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Data Breach Litigation
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Privacy and Cybersecurity Solutions
Yahoo! Data Breach Settlement Increases Risk for Companies’ Directors and Officers
February 26, 2019 PublicationsThe recent Yahoo! settlement marks a substantial step in data breach shareholder derivative litigation that increases the risk for officers and directors of companies that have a…
Workplace Privacy, Data Management & Security Report
Standing in Data Breach Litigation: Will the U.S. Supreme Court Weigh In?
By Joseph J. Lazzarotti, Maya Atrakchi
The U.S. Supreme Court may finally weigh in on the hottest issue in data breach litigation, whether a demonstration of actual harm is required to have standing to sue. Standing…
The D&O Diary
Equifax Data Breach-Related Securities Suit Dismissal Motion Denied in Part, Granted in Part
During 2017 and 2018, plaintiffs’ lawyers filed a number of securities class action lawsuits against companies that had experienced data breaches. Among the highest profile of these cases was the…
The D&O Diary
Yahoo Data Breach-Related Derivative Suit Settled for $29 Million
In recent years, plaintiffs’ lawyers have filed a number of management liability lawsuits against the executives of companies that have experienced high-profile data breaches. These lawsuits have either been filed…
CyberAdviser
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Recognizes Common Law Duty to Safeguard Employees’ Personal Data
By Edward J. McAndrew, Philip N. Yannella, Kristen Poetzel Ricci
On November 21, 2018, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court drastically changed the data breach litigation landscape by holding that an employer has a common law duty to use reasonable care to…
Data Protection Report
<em>Lloyd v Google</em> – putting the brakes on English data breach litigation?
By Steven Hadwin (UK), Ffion Flockhart (UK), Jonathan Ball (UK), Marcus Evans, Charlie Weston-Simons (UK), Rahul Mansigani (UK)
A judgment handed down today by the English High Court will be welcomed by UK data controllers. Lloyd v Google [2018] EWHC 2599 represents a corollary to recent case law…
Global Media and Communications Watch
California Consumer Privacy Act: The Challenge Ahead – Consumer Litigation and the CCPA: What to Expect
By Vassi Iliadis, Michael Maddigan
This is the fourth installment in Hogan Lovells’ series on the California Consumer Privacy Act This post discusses litigation exposure that businesses collecting personal information about California consumers should consider…
Technology Law Source
Ohio passes new law providing safe harbor to businesses suffering a data breach and amends Ohio law to allow records and contracts secured by blockchain technology
Implementing a cybersecurity framework may begin to pay off for companies doing business in Ohio. As anyone following data privacy litigation knows, litigation stemming from data breach incidents can prove…
Employment Class and Collective Action Update
California May Lower the Standing Threshold in Data Breach Litigation
By Joseph J. Lazzarotti, Jason C. Gavejian
A key issue for any business facing class action litigation in response to a data breach is whether the plaintiffs, particularly consumers, will have standing to sue. Standing to sue…
Workplace Privacy, Data Management & Security Report
California May Lower the Standing Threshold in Data Breach Litigation
By Joseph J. Lazzarotti, Jason C. Gavejian, Maya Atrakchi
A key issue for any business facing class action litigation in response to a data breach is whether the plaintiffs, particularly consumers, will have standing to sue. Standing to sue…