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On November 27th, 2013, the European Commission announced that it would not suspend the safe harbor agreement between the EU and the United States that has allowed cross-border personal data transfers between the two jurisdictions since 2000.
Partner Scott Shaffer was quoted in a Law360 article about the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act (DATA Act).
Of Counsel Jonathan Ezor contributed extensively to a Law360 (subscription required) article about the obstacles European Union companies will face as they attempt to join in "big data" business.
Efficiently Stopping False or Unsubstantiated Competitive Advertising in the recent edition of Recent Developments in Advertising Law: Leading Lawyers on Applying Traditional Laws and Policy Guidance to Emerging Technologies and Advertising Media.
In Shelton v. Restaurant.com, decided on November 4, 2013, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals held that a one-year expiration date for a restaurant gift certificate violated a New Jersey statute with a cumbersome name, the Truth-in-Consumer Contract, Warranty, and Notice Act (TCCWNA).
New York State recently extended the protections afforded to child performers under New York's labor laws to child models. Backed by the efforts of the not-for-profit organization the Model Alliance, State Senators Jeffrey Klein and Diane Savino, and Assemblyman Steven Otis, introduced the legislation, which passed the State Senate and Assembly unanimously on June 12, 2013.