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Morrison Mahoney Partner Anthony Abeln recently authored the chapter on “Negligence,” for MCLE's Massachusetts Tort Law Manual’s 3rd Edition May 2019 update. The chapter outlines the elements of a negligence claim, including duty, breach, causation, and damages.

Businesses in the alternative lending industry face unique cybersecurity challenges. If a business falls victim to a breach, the costs can quickly pile up; expenses can include remediation, business interruption, forensic investigation, restoration of network operations, legal fees and of course, reputational harm. Businesses engaged in alternative lending must be aware of the following laws and regulations to maintain best data privacy and cybersecurity practices: the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA), the Federal Trade Commission Act (FTC), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the New York State Department of Financial Services’ (DFS) cyber security requirements, state consumer data privacy laws and state breach notification laws.

The guide is designed to address Massachusetts Laws requiring workers’ compensation coverage, including injuries, employers, and employments covered; the benefits available; the claim process; penalties for an employer’s failure to obtain workers’ compensation coverage; and anti-retaliation provisions.

The latest issue of DRI’s For the Defense features Morrison Mahoney Partner Michael Aylward’s article on “The Art of Coverage Opinions: Ten Tips for Better Legal Writing.”

Morrison Mahoney Partner Robert A. Stern, a member of the New York City Bar Association's Information Technology and Cyberlaw Committee, recently participated in a podcast with Redpoint Cybersecurity and the Crypsis Group discussing hacking from technical, insurance, and legal perspectives, with specific content relating to how hacking affects lawyers both directly and in representation of their clients.

Earlier this month, after receiving training, both Grace Garcia and Stephen Troiano took on separate cases and successfully assisted two individuals to obtain their naturalization disability waivers and represented the individuals at their naturalization interviews.

Morrison Mahoney Of Counsel Steven Bolotin was quoted in a front page story by Mass. Lawyers Weekly about changes to Massachusetts’ data breach law, mandating credit monitoring services. As of April 10, 2019, organizations and companies that have personal information of Massachusetts residents will need to adjust their notification procedures by that date to come into compliance with the revised law.

Partners Michael Hayden and Alan Brown recently spoke as juror-panelists at the Massachusetts Bar Association inaugural Trial Academy.

n her presentation, Joanne reviewed the statutory provisions of EMTALA and how they are implicated in the Emergency Department and hospital settings. She also reviewed the basic EMTALA requirements, when EMTALA applies and how the statutory provisions present in day to day treatment.

On Thursday, March 7, Dennis Anti will present “Apology & Disclosure - Disclosing mistakes and unexpected outcomes to patients and families” to the medical staff of a regional hospital system.