By Jeffrey A. Franklin, Prince Law Offices P.C. Cyber insurance policies are now standard procedure for companies seeking to shift some risk in case of malware attacks and cyber hacks. In a test of the developing cyber insurance industry, Zurich America Insurance Company is reportedly refusing to pay out a $100 million claim from consumer
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By Mark L. Farina, Klineburger and Nussey As the gift-giving season concludes and we look toward the promises of a new year, now is the time to consider what additional liability those newly received electronic devices may have in store for your clients. I am talking about electronics newly integrated in the world of IoT.
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By Peter F. Johnson, Superior Court of Pennsylvania Late last month, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia filed its decision in Kaspersky Lab, Inc. v. United States Department of Homeland Security, 18-5176, 2018 WL 6252798 (D.C. Cir. Nov. 30, 2018), upholding a congressional prohibition on the use of Kaspersky Lab
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By Jordan L. Fischer of XPAN Law Group LLC On Nov. 16, 2018, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) adopted Guidelines 3/2018 on the territorial scope of the GDPR (Guidelines), soliciting public consultation through Jan. 18, 2019. While these are not final, they provide some of the first indicators on how the EU will
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By Joshua Mooney As much of the country’s workforce traveled on the Wednesday before the Thanksgiving holiday, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania issued a landmark decision in cybersecurity: under Pennsylvania law, employers have an independent duty to protect employee data from cyberattacks. Specifically, in Dittman v. UPMC, 2018 Pa. LEXIS 6051 (Pa. Nov. 21,
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