The reality of cybersecurity threats has hit home in recent days with news of large companies experiencing data breaches of epic proportions. The victims have ranged from mass retailers such as Target and Home Depot to Sony Pictures to health insurer Anthem. Even the Twitter feed of U.S. Central Continue Reading
The Cost of Cybersecurity: Risks and Responses on the Rise
A 2013 settlement between a managed care company and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights resulted in the company paying $1.7 million over allegations it didn't have proper protections in place to stop the improper disclosure of more than 600,000 individuals' Continue Reading
Ending on High Note, Donations Set a New Record
Frank Ferruggia was pictured and mentioned in The Star Ledger article “Ending on High Note, Donations Set a New Record,” which focused on this year’s record-breaking collection campaign for the Greater Newark Holiday Fund. Continue Reading
Triple Play: Why Is Impact Investing on the Rise?
Triple Play is a weekly NJBIZ feature that asks top executives in New Jersey to talk about three things related to their industry. Curtis A. Johnson is a Newark-based partner at McCarter & English, where he advises clients on business transactions, including impact investing. Here, Curtis Continue Reading
NJ High Court Throws Up Roadblock for Harassment Plaintiffs
A New Jersey Supreme Court decision that helps employers fight liability over a supervisor's sexual harassment is a game changer that should encourage companies to strengthen anti-harassment policies, but could also hurt employees who delay coming forward because of retaliation fears, legal Continue Reading
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Cybersecurity Practices Booming in Era of the Breach
The cybersecurity woes of companies like Target and Sony in 2014 have meant a busy start to 2015 for law firm data-privacy and security practices. Law firms have been preparing for several years to assist clients with data security needs, with several touting practices in a space that blends Continue Reading
Client Cybersecurity Demands Drive Burgeoning Practices
William Hughes recalls being at a client's office at 3 a.m.—in the midst of responding to an ongoing cyberattack—when they discovered that the hackers learned of law enforcement's involvement by infiltrating an employee device. Those issues commonly require a lawyer's involvement, and firms that Continue Reading
TDC Sues University of Delaware over Failed Project
The thwarted data center development at The University of Delaware has entered a new chapter of litigation. A 66-page lawsuit has been filed against the University of Delaware by Pennsylvania-based The Data Centers (TDC) which alleges that the university sabotaged its effort and lied to the Continue Reading
Data Centers Supporters Call for Investigation
Supporters of a proposed data center and power plant at the University of Delaware's STAR campus are calling on lawmakers to investigate the failed project following new allegations by the developer that the university sabotaged the effort and lied to the public. "Let's find out what really Continue Reading