Communications Media and Technology Legal Updates

With the constantly changing media and digital environment, the National Law Review has the most up to date information on legislation, regulations and litigation in the field and how those regulations impact other areas of law. Our analysis includes an examination of privacy and cybersecurity issues abroad and spans many industries.

The National Law Review is your resource for up to date legal analysis on communications, media, and internet law as it unfolds. From compliance with disability-laws and providing employees with reasonable accommodations and workplace equipment, to creating a more uniform data-policy, and continually training employees on these policies, readers will learn the latest in the world of security, data, breaches, and online communications as they unfold. Our legal analysis covers regulations from the Federal Trade Commission regarding advertisement regulations as well as settlements with the agency, and changes in the agency’s leadership. The latest updates from the Federal Communications Commission are reported and analyze; including various steps taken to revoke net neutrality and agency leadership. Additionally, litigation related to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act and other consumer privacy concerns are covered and analyzed by expert attorneys.

A major issue impacting legal compliance for countries in a variety of industries is the General Data Protection Regulation coming out of the European Union. These regulations require significant accommodation by companies in a variety of industries, and the National Law Review has up to the date legal analysis of what companies need to do in order to comply with the changes.

The EU Privacy Shield Framework, Canadian anti-spam laws, reform in the healthcare industry, and how companies share information internally and externally, are just a few of the topics readers will find to be covered on The National Law Review. Expert analysis and advice on good cybersecurity practices for businesses is available, with specific emphasis on cloud security and data storage.

With regulations and technology changing quickly, understanding the legal landscape around communications is essential. The National Law Review is a great resource to help readers understand the issues.

Date	Title	Organization
10 Jul	U.S. Supreme Court to Address Circuit Split on Definition of ATDS Under The TCPA	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
10 Jul	FCA Updates Webpage on the Temporary Permissions Regime	Katten
10 Jul	Supreme Court Will Review ATDS Definition	Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
10 Jul	CMS Issues Proposed Home Health Agency Rule On Making Certain Telehealth Flexibilities Permanent, Increasing Medicare Payment Rates And Home Infusion Therapy Service Payment Rates For CY 2021	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
10 Jul	Breaking: SCOTUS Will Decide ATDS Definition in Facebook, Inc. v. Duguid et al.	Mintz
10 Jul	Education Department Unveils New Portal for Foreign Contract and Gift Reporting	Faegre Drinker
10 Jul	Privacy and Personal Information Protection Under the Civil Code of China	Hunton Andrews Kurth
10 Jul	FRACTURED LANDSCAPE: This One Graphic Explains why SCOTUS is Taking Yet Another Look at the TCPA	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
10 Jul	When Online Applications become Your First Choice	Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
10 Jul	Supreme Court Update: Chiafalo v. Washington (No. 19-465), Barr v. American Association of Political Consultants (No. 19-631).	Wiggin and Dana LLP
10 Jul	Consumer Perception is Key to Registration of Generic “.com” Marks	Hunton Andrews Kurth
10 Jul	New Zealand Advances New Privacy Bill	Hunton Andrews Kurth
10 Jul	Belgian DPA Fines Company for Unlawful Processing and Non-Compliance with Data Subject Rights	Hunton Andrews Kurth
10 Jul	More than 100 School Districts Join Litigation Against JUUL	Stark & Stark
10 Jul	Ostreicher: A Furnisher Moves To Compel Arbitration…And It’s Successful!	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
10 Jul	Court Punts Breach of Privacy Lawsuit in a Sweeping Defense Victory	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
10 Jul	500,000 Car Owner Records found on Dark Web	K&L Gates
10 Jul	Is Personal Information of Retirement Plan Participants an ERISA Plan Asset?	Jackson Lewis P.C.
9 Jul	Supreme Court Agrees To Review ATDS Definition	Faegre Drinker
9 Jul	Training and Testing AI Involves Business Risk	Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
9 Jul	New Maryland Law Requires Applicant Consent Prior to Using Facial Recognition Technology in Job Interviews	Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
9 Jul	Bitcoin Data Akin to Bank Records Under Fourth Amendment	Polsinelli PC
9 Jul	The U.S. Supreme Court Finds Booking.com Registrable, Leading to Potential Growth in Generic.com Brand Building	Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
9 Jul	IMS Insights Podcast: Episode 18-Tips From the “Hot Seat” for Remote Hearings and Court Events Amid the Pandemic	IMS ExpertServices
9 Jul	Texas Court Overturns Record $706 Million Verdict	Jones Walker LLP
9 Jul	New Dubai International Financial Centre Data Protection Law Comes into Effect	Hunton Andrews Kurth
9 Jul	New York State Department of Financial Services Proposes Framework for a Conditional BitLicense	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
9 Jul	Privacy Tip #243 – Misconfigured Cloud Exposes Millions of Records of Eleven Dating Sites	Robinson & Cole LLP
9 Jul	Non-signatories Are Bound To Arbitration Agreement – You Know, the Ones That Did NOT Sign the Contract	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
9 Jul	Health Care Providers Continue to Be Hit with Ransomware and Phishing	Robinson & Cole LLP
9 Jul	Amazon Offers a “Quickstart Package” for Compliance with DOD’s CMMC	Robinson & Cole LLP
9 Jul	TCPA Quick Hitter: Plaintiff Entitled to a Jury Trial Against Bank that Waived Protection Against Jury Trial	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
9 Jul	GOOGLES Wins Right to Sue Google	McDermott Will & Emery
9 Jul	North Dakota Implements A New Student Privacy Law	Jackson Lewis P.C.
9 Jul	New EU Digital Finance Rules by the End of 2020	K&L Gates
8 Jul	Regulatory Updates: FCC to Vote on “Robocall” Measures to Mitigate Erroneous Blocking and to Advance Reassigned Numbers Database Rules to the Next Step	Faegre Drinker
8 Jul	Admonition To Members Of The Healthcare Industry: Don’t Give Trade Secret Protection The Short Shrift!	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
8 Jul	US Supreme Court Rules “Booking.Com” Can Be Registered As A Trademark	McDermott Will & Emery
8 Jul	TCPA Plaintiffs’ Lawyers Continue to Get Slapped Around in RICO Conspiracy Case	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
8 Jul	Brussels Regulatory Brief: June-July 2020	K&L Gates
8 Jul	Do you transfer personal data from the EU to the US? Important Decision due July 16	Mintz
8 Jul	Supreme Court Strikes Government-Debt Exception But Saves Other Restrictions on Automated Telephone Equipment	Faegre Drinker
8 Jul	California Senate Proposes Bill to Extend Certain CCPA Exemptions	Mintz
8 Jul	Dutch DPA Releases 2019 Annual Report	Hunton Andrews Kurth
8 Jul	Woolworths Hit with Largest Spam Infringement to Date	K&L Gates
7 Jul	Employer Use of Contact Tracing Apps: The Good, the Bad, and the Regulatory	Foley & Lardner LLP
7 Jul	HERE IT IS: That HUGE TCPA Webinar Breaking Down the Supreme Court Ruling in Barr v AAPC EVERYONE is Talking About [WEBINAR]	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
7 Jul	CMS Releases Guidance on the Allowance of Telehealth Encounters in eCQMs	Robinson & Cole LLP
7 Jul	CCPA Enforcement Begins Amid Pandemic And Regulatory Uncertainty	Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
7 Jul	Social Media Platform Fined 100,000 USD by Washington State AG for COPPA Violations	Hunton Andrews Kurth