By Brian X. Chen | The New York Times When Congress voted to overturn online privacy rules last week, Steve Wilmot, a Los Angeles songwriter, reacted like many worried consumers: He looked into signing up for a technology service known as a virtual private network, or VPN. The online privacy rules, which were set to go into effect this year …
The cyberthreat to government that’s lurking in the shadows; Lauren Reynolds, Rose Law Group litigation attorney who focuses on privacy and data breach issues, comments
Many public employees use unsanctioned software on work computers. It poses serious security risks By Tod Newcombe | Governing Michael Roling, Missouri’s chief information security officer (CISO), knew that some of the state’s 40,000 employees were using unapproved software they had downloaded from the cloud to their work computers and devices. But when his team ran a special software tool …
EXCLUSIVE: The State has no duty to protect your property against naturally occurring fires
By David McDowell | Partner and Director of Rose Law Group Litigation Department In a pair of cases brought by property owners who suffered property damage stemming from the 2013 Yarnell Hill fire, Division One of the Arizona Court of Appeals, held the state does not owe property owners a duty to protect their property against a naturally caused fire. …
Court Rich, Rose Law Group senior partner and director of renewable energy department, talks to NPR Weekend Edition
Solar power advocates undeterred by Trump’s climate policies National Public Radio Some worry that President Trump’s rollback in climate policy will hurt renewable energy. But in Arizona, a state that has embraced solar energy, those in the industry say the outlook is still bright. LOURDES GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Next, we’re going to Arizona where renewable energy is huge. It’s also a …
Marriott bringing 120-room hotel to West Valley and property owner approved for a billboard
(Disclosure: Rose Law Group represent Virtua Partners.) By Mike Sunnucks | Phoenix Business Journal Marriott International (Nasdaq: MAR) has approved plans by a private equity firm to develop a 120-room hotel at 91st Avenue and McDowell Road west of Phoenix. That is also right off of Interstate 10. The 20-acre project is being developed by Virtua Partners in Tolleson. The …
Ryan Hurley, Rose Law Group Partner and Director of Medical Marijuana, to speak at upcoming Imperious Expo, April 12-13th
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The House has voted to wipe away the FCC’s landmark Internet privacy protections; Lauren Reynolds, Rose Law Group litigation attorney who focuses on privacy and data breach issues, comments
By Brian Fung | The Washington Post Congress sent proposed legislation to President Trump on Tuesday that wipes away landmark online privacy protections, the first salvo in what is likely to become a significant reworking of the rules governing Internet access in an era of Republican dominance. In a party-line vote, House Republicans freed Internet service providers such as Verizon, …
Groups fighting initiative restrictions; marijuana referendum now more a priority, says Rose Law Group Partner Ryan Hurley
By Jeremy Duda and Rachel Leingang | Arizona Capitol Times Now that Gov. Doug Ducey signed a bill that could hamper citizens’ initiatives, advocacy groups are contemplating several potential ways to fend off the bill’s provisions. Ducey signed HB2404, which bans the incentive practice of paying petition circulators per signature for citizens’ initiatives, on Friday. The bill, sponsored by Republican …
Controversy over large-scale water pumping by foreign-owned farms reaches Arizona Capitol; Rose Law Group land use and water attorney Thomas Galvin testifies
By Isaac Windes | Arizona Capitol Times Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Fondomonte Farms. A bill requiring the collection of data, such as the water levels of basins and the number of wells in northwestern Arizona, isn’t going anywhere at the state Capitol, but it’s having an impact anyway. Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Fondomonte Farms. The legislation brought to the …
Recovering attorneys’ fees not automatic; David McDowell, Rose Law Group Partner and Director of Litigation Department, discusses recent AZ Supreme Court Decision
By David McDowell | Partner and Director of Rose Law Group Litigation Department Receiving a judgment in your favor at trial does not automatically make you the prevailing party for the purpose of recovering your attorneys’ fees under the recently decided Arizona Supreme Court case of American Power Products, Inc., v. CSK Auto, Inc. On March 23, 2017, the Arizona …
