by fqin | Oct 31, 2010 | Commentary, Legal/Tech News, Legislation/Regulations
In the past year, there has been an increase in the number of hack attacks on U.S. companies. In one particularly worrisome case, the attacks were targeted against Google and 33 other companies, including financial institutions and defense contractors. In light of...
by wellerbe | Sep 30, 2010 | Commentary, Legal/Tech News, Legislation/Regulations
The horrifying natural gas explosion in San Bruno, California on September 9th ripped across headlines the nation over. As of September 29th, eight people had died from injuries sustained directly from the explosion. According to a San Francisco Chronicle report of...
by rotchadl | Sep 27, 2010 | Legislation/Regulations
Business, legal, and academic leaders urged reform of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) during hearings last week before the Senate Judiciary Committee and a Subcommittee of the House Committee on the Judiciary. Enacted in 1986, the ECPA regulates...
by vyc | Jan 9, 2010 | Commentary
On December 24, 2009, the Senate passed a landmark health care reform bill. Included within the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act, which contains provisions for the regulation of cheaper versions of...
by smsnabb | Dec 31, 2009 | Commentary, Legislation/Regulations
New Jersey senators Joseph Vitale and Sean Kean have proposed legislation that would impose heavy fines on entities that sent unsolicited text message advertisements. Though the Telephone Consumer Protection Act was enacted prior to the advent of text messaging, such...
