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March 27, 2018 - Internet of Things, Product Liability, Consumer Products, Government Actions, CPSC
CPSC Will Sharpen Its Focus on IoT in Upcoming Public Hearing About Internet-Connected Devices
By: Julie Y. Park
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced today that on May 16, 2018, it will hold a public hearing on “potential safety issues and hazards associated with internet-connected consumer products.” [1] The Commission will hear testimony from interested stakeholders on potential safety hazards created
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January 10, 2018 - Internet of Things, Product Liability, Consumer Products, Government Actions, CPSC
Connected Devices Bring New Product Liability Challenges
By: Erin M. Bosman and Julie Y. Park
“My Google Home Mini was inadvertently spying on me 24/7 due to a hardware flaw,” wrote a tech blogger who purchased Google Inc.’s latest internet of things (IoT) device. Following the incident, a pact of consumer advocacy groups insisted the U.S. Consumer Product Safety
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December 18, 2017 - Internet of Things, Product Liability, Consumer Products
Is Your Company Ready For Artificial Intelligence?
By: Erin M. Bosman and Julie Y. Park
“The rise of powerful AI will be either the best or the worst thing ever to happen to humanity. We do not know which.” –Stephen Hawking Artificial Intelligence (AI) and autonomous technology will shape the future, affect how people live and do business, and
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July 20, 2016 - Internet of Things, Consumer Products, Class Action
Controversial New Jersey Consumer Protection Law Creates a Potential “Gotcha” for E-Commerce Companies
If your company is involved in selling products or services to consumers in New Jersey over the web or through mobile apps, you’ll want to read this client alert. In what amounts to a feeding frenzy, plaintiffs’ lawyers are working overtime bringing class action
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March 16, 2016 - Privacy, Internet of Things, FDA
HIPAA and Health Care Apps: Is Your App Covered?
By: Erin M. Bosman and Julie Y. Park
Health care apps are one of the most important and growing segments in the ecosystem known as the Internet of Things (IoT). After the recent amendments to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) that, among other things, broadened the definition of a
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March 07, 2016 - Privacy, Internet of Things, Product Liability
Internet of Things: Whose Data Is It Anyway?
The Internet of Things (IoT) is booming. Smart cars, wearable health trackers, connected medical devices, drones—entrepreneurs and evolving industry are connecting to the world in ways only science fiction writers imagined. In 2008, the number of connected devices surpassed the number of people on
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February 29, 2016 - Privacy, Internet of Things, FDA, Drug & Medical Device, Product Liability
FDA Embraces Internet of Things: New Draft Guidance on Postmarket Cybersecurity for Medical Devices
By: Erin M. Bosman and Julie Y. Park
The FDA’s recently issued draft guidance on “ Postmarket Management of Cybersecurity in Medical Devices ” seeks to address some of the increasing concerns that medical device providers, regulators, and consumers have about postmarket cybersecurity standards related to medical devices. Because the consequences of
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Topic Archives: Internet of Things

CPSC Will Sharpen Its Focus on IoT in Upcoming Public Hearing About Internet-Connected Devices

By: Julie Y. Park

Connected Devices Bring New Product Liability Challenges

By: Erin M. Bosman and Julie Y. Park

Is Your Company Ready For Artificial Intelligence?

By: Erin M. Bosman and Julie Y. Park

Controversial New Jersey Consumer Protection Law Creates a Potential “Gotcha” for E-Commerce Companies

HIPAA and Health Care Apps: Is Your App Covered?

By: Erin M. Bosman and Julie Y. Park

Internet of Things: Whose Data Is It Anyway?

FDA Embraces Internet of Things: New Draft Guidance on Postmarket Cybersecurity for Medical Devices

By: Erin M. Bosman and Julie Y. Park