Monthly Archives: December, 2020

FTC Announces Settlement with SkyMed for Misrepresenting HIPAA Compliance, Data Breach

On Wednesday, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) posted a notice of settlement against SkyMed International Inc. The original complaint was brought before the FTC...

After House Passes Cannabis Research Bill, Senate Follows Suit With Own Version

In the waning days of the Senate’s 2020 session, the legislative body has passed a bill making it easier for researchers to study the...

Facebook Challenges Apple’s New iOS Privacy Policy

On Wednesday, Facebook announced a challenge Apple’s new iOS 14 policy related to privacy changes, which Facebook claims “will have a harmful impact on...

Citizens Advocacy Organizations Claim Mine Modification Approval Was Unconstitutional

Advocates for citizens, the Citizens for Constitutional Integrity and Southwest Advocates, filed a lawsuit on Tuesday in the District of Colorado alleging that the...

Ninth Circuit Grants Injunction in COVID-19 Occupancy Case, Says Restriction Not Narrowly Tailored

On Tuesday, in the Ninth Circuit, an appellate panel, in an opinion authored by Judge Milan D. Smith, ruled that recent Supreme Court...

Berry Company Disputes Driscoll’s Request for “Berry Big” Trademark

Mastronardi Produce Limited, a Canadian greenhouse company marketing produce using the “Sunset” brand, filed an opposition to Driscoll’s Inc.’s trademark application for the “Berry...

FCC Announces That Working Paper Shows Increased Broadband has Helped Farm Productivity

On Tuesday, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that its Office of Economics and Analytics released a paper entitled, “Impact of Broadband Penetration on...

Farm Claims Distributor Breached Contract Wrongfully Took Insurance Funds

Runway Farms claimed in a Middle District of Florida suit on Tuesday that Oakes Farms, which it had contracted with to sell the produce...