Electronic Commerce & Law Report Index

HACKING

– Attorneys' fees, satellite signal system compromise (9th Cir.), 1283
– Baidu.com hack, claim against Chinese registrar, 126
– Banks, commercially reasonable account protections (D. Me.), 158
– Borrowed password (Cal. Ct. App.), 759
– E-mail, Palin breach (E.D. Tenn.), 625; search and seizure, 626
– Google threatens to leave China over attack, 97; government response, 98; Senate resolution, 211; USTR reviewing situation, 432; Google accused of being “unfriendly,” 443; advertisers request decision, 482
– Standing, stolen data sufficient harm (S.D. Tex.), 201

HEALTH CARE

– Advertising, unfair and deceptive practices, FTC investigation urged, 1831
– Consumer protection, deceptive advertising (N.D. Ill.), 1288
– Data breach notification, Ind. Atty. Gen. files suit against WellPoint (Ind. Super. Ct.), 1735
– Data exchange, multiparty agreements, 1007
– Electronic health records, certification procedures, 1323
– Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

– – Accounting of disclosures, 766
– – Enforcement by HHS, 815
– – Extension of rules to business associates, 1100
– – Social media, hospital policy, 1300

– Hospitals

– – VA, tort immunity re electronic patient records (D.P.R.), 283
– – Website does not confer general jurisdiction (1st Cir.), 554

– Identity theft, delay of Red Flags Rule enforcement, 172; enforcement delayed, 894; further action, see LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 3416
– Information technology, public-private innovation, 963
– Network security, information exchanges and Natl. Health Info. Network, 1358
– Pharmaceuticals

– – Counterfeit drug sales, advertising limitations, 225
– – Online pharmacies, use of Google AdWords (N.D. Cal.), 1469
– – Physicians, Me. ban on sale of prescribing data (1st Cir.), 1257
– – Web pharmacy (8th Cir.), 664

– Physician rating program (Cal. Super. Ct.), 1615
– Social media communications

– – Aggregation of health information, 1296
– – AMA physician policy, 1836
– – Facebook link on pharmaceutical webpage, 1268
– – Fact-based criticism of dentist (Cal. Ct. App.), 1730
– – Physicians-only sites, 1542
– – Request for FDA guidance, 386

– Trademarks

– – Commercial use of physician's mark (S.D. Ind.), 1348
– – Jurisdiction, express aiming by physician website (7th Cir.), 1536

HOMELAND SECURITY DEPARTMENT (DHS)

– Budget proposal, 210
– Cybersecurity white paper, 401
– EU collaboration on data privacy, finalization encouraged, 1099

HOTELS

– Cybersquatting

– – Domain names transferred, 181
– – Redirection to Expedia (D. Nev.), 1700

– Disparagement of resort (N.Y. Sup. Ct.), 630
– Jurisdiction, injury unrelated to website (Cal. Ct. App.), 560
– Occupancy taxes

See TAXATION