Scott Vernick was quoted in the Law360 article, "LabMD Unleashes Trump Card in FTC Data Security Fight." Full text can be found in the November 22, 2013, issue, but a synopsis is noted below.
LabMD, Inc. recently argued that the Federal Trade Commission's data breach claims against it are already covered by a federal health privacy law, a defense strategy that attorneys say could offer the company and the industry its best chance at limiting the FTC's authority over data security.
However, a New Jersey federal judge recently expressed skepticism at a similar argument made by a hotel chain it its data security case.
"The LabMD case is different because here there is a specific statute which addresses patients' information," said noted privacy attorney Scott Vernick.
Originally published by Law360.
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