Volume VIII

Issue : 8: April 15, 2010

• State of Kentucky Sues to Reclaim Online Gamblers Losses
• New Litigation Campaign Targets Movie Downloaders
• U.S. Court says ISPs can Regulate Internet Traffic on Peer to Peer Networks
• Copyright Lawsuit Against Google Seeks Damages for Pictures and Art
• Apple Sued Over Multitouch Technology Patent
• Wi LAN Sues Major Electronics Companies over Bluetooth Patent
• U.S. Court Invalidates Human Gene Patents
• New York Appeals Court Finds in Favour of eBay Over Dispute with Tiffany and Co.
• Insurance Company Challenges Canadas PIPEDA Privacy Law
• SCC to Clarify How Hyperlinks to Defamatory Content may be Separate Defamation

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Insurance Company Challenges Canadas PIPEDA Privacy Law

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. is challenging Canada’s federal privacy law regime with a constitutionality claim in the Federal Court of Canada. State Farm argues that the law is not within the federal government’s trade and commerce power. If successful, the law could be declared invalid, affecting thousands of businesses.

The suit was brought in response to a disclosure order by the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. An injured party in an insurance claim demanded that State Farm identify to him anyone to whom State Farm had disclosed his personal information. The company refused and a complaint was filed with the Commissioner.

For more information visit:

http://tinyurl.com/MGeist-TorStar-StateFarm

http://www.canadianunderwriter.ca/issues/story.aspx?aid=1000366426