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Data Breach Litigation
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Workplace Privacy, Data Management & Security Report
Fourth Circuit Weighs in on Standing in Data Breach Litigation
By Joseph J. Lazzarotti, Jason C. Gavejian, Maya Atrakchi
Cybersecurity incidents are on the rise, and so too is data breach litigation brought by plaintiffs who allege they were harmed by the unauthorized exposure of their personal information. Federal…
Workplace Privacy, Data Management & Security Report
The Supreme Court Will Rule on Data Breach Class Arbitration Suit
By Jason C. Gavejian, Maya Atrakchi
The U.S. Supreme Court recently granted a petition for review of a data breach lawsuit addressing the issue of whether parties can pursue a class arbitration when the language in…
Global Media and Communications Watch
Data Class Actions: the era of mass data litigation
By Christine Gateau, Tim Wybitul, Michelle Kisloff
Class actions are commonplace in the United States but relatively rare in Europe. The European Union wants to change that, by facilitating class actions for mass privacy and data breaches.…
Hunton Retail Law Resource
Ninth Circuit Reverses District Court Decision in Zappos Consumer Data Breach Case
On March 8, 2018, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a decision from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada.
Privacy and Cybersecurity Perspectives
SCOTUS Denies Cert on CareFirst: No Clarity on Harm in Data Breach Cases This Session
On February 16, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court denied certiorari to review CareFirst’s appeal of the U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit’s decision in Attias v. Carefirst, Inc., 865 F.3d 620…
Technology Law Dispatch
From the Server Room to the Board Room: D&O and Cybersecurity Emerging Trends
By Gerard Stegmaier, Kimberly Chow
With breaches of nearly 150 million Americans’ personal information flooding the news the last few weeks, followed by the filing of more than 50 class action lawsuits to date, and…
HL Chronicle of Data Protection
8th Circuit Affirms Standing as Barrier in Data Breach Class Actions
By Michelle Kisloff, Adam Cooke
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has become the latest appellate court to enter the contested debate over Article III standing in data breach litigation. The Eighth…
Hunton Retail Law Resource
Putative Data Breach Class Action Dismissed for the Third Time
On June 13, 2017, Judge Andrea R. Wood of the Northern District of Illinois dismissed with prejudice a putative consumer class action filed against Barnes and Noble. The case was…
Data Counsel
Deeper Dive: Clapper Divide Expands In Data Breach Cases
As reported in our 2017 Data Security Incident Response Report, plaintiffs allege potential future harm as a basis for injury in 80 percent of data breach lawsuits. But are allegations…
The D&O Diary
Home Depot Settles Data Breach-Related Derivative Lawsuit
During the period 2014-2015, several companies –including Home Depot -- that had experienced high-profile data breaches were hit with cybersecurity-related D&O lawsuits. All of these lawsuits, including the one against…