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S&W Publish a Litigator’s Look at the CCPA’s “Reasonable Security Procedure and Practice” Standard

by Elizabeth C. Farrell |

Effective January 1, 2020, the California Consumer Privacy Act imposes liability on businesses for a data breach that results from the failure to maintain reasonable security procedures and practices.  The CCPA’s liability for such a data breach can be daunting, up to $750 per person.  Accordingly, since the CCPA’s enactment, compliance practitioners have advised their clients to shore up their… Read More

Scott J. Hyman was interviewed by the AutoFinance News on CyberSecurity Issues Facing the Automobile Finance Industry

by Scott J. Hyman |

Scott J. Hyman of the Firm's Orange County Office was interviewed by the Auto Finance Excellence and cited in an article entitled " Unpacking California's New Privacy Regulation:  Issues Lenders Need to Know" in the California Consumer Privacy Act and cyber-security issues facing Automobile Finance Companies.   AutoFinanceExcellence is a project of the Auto Finance News. The legislation gives California consumers… Read More

Austin Kenney and Genevieve Walser-Jolly spoke at the Association of Consumer Vehicle Lessors Annual Meeting in Providence, RI

by Genevieve R. Walser-Jolly |

Austin Kenney and Genevieve Walser-Jolly spoke at the Annual Meeting of the Association of Consumer Vehicle Lessors in Providence, RI on September 16, 2019. Their presentation, entitled “Consumer Privacy in the New Mobility Ecosystem,” addressed data privacy concerns posed by connected vehicles and best practices for privacy policies and notices to consumers in this space. Read More

Severson Team Assists Industry Group on How to Build a Data Privacy Program and Comply with the CCPA

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On June 20, 2019, a team of Severson lawyers assisted the members of an industry automobile finance trade group on how to build a data privacy program and comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act.  The presentation drew on the Firm’s depth of experience, from Human Resources and Employment Law, to Cyber-Insurance, to Data Privacy, to Litigation and Investigating and… Read More

Severson & Werson is a Proud Sponsor of the CCFL’s Spring Conference in Chicago, IL

by An Le |

Severson & Werson is proud to have sponsored the CCFL - Conference on Consumer Finance Law's Spring Conference at Loyola University Chicago School of Law in Chicago, IL on May 30-31. 2019. Members Rhonda L. Nelson, Mark Lonergan, and Scott J. Hyman, were on panels discussing Trying a Consumer Case, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, and Class Action developments respectively.… Read More

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