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1 week ago | 
jdsupra.com | Kathryn Smith |Liisa M. Thomas
[co-author: James O'Reilly*]Over half of US states require annual compliance certifications from insurance providers. While the filing time frames for this year draw to a close, companies may want to keep them in mind not only for next year, but as a reminder of the information security programs that are expected to be in place.
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1 week ago | 
openlegalblogarchive.org | Liisa M. Thomas |Kathryn Smith
Over half of US states require annual compliance certifications from insurance providers. While the filing time frames for this year draw to a close, companies may want to keep them in mind not only for next year, but as a reminder of the information security programs that are expected to be in place.
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1 week ago | 
lexology.com | Liisa M. Thomas |Kathryn Smith |James O'Reilly
Over half of US states require annual compliance certifications from insurance providers. While the filing time frames for this year draw to a close, companies may want to keep them in mind not only for next year, but as a reminder of the information security programs that are expected to be in place.
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1 week ago | 
jdsupra.com | Kathryn Smith |Liisa M. Thomas
Arkansas’ second attempt at regulating minor’s access to social media – in the form of the Social Media Safety Act (SB 689) – has again been struck down as unconstitutional. The court permanently enjoined the state from enforcing the law. It was a modified version of Arkansas’ 2023 SB 396, that was also blocked. The plaintiff in both challenges was NetChoice, a group familiar to anyone following kids’ social media laws.
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1 week ago | 
openlegalblogarchive.org | Liisa M. Thomas |Kathryn Smith
Arkansas’ second attempt at regulating minor’s access to social media – in the form of the Social Media Safety Act (SB 689) – has again been struck down as unconstitutional. The court permanently enjoined the state from enforcing the law. It was a modified version of Arkansas’ 2023 SB 396, that was also blocked. The plaintiff in both challenges was NetChoice, a group familiar to anyone following kids’ social media laws.
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2 weeks ago | 
mondaq.com | Liisa M. Thomas |Kathryn Smith |James O'Reilly
The New York Attorney General recently entered into an assurance of discontinuance with Root Insurance Companyfollowing a 2021 data incident. According to the AG, the threatactors obtained people's drivers' license numbers byexploiting a website error on its car insurance application portal. Namely, upon entering a publicly available name and address, thesite would generate a prefilled PDF that included that person'sdrivers' license number, which numbers were pulled fromthird-party databases.
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2 weeks ago | 
openlegalblogarchive.org | Liisa M. Thomas |Kathryn Smith
The New York Attorney General recently entered into an assurance of discontinuance with Root Insurance Company following a 2021 data incident. According to the AG, the threat actors obtained people’s drivers’ license numbers by exploiting a website error on its car insurance application portal.
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3 weeks ago | 
mondaq.com | Liisa M. Thomas |Kathryn Smith |James O'Reilly
SM Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton More Sheppard Mullin is a full service Global 100 firm with over 1,000 attorneys in 16 offices located in the United States, Europe and Asia. Since 1927, companies have turned to Sheppard Mullin to handle corporate and technology matters, high stakes litigation and complex financial transactions. In the US, the firm’s clients include more than half of the Fortune 100. United States Utah Media, Telecoms, IT, Entertainment
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3 weeks ago | 
jdsupra.com | Kathryn Smith |Liisa M. Thomas
Virginia’s Governor, Glenn Youngkin, vetoed a bill this week that would have regulated “high-risk” artificial intelligence systems. HB 2094, which narrowly passed the state legislature, aimed to implement regulatory measures akin to those established by last year’s Colorado AI Act. At the same time, Colorado’s AI Impact Task Force issued concerns about the Colorado law, which may thus undergo modifications before its February 2026 effective date.
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3 weeks ago | 
openlegalblogarchive.org | Liisa M. Thomas |Kathryn Smith
Utah’s governor recently signed the first law which puts age restrictions on app downloads. The law (the App Store Accountability Act, SB 142), was signed yesterday (Wednesday, April 26, 2025). We anticipate that the law may be challenged, similar to NetChoice’s challenge to the Utah Social Media Regulation Act and other similar state laws. Once in effect, the law will apply to both app stores and app developers.
