LabMD is back in the news. This time, however, it’s not the FTC’s administrative action against LabMD that’s making headlines. (For information about the administrative action, please see our prior posts here and here.) … [Read more] about LabMD’s Federal Court Actions Against the FTC Dismissed
Investigating International Data Breaches In a Post-Snowden World – Addressing Legal Considerations and Logistical Challenges
Partner Kim Peretti and Senior Associate Kelley Barnaby of Alston and Bird’s Privacy and Data Security Team and Litigation and Trial Practice group have authored a Cyber Alert, “International Data Breach Investigations … [Read more] about Investigating International Data Breaches In a Post-Snowden World – Addressing Legal Considerations and Logistical Challenges
HIPAA Audit Program Returning?
We previously blogged about the Office for Civil Rights’ (OCR) HIPAA Privacy, Security and Breach Audit Program (HIPAA Audit Program) on November 30, 2011, March 7, 2012, and June 26, 2012. On Monday, OCR published a notice in the Federal Register … [Read more] about HIPAA Audit Program Returning?
OCR Issues New Guidance on the HIPAA Privacy Rule and Sharing of Mental Health Information
Late last week, the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) published guidance designed to help health care providers understand when, consistent with the HIPAA Privacy Rule, they may share information related to a patient’s mental health with … [Read more] about OCR Issues New Guidance on the HIPAA Privacy Rule and Sharing of Mental Health Information
FTC Denies LabMD’s Motion to Dismiss
The FTC – in a decision that should surprise no one – refused to dismiss its administrative complaint (“Complaint”) against LabMD. This case – like the FTC’s case against Wyndham Worldwide – illustrates the continuing fight regarding the scope of the … [Read more] about FTC Denies LabMD’s Motion to Dismiss