Michael F. Buchanan
Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP
Articles
The FTC Fires Its First Shot Under the HBNR
USA - March 9 2023 Last month, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced its first-ever enforcement action under the Health Breach Notification Rule (“HBNR” or…
Illinois Supreme Court Rules that BIPA Claims Accrue with Each Scan or Transmission
USA - March 6 2023 The Illinois Supreme Court recently issued a decision that could have wide-ranging implications for defendants and plaintiffs alike under the…
Breaking-free from the Hive
USA - February 14 2023 On January 26, 2023, the Department of Justice announced its successful “months-long disruption campaign” against a ransomware group known as Hive…
Supreme Court Backs Away from Deciding Scope of Attorney-Client Privilege
USA - February 7 2023 The Supreme Court has declined, for now, to decide when attorney-client privilege will apply to communications viewed by courts as made for both…
Medibank’s Ransomware Saga Continues
Australia, USA - December 13 2022 The fallout from one of Australia’s worst data breaches continues to unfold. As we previously reported, in October 2022, Russian hackers stole…
