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The close of California’s legislative session on August 31 without amending the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) means that CCPA will soon apply to personal information that many businesses process concerning their employees, contractors, and applicants. CCPA had been amended in November of...
A spate of lawsuits across the country has targeted companies that use website tracking and analytics tools, claiming they are violating prohibitions against illegal wiretaps. In a recent precedential decision, the Third Circuit weighed in on this issue, suggesting that companies can indeed be...
The California Attorney General began exercising enforcement authority under the CCPA on January 1, 2020. Among the CCPA’s enumerated rights for consumers, the cornerstone of the CCPA, is the right to opt out of the collection of personal information. In Sephora’s case, the Attorney General...
Developers Secure $83 Million Construction Loan For 25-Story Mixed-Use Project In Downtown Hollywood Attorneys Luis Flores and Michael Denberg of Saul Ewing represented the developer in closing the transaction. “We are proud to be part of a development team that is focused on bringing new life to...
BTI and Bridge Investment Nab $83M For Downtown Hollywood Rental BY JULIA ECHIKSON BTI Partners and Bridge Investment Group secured $83 million for a rental project on the site of the former Bread Building in Downtown Hollywood, Fla. — part of a $500 million mixed-use development — the developers...
On July 27, 2022, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced legislative proposals and initiatives that would prevent State Board of Administration (SBA) fund managers from considering environmental social and governance (ESG) factors when investing the state’s money. Instead, the proposed legislation...
Developers are turning decades-old flea markets into big projects across the tri-county area. By Erik Bojnansky – Reporter, South Florida Business Journal
On July 15, 2022, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the resolution of eleven investigations as part of its Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Right of Access Initiative (the "Initiative"). OCR created...
Building Boom in Miami’s Brickell Bucks National Bust BY MIKE SEEMUTH Edgardo Defortuna has millions of reasons to believe in Brickell, a bustling urban area just south of Downtown Miami. His company acquired 81 Brickell-area condominiums in a bulk purchase from Swire Properties in May, and by late...
On August 4, 2022, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (“NJDEP”) filed suit against Monsanto Co., Pharmacia LLC and Solutia, Inc., seeking to hold them liable for PCB contamination throughout New Jersey. ( Complaint). While the suit also addresses contamination at Monsanto’s...
No ‘slam dunk fix’ in HIPAA privacy law to protect abortion patients The Biden administration wants to lean on the decades-old privacy law to protect abortion patients. What could it actually do? “Typically, the laws are trying to catch up with where the real world is, in terms of what’s going on...
A Pool and Gym Won't Cut It: Developers Are Upping Their Game on Amenities to Stay Competitive in South Florida “We’ve never seen this influx of need for alcohol licensing," one hospitality attorney said.