Spring 2019: Cybersecurity and Data Privacy

Features

Insurance

GDPR: Does Coverage Exist for Fines and Penalties for Noncompliance?

By Margaret Reetz

While full-throttled enforcement of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation is anticipated, some groundwork has been laid that may help to frame the issues around the scope of the activity under scrutiny and insurance recovery of fines and penalties.

Tort

Liability for the Internet of Things

By Bethany Corbin

The future of liability for smart connected devices remains uncertain, but manufacturers, suppliers, and coders can take valuable steps now to help mitigate risk.

Tech Tip

Technology

Blockchain 101: A Lawyer’s (Brief) Guide

By Robert A. Stines

A simple and relevant explanation of blockchain will help lawyers comply with their duty under the Model Rules to keep abreast of the benefits and risks associated with relevant technology.

Did You Know?

New Attorneys

The TIPS Leadership Academy Experience: Valued Lessons on a Shared Journey

By Micalann C. Pepe

Direct access to many accomplished and dynamic leaders of the legal profession is only one of the myriad benefits of membership in a Leadership Academy class.

New Attorneys

“When I Was a New Lawyer”: Mary Cannon Veed

TortSource Interview with TIPS Leader Mary Cannon Veed

TortSource interviews TIPS leader Mary Cannon Veed, a past editor in chief of The Brief and past chair of the Insurance Regulation Committee.

Book Review

Personal Injury

Adventure and the Law: By Cecil C. Kuhne III

Reviewed by Christine Spinella Davis

Compelling stories of individuals engaging in adventure sports with unfortunate consequences address useful legal concepts and analyses that lawyers encounter routinely in their daily practice.

What's New at TIPS

Tort

Meeting Round-Up: ABA Midyear Meeting in Las Vegas

By Gail Vaughn Ashworth

From nominating 2019–2020 Section officers and honoring the Robert B. McKay Award recipient to participating in a public service project at the nation’s highest volume single-site animal shelter and experiencing the 24/7 activity and grandeur of Caesar’s Palace, TIPS members and guests mixed business with pleasure in one of the entertainment capitals of the world.

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