Margaret Cassidy

CURRENT MONTH (October 2025) Table of Contents hide By Margaret M. Cassidy, Cassidy Law PLLC It can cost an organization a lot of money if it tells the U.S. government that it has cybersecurity controls in place when it does not in fact have the controls in place. Georgia Tech Research Corporation (“GTRC”) learned this when it resolved Department of Justice (“DOJ”) allegations that it misrepresented its cybersecurity for $875,000. United States ex rel. Craig v.

CURRENT MONTH (January 2025) The Corporate Transparency Act on Hold Until Further Notice By Margaret M.

CURRENT MONTH (September 2024) Table of Contents hide Chevron Deference Has Died By Margaret M. Cassidy, Cassidy Law PLLC Since 1984, federal courts have had to defer to a federal agency’s interpretation of a statute, rule, or regulation when that agency’s interpretation was “reasonable.” This canon of interpretation is known as “Chevron Deference” after the Supreme Court case Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Counsel, 467 U.S. 837 (1984).