Communications, Media & Internet

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.

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Nov
7
2023
"Conscious Choice": Massive First-In-The-Nation TCPA Ruling Holds MMS Video Messages are NOT “Pre-Recorded” Calls– Gives Republicans Huge Victory in AZ Troutman Amin, LLP
Dec
30
2010
"Creepy" is the new "Cool" and How to Make Sure It Stays That Way - FTC’s Recent Proposal for Protecting Consumer Privacy Online Foley Hoag LLP
Oct
15
2018
"Double-Dipping" Class Actions Illustrate Importance of Ticketing Compliance Programs Ballard Spahr LLP
May
13
2022
"extra, Extra, Read All About It"—final European and Uk Brand Distribution Rules Published K&L Gates
Dec
6
2013
"Fast And Furious 7" and Why Key Person Insurance Can be Critical Armstrong Teasdale
Feb
12
2024
"Grandma, I Have [Not] Been Kidnapped": The FCC Bans AI-Generated Robocalls K&L Gates
Mar
13
2018
"Hey Google, could you be used against me in court?” K&L Gates
Nov
16
2023
"Impermissible": Court Strikes Class in TCPA Junk Fax Case on Fail Safe Grounds and It Is a Good Reminder Troutman Amin, LLP
Nov
15
2010
"Loose Tweets Sink Fleets" - What Government Contractors Should Include In Their Social Media Policy Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
8
2020
"Major systemic failure”: The Federal Court of Australia published full names of asylum seekers on the Commonwealth Courts Portal K&L Gates
Sep
28
2012
"Partnerless" Law Firm -- NY Times is missing something Armstrong Teasdale
Jan
8
2024
"Right To Repair" Law Requires Manufacturers to Give Up the Fix In New York K&L Gates
Jan
25
2023
"The Horror! The Horror!" - Scholars Accuse Twitter Directors Of Putting Stockholders First! Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Apr
6
2017
#9: Customers’ Nonpublic Personal Information Protection - Top 10 Issues Facing Financial Institutions in 2017 ArentFox Schiff LLP
Mar
3
2020
#Ad: The FTC Wants To Hear From You As It Revisits The Endorsement Guides Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Feb
3
2022
#Blessed? Preliminary Injunction Related to Social Media Accounts Vacated McDermott Will & Emery
Sep
19
2017
#CAUTION: FTC Ramps Up Enforcement of and Education on Social Media Influencer Disclosure Requirements Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
11
2019
#CCPA Legislative Update: “And the days dwindle down … to a precious few….” (September Song, Kurt Weill) Mintz
Jul
5
2017
#Clear and #Conspicuous Paid Partnerships: Instagram Lends Helpful Technology Hand Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Oct
28
2013
#DoNoHarm: Rhode Island Issues Social Media Guidance for Physicians Mintz
Feb
11
2013
#Human Resources Tip – Save Those Voicemails Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Feb
21
2015
#livingwage: Is Social Media the New Frontier for Class Notice in US Wage and Hour Litigation? Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Apr
14
2017
#ShowMeTheMoney: Sofia Vergara’s Settlement of Social Media False Endorsement Lawsuit Highlights Modern Legal Issue Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
28
2017
#SocialMedia #Endorsement #Disclosures #Sponsored (notthispost): FTC Warns Social Media Influencers and Advertisers about Failure to Disclose Relationships Proskauer Rose LLP
Jun
1
2017
#Sponsored – FTC Warns Social Media Influencers to Clearly Disclose Material Connections Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.
Sep
18
2018
#Transparency: California’s Social Media DISCLOSE Act Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
7
2020
#WashYourCyberHands K&L Gates
Jan
6
2021
#WorkforceWednesday: 2020 in Review and What’s to Come in 2021 Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
May
20
2020
#WorkforceWednesday: Telemental Health Benefits, Support Employee Mental Health, Balancing Safety and Privacy Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Nov
15
2022
$1,000 A CALL IN TEXAS?: Another Court Holds Automatic Double Recovery For TCPA Violations Permitted Under 305.053 of Texas Business and Commerce Code–But Here’s Why That’s Not Quite Right Troutman Amin, LLP
Jan
21
2022
$10,000 PLUS DAILY PENALTIES?: Be Sure to Follow FCC Guidance to Avoid Big Fines Under Kari’s Law and Section 506 of RAY BAUM’S Act Troutman Amin, LLP
Jul
22
2020
$100 a Day in Sanctions: Shelton Is Simply Crushing a TCPA Defendant and I Just Can’t Watch Anymore Troutman Amin, LLP
Nov
8
2022
$100M FTC Enforcement Action Against Internet Phone Service Provider for Dark Patterns Hunton Andrews Kurth
Nov
29
2017
$130B Tech Merger Takes Monopoly To A Global Scale IMS Legal Strategies
Jan
4
2024
$162k or 1,200 Bucks?: Court Finds TCPA Plaintiff Only Owes a Fraction of Defense Costs Following Dismissal of Claim Troutman Amin, LLP
Sep
6
2016
$195,000 Fine for RFID Violation; Mixed Responses Network Outage Reporting Rules; FAA Drone Advisory Committee; Annual Regulatory Fees – Telecom Alert: September 6, 2016 Keller and Heckman LLP
Mar
7
2022
$195,000 IN DAMAGES ON 26 CALLS?: New Decision Shows Just How Extreme TCPA Damages Can Get Troutman Amin, LLP
Jan
9
2020
$2,400,000 TCPA Settlement Granted Final Approval, $92 to Each Class Member Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Aug
19
2021
$2.35 Million Settlement in Dickey’s Barbecue Data Breach Class Action Robinson & Cole LLP
May
11
2017
$2.5M HIPAA Settlement against CardioNet is the First Involving a Wireless Health Services Provider Polsinelli PC
Apr
14
2020
$200 Million of Funding for COVID-19 Telehealth Program McDermott Will & Emery
Aug
11
2023
$228M Damages Award Vacated in First BIPA Trial Blank Rome LLP
Jul
7
2023
$228M Damages Award Vacated In Illinois Biometric Privacy Class Action ArentFox Schiff LLP
Sep
12
2019
$267 Million Judgment against Debt Collector for TCPA Violations Robinson & Cole LLP
May
7
2019
$3 Million Settlement for Exposure of and Latent Response to Exposure of 300,000 Patients’ Protected Health Information Faegre Drinker
Apr
8
2012
$30 Million Fine Underscores Importance of Do-Not-Call Compliance Mintz
May
27
2021
$300 Million of The Victorian Budget Set Aside to Improve Cyber Security K&L Gates
Nov
2
2011
$32 Million Damages Award Against Web Hosts Reduced by One-Third—Contributory Infringement Limited to Single Award of Statutory Damages McDermott Will & Emery
Nov
7
2018
$375.00 a Class Member to Settle? Court Approves Whopper of a TCPA Settlement Against Allstate Insurance Company over Junk Faxes Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Feb
20
2020
$4,000,000, Not Enough!: District Court Denies Final Approval for TCPA Class Settlement Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
 

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