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Christina Terplan Receives Business Insurance Women to Watch Award

Atheria Law partner Christina Terplan has been named to the 2020 “Women to Watch” list by Business Insurance. Now in its 15th year, the program celebrates the achievements of female leaders across all areas of the insurance sector. Honorees are recognized for their accomplishments, expertise and leadership in the commercial insurance industry.

As a founding partner of Atheria Law, Christina focuses her practice on cyber law and cites her interest in the hacking culture, cyber issues and the internet as the driving force behind her legal focus. “It’s such a relevant area of people’s lives right now,” she said. “Even if you put aside the legal issues, almost every single person has some aspect of the internet or internet technology in their daily life.”

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Bipartisan American Privacy Right Act Legislation Represents Another Attempt to Streamline Privacy Rights and Control of Personal Data

On Sunday, April 7, 2024, a bipartisan discussion draft of the American Privacy Rights Act (“the APRA”) was presented by House Committee on Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., and Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation Chair Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., in suppor

Oregon Supreme Court Confirms Outside Deadline for Legal Malpractice Claims

On November 28, 2023, the Oregon Supreme Court confirmed the existence of an outside deadline for pursuing legal malpractice claims apart from the statute of limitations. At issue in Marshall v. PricewaterhouseCoopers, 371 Or. 536 (2023) was the applicability of a statute of repose to actions

Fourth Circuit Vacates Class Certification In Marriott Data Breach Class Action

We report on a significant recent development in the Marriott data breach putative class action litigation. Following oral argument on May 3, 2023, the Fourth Circuit just issued its decision vacating the district court’s largely unprecedented decision (from May 2022) which certified certain classes