Archives for July 2017

FTC Updates COPPA Compliance Plan to Include Internet-Connected Toys

mckenna · July 19, 2017 ·

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently updated its COPPA Compliance Plan for businesses. The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) protects the privacy of children using websites and online services. Operators of websites and online services that collect personal information from kids under age 13 are covered by the Act. Failure to comply with COPPA can result in civil penalties up to $40,654 per violation. To assist business covered under COPPA, the FTC has published a 6-step compliance plan. In response to changing technologies in the marketplace, the FTC recently updated this plan.

Medical Malpractice Settlements – Double Edged Sword

Julie Ramson · July 18, 2017 ·

Medical malpractice settlements are a double edged sword. The doctor, or other health care professional, has been sued. They are vulnerable and emotional – they are hurt that their patient or the patient’s family would sue them, angry that they have been sued, and scared that they could lose their professional liability insurance and/or their personal assets if they lose the case.

Protecting Access to Care Act – Passed by the House

Kristin Dvorsky Tauras · July 17, 2017 ·

On June 28, 2017, the U.S. House of Representatives passed medical tort reform legislation intended to help lower the cost of health insurance by lessening the financial burden of medical lawsuits. The House passed the Protecting Access to Care Act, H.R. 1215, which implements medical malpractice reform by capping plaintiff non-economic damages at $250,000 for a medical liability lawsuit related healthcare that was funded in any way by the federal government. Economic losses, like medical costs and lost wages, would be fully compensated under the Act. [Read more…] about Protecting Access to Care Act – Passed by the House

Statute of Repose: An Unexpected Benefit Especially for Transactional Lawyers

Sara Cook · July 14, 2017 ·

In Evanston Insurance Co. v. Riseborough, the Illinois Supreme Court, in a divided opinion, declared that the six year statute of repose for attorneys in Illinois applies to anyone seeking to sue an attorney on any basis arising out of the attorney’s professional work. 5 N.E. 3d 158, 166-67 (Ill. 2014). This ruling cut a wide swath in circumscribing the rights of non-clients to sue attorneys for mistakes. [Read more…] about Statute of Repose: An Unexpected Benefit Especially for Transactional Lawyers

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