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As described by the Supreme Court of Canada, privilege is a fundamental principle for the administration of justice.1 Despite its importance, though, there is no overarching rule in the context [...]

1. Key takeaways Deadlines when Confidential Information are included This decision clarifies that the deadline for a Defendant's reply (in German 'Duplik') under Rule 29(d) RoP, when confidential information is [...]

Washington: United States Tax Court has issued the following order: United States Tax Court Washington, DC 20217 OTAY PROJECT LP, ORIOLE MANAGEMENT LLC, TAX MATTERS PARTNER, Petitioner v. COMMISSIONER OF [...]

A recent decision of the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal (the 'HRTO') serves as an important reminder that breaches of confidentiality and non-disparagement clauses will not be taken lightly by the [...]

Byline: Nicole Russell, USA TODAY Whistleblowers are often courageous people who expose unethical or illegal behavior. But what if the government targets a whistleblower for speaking out? And is it [...]

Businesses may feel aggrieved when faced with competition from former key personnel. While courts will closely examine contractual obligations and the potential misuse of confidential information, there is no general [...]

The Divisional Court of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice considered privilege claims over cybersecurity investigation materials in the context of the LifeLabs cybersecurity breach. Administrative law - Decisions reviewed [...]

'Phil Connors: Do you ever have déj- vu, Mrs. Lancaster? Mrs. Lancaster: I don't think so, but I could check with the kitchen. (Groundhog Day, Columbia Pictures, 1993)' There are [...]

In most cases, a cybersecurity breach triggers a multi-faceted response which may involve legal counsel, internal personnel, external investigators, and others. A responding organization or public body will usually take [...]

Recently, in U.S. ex rel. Omni HealthCare, Inc. v. MD Spine Solutions LLC et al., the District Court for the District of Massachusetts granted a relator's motion to compel defendants [...]

As the trend towards increased workplace investigations and retaining third party investigators continues, so does the need to consider issues of privilege and what is protected in the investigative process. [...]

This month's update includes some interesting cases examining an injunction in a would-be whistleblowing case and the effective maintenance of the confidentiality of the documents to be disclosed, the specifics [...]

The case concerns Mary L. Trump's disclosure of financial documents to a team of reporters at The New York Times. Former President Donald J. Trump can proceed with a lawsuit [...]

Byline: By, Emilia Randall Donald Trump appealed to a New York court on Monday to move his hush money trial out of New York and reverse his gag order in [...]

Delaware Chancery Court letter opinions are sources of excellent treatments of discrete legal issues that are often the subject matter of recurring practical client questions. In Icahn Partners LP v. [...]

The recent Court of First Instance decision in Tahoe Life Insurance Company Ltd v Cheung Wai Yi [2024] HKCFI 782 serves as a reminder that employers should take proactive steps [...]

In Al Sadeq v Dechert LLP & Ors [2024] EWCA Civ 28, the Court of Appeal provides landmark clarifications to the scope of the iniquity exception; confirms that non-parties to [...]

Byline: Victoria Ward, Deputy Royal Editor Prince Harry was forced to apologise after breaking confidentiality rules in his own High Court case by sharing private information with Johnny Mercer. Court [...]

In February 2020, the Corporate Enforcement Authority (CEA) initiated an investigation regarding the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) seizing over 250,000 documents, including the email inbox of the former Irish [...]

ALBAWABA - Apple recently sued an employee for exposing secret iOS information to the media. The US complaint alleges that a former Apple engineer leaked iOS features and services to [...]

In the recent decision of Commission For Communications Regulation v Eircom Limited [2024] IEHC 49, Twomey J in the High Court (Court) considered the effect of the statutory requirement on [...]

The New York Department of Financial Services imposed a $30 million penalty on the New York branch of a foreign bank. The fine had nothing to do with employment discrimination [...]

Byline: Hugo Lowell in Washington Special counsel prosecutors have produced to Donald Trump a sealed exhibit about threats to a potential trial witness after the federal judge overseeing his prosecution [...]

Federal prosecutors found at least one employee at the Wall Street firm had committed deceptive practices in handling trades of large blocks of stock from 2018 to 2021. Morgan Stanley [...]

A recent appeal judgment considered the iniquity exception, as well as litigation and legal advice privilege In Al Sadeq v Dechert (2023), broadly, the claimant is suing a law firm [...]

Byline: Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services A Cochise County Superior Court judge has thrown out a bid by two survivors of family sexual abuse to sue the Church of Jesus [...]

Bangladesh, Sept. 19 -- Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden, has taken legal action against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) following allegations made by IRS whistleblowers that the Biden [...]

To access, purchase, authenticate, or subscribe to the full-text of this article, please visit this link: https://www.thestreet.com/retail/kroger-privacy-health-data Kroger, America's beloved supermarket giant, is being sued for allegedly violating HIPAA (Health [...]

In a development that has sent shockwaves through the healthcare industry, Medtronic, a renowned medical device manufacturer, finds itself embroiled in a legal battle over allegations of sharing a 'treasure trove' of diabetes patient data with tech giant Google. The lawsuit, which was filed in Jul 2023 by concerned patients and privacy advocates, accuses Medtronic of breaching patient confidentiality and may lead to heightened scrutiny of the medical field, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. One of the impacts of the global spread of COVID-19 is healthcare firms' increasing dependence on emerging technologies and ramping up their data collection efforts. While the incorporation of new technologies undeniably offers substantial benefits to the healthcare sector, such as enhancing patient care, streamlining operational processes, and easing hospital congestion, it has concurrently led to a gradual rise in cybersecurity vulnerabilities within the industry. Original source: Global Data, website: http://www.energy.globaldata.com, Copyright Global Data 2023., lawsuit; Google; [...]

SEATTLE, Sept. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The lawsuit claims that Virginia Mason placed tracking pixels that transmit patients' personally identifiable information, their status as patients of Virginia Mason, and their [...]

Byline: Karina Elwood and Justin Jouvenal A circuit court judge has ordered Loudoun County Public Schools to turn over to the Virginia attorney general the results of an internal investigation [...]

A judge will now decide whether media outlets that challenged how Fox News kept internal messages hidden from public view have a case. The New York Times and a consortium [...]

Byline: Mariana Alfaro Former president Donald Trump is suing his former attorney Michael Cohen -- a key witness in the criminal case against the former president -- for $500 million [...]

Byline: Mariana Alfaro Former president Donald Trump is suing his former attorney Michael Cohen - a key witness in the criminal case against the former president - for $500 million [...]

Late yesterday UK time, it was reported that a lawyer for Twitter had sent a letter to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg complaining about Meta's new Threads app. Twitter claimed that [...]

Byline: Greg Kozol Jan. 20A former network administrator for the city of St. Joseph faces a charge of using his computer access to look up information on police detectives and [...]

Legislation must show a clear, explicit and unequivocal intention to abrogate privilege before a party is required to disclose privileged information, the Ontario Court of Appeal reiterated in its recent [...]

Listen to this post We recently reported on the National Labor Relations Board's McLaren Macomb decision, which held that employers commit an unfair labor practice by merely proffering a severance [...]

The move is part of an effort by prosecutors to punch through the claims of privilege the former president is using to hamper the investigation of his push to overturn [...]

Key Takeaways from our Appellate Quarterly Webinar On January 17, 2023, McCarthy Tétrault's National Appellate Litigation Group hosted an Appellate Quarterly webinar, featuring five appeals of importance to the Canadian [...]

Judgments IT security company liable for confidentiality breaches by new employees On 21 October 2022, the Australian Capital Territory Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal against a trial judge's findings [...]

On December 6, 2022, the Supreme Court heard argument in United States ex rel. Polansky v. Executive Health Resources, Inc., a case with potential implications on the cost and longevity [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The following information was released by the office of the District of Columbia Attorney General: Orthodontics Company Misled Consumers, Suppressed Negative Information About Its Products and Interfered [...]