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Data Breach Litigation
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Data Counsel
Home Depot Evades Shareholder’s Derivative Suit for 2014 Data Breach
By Craig A. Hoffman, Stephanie Lucas
Public companies that are proactively working to mitigate “cyber” risks and prepare to respond to potential incidents frequently ask whether a “breach” will lead to litigation, loss of customers, stock…
The D&O Diary
Data Breach-Related Shareholder Derivative Lawsuit Filed Against Wendy’s
Cyber-breach related D&O lawsuits have not fared particularly well. Indeed, after the shareholder derivative lawsuit against the board of Home Depot was recently dismissed, it was unclear what the future…
Proskauer on Privacy
Shareholders Denied Suit Against Home Depot Over Data Breach
By Om V. Alladi
Judge Thomas W. Thrash Jr. of the U.S. District Court of Georgia permanently shelved a derivative suit brought by shareholders of Home Depot. Home Depot is a multinational home improvement…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
Home Depot Prevails in Shareholder Derivative Lawsuit Over 2014 Data Breach
Recently, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia dismissed a shareholder derivative lawsuit against Home Depot Inc. (“Home Depot”) arising over claims that Home Depot’s directors and…
Data Privacy & Security Observer
Standing on the Precipice: The Actual Injury Requirement After Spokeo
Courts and litigants find themselves standing on the precipice of Spokeo v. Robins, a monumental Supreme Court decision that could have potentially wide-ranging implications for data breach cases. Given the…
Information Bytes
Consumer data breach litigation standing – the walls are crumblin’ down
By Peter Sloan
This week, with echoes of vintage John Mellencamp in the air, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit took a gavel to the wall that for years has blocked consumer…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Credit Card Issuers Cleared to Proceed Against Home Depot
Last week, a federal judge in Georgia ruled that the class action filed against Home Depot by the credit card companies could proceed. The judge stated that the card issuers’…
Inside Cybersecurity & Privacy Law
The Evolution of Data Breach Litigation in the United States: What’s Happening and What’s Ahead
By Rajesh De, John Nadolenco, Evan M. Wooten
In a bylined article, Cybersecurity & Data Privacy partner Rajesh De (Washington DC), Litigation & Dispute Resolution partner John Nadolenco and associate Evan Wooten (both Los Angeles) examine the continued evolution…
Hunton Retail Law Resource
Target Data Breach Litigation: District Court Certifies Class of Financial Institutions
As reported in the Privacy & Information Security Law blog, Judge Magnuson of the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota certified a Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(b)(3)…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Ashley Madison data breach update
Anonymous users of the almost 40 million users of the Ashley Madison website have filed suit against internet service providers (ISPs) GoDaddy and Amazon alleging that they have been damaged…