Insights

12/31/2020 7:49:00 PM

Technologies Lost in 2020

By Ted Claypoole

In 2020, a more tragic year than most, we lost giants of the technology world. We lost Larry Tesler, PARC’s magician, later at Apple, who...

12/29/2020 4:49:00 PM

What Law, Economics and the Newest Anti-Trust Law Suit Ask About Data

By Ted Claypoole

Two weeks ago I collected the major recent anti-trust/competition lawsuits, by regulators and competitors alike, filed against U.S. big...

12/24/2020 3:43:00 PM

Five Things to Do in Response to SolarWinds Compromise

By Taylor Ey Tara N. Cho

The recent hack against FireEye and the U.S. Treasury and Commerce Department affected SolarWinds software for more than 18,000 software...

12/23/2020 12:53:00 PM

New HHS Rules Would Simplify Emergency Data Sharing Procedures

By Womble Bond Dickinson

Officials at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) are proposing modifications to the HIPAA Privacy Rule to ease information...

12/23/2020 12:56:00 AM

Save to Win: Prize-linked Saving Accounts

By Karl F. Rutledge Glenn J. Light

Prize-linked savings (PLS) accounts are a new and exciting way for banking customers to experience the thrill of a lottery while...

12/17/2020 8:31:00 PM

It's An Ill Wind All Right; Will It Blow Anybody Any Good?

By Phil Gura

Announced within days of one another, two developments, one bureaucratic, one nefarious, showcased the growing chasm between the dream...

12/17/2020 5:33:00 PM

Considerations for Long-Term Care Facilities – Residents and the FDA EUA of the COVID-19 Vaccine

By Womble Bond Dickinson

On Friday December 11, 2020, the FDA granted Emergency Use Authorization (“EUA”) of the Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine. Approval of...

12/15/2020 3:52:00 PM

Silicon Valley Anti-Trust Review: Scorecard and Coming Attractions

By Ted Claypoole

Tim Wu, the bard of big tech, has written multiple books about the rise and coming fall of technology monopolies, oligopolies, and...

12/14/2020 6:05:00 PM

Strategies for Uncertain Times: Management and Legal Perspectives for the Specialty Chemical Industry

By Tara N. Cho Caitlin MacDowell Peter Snaith +1 more...

As with virtually every sector, the COVID-19 pandemic heavily impacted the chemical industry—from corporate transactions to supply chains...

12/10/2020 5:29:00 PM

Doordash's Order Combining Patent

By Vincent Look

Doordash, the food delivery app, had an explosive IPO yesterday, jumping up almost 100%. From what I understand, Doordash currently has...

12/10/2020 4:23:00 PM

Newly Formulated Contract Terms Are the Key to EU-US Data Transfers

By Womble Bond Dickinson

On December 2, 2020, the European Commission and the European Union (“EU”) foreign affairs service issued a joint statement with goals...

12/8/2020 5:01:00 PM

Pardon My Drone

By Phil Gura

If we think about drones, we probably think about remote-controlled assassination machines manned by the Mossad or “fly-through” tours of...

12/3/2020 9:30:00 PM

EU Data Localization Would Hurt U.S. Businesses

By Ted Claypoole

Stung by Brexit and set adrift by a neglectful U.S. foreign policy, the European Union has started to explore new ways of breaking away...

12/2/2020 7:53:00 PM

Judge Rules Against Another Attempt by Trump to Restrict Legal Immigration

By Womble Bond Dickinson

The courts dealt another blow to the Trump administration's continued efforts to restrict immigration this week, providing relief for...

12/2/2020 1:29:00 AM

CBCA Offers a Sneak Peek at Pandemic-Related Delay

By Womble Bond Dickinson

(This article was originally published in the Fall 2020 Edition of the PACA Pulse Newsletter of the Professional Aerospace Contractors...

12/1/2020 6:40:00 PM

ALERT: EU Actively Supports Protectionist Data Localization Policies

By Ted Claypoole

Meet the Euro-crats who think that the European Union needs to behave more like Russia and China.More like Nigeria, Kazakhstan, and...