent article in The Atlantic discusses the risk of 23andMe selling its vast stockpile of DNA data on 15 million individuals: 23andMe is not doing well. Its stock is on the verge of being delisted. It shut down its in-house drug-development unit last month, only the latest in several rounds of layoffs. Last week,…
Women’s Health on the Ballot in November: What the Election Could Mean for Reproductive Care and Beyond
Amanda Zablocki, Elizabeth A. Nevins, Arushi Pandya, and Krysten Thomas of SheppardMullin write: Over two years into the post-Dobbs era, women’s health is taking center stage in the presidential election. In Dobbs v. Jackson, the Supreme Court overturned protections relating to abortion established in Roe v. Wade. Since then, approximately half of the states across the country have enacted…