The Departments of State and Commerce recently proposed rule amendments to ease export controls on satellite-related items. Under existing export control rules, the vast majority of satellites, related components and technology cannot be exported and related assistance cannot be provided to foreign companies without obtaining a license pursuant to the restrictive International Traffic in Arms
The Case For a Federal Data Breach Notification Law
As evidenced by another congressional hearing on data security, the idea of a federal data breach notification law is something that both businesses and consumers can support. The concept has also attracted bipartisan support in Congress.
Following the string of online data breaches that Sony experienced in April and May- what Rep. Mary Bono Mack
Supreme Court Affirms Enforceability of Arbitration Agreements
The recent United States Supreme Court decision in AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion, heralded by many as a win for business over the consumer, actually was an affirmation of agreements to arbitrate disputes under federal law.
The Court found that the Federal Arbitration Act preempted state law that negated an arbitration provision in this