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Data Breach Litigation
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Global Media and Communications Watch
Seventh Circuit Finds Article III Standing Following Data Breach, but Significant Hurdles Remain for Plaintiffs Seeking Recovery
By Harriet Pearson, Michelle Kisloff, Britanie Hall
In a move counter to the trending precedent in data breach litigation, the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled on July 20 that data breach plaintiffs…
Law Trends
Get Ready for More Class-Action Lawsuits: The Seventh Circuit Finds Potential Future Harm Sufficient for Standing in Data-Breach Class Action
By Miller Nash Graham & Dunn LLP
For years, data-breach plaintiffs have faced a huge barrier to obtaining relief in court: many courts have dismissed their complaints because they have been unable to demonstrate actual harm (or…
The Northwest Policyholder
Neiman Marcus Data Breach Decision Portends Greater Risk for NW Companies, Need for Cyber Coverage
By Seth Row
Earlier this week the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, in Illinois, issued a momentous decision for those of us who keep tabs on data breach litigation nationwide. The decision in Remijas…
Byte Back
Words from the wolf at the door
By Peter Sloan
Companies suffering a data breach have a lot to worry about. High on that list is Norman Siegel, a founding member of Stueve Siegel Hanson LLP. Siegel is a prominent…
The D&O Diary
Next Up: A Home Depot Data Breach-Related D&O Lawsuit?
After claimants filed shareholders’ data breach-related derivative suits against the boards of Target (here) and Wyndham Worldwide (here), a number of commentators (including me) asked whether we could see a…
Law Trends
The Supreme Court Will Hear a Case with Potentially Massive Implications for Data-Breach Lawsuits
By Miller Nash Graham & Dunn LLP
On Monday, the United States Supreme Court granted certiorari in a case that may lower the bar for plaintiffs in data-breach litigation. As reported by the Wall Street Journal, the Supreme…
Data Counsel
Clapper Again Stymies Data Breach Class Action
By Judy Selby
Editor's Note: This blog post is a joint submission with BakerHostetler's Class Action Lawsuit Defense blog. The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Clapper v. Amnesty International USA again has been relied on…
Class Action Lawsuit Defense
New Jersey Federal Court Applies Supreme Court’s Clapper Decision and Dismisses Data Breach Class Action
By Judy Selby
Relying in part on the recent United States Supreme Court’s ruling in Clapper v. Amnesty International, a federal judge in New Jersey dismissed a putative data breach class action against three…
Privacy & Data Security Law Journal
Data Breach Lawsuits Settling in the Southern District of Florida
By Al Saikali
Plaintiffs in data breach lawsuits around the country have had a difficult time surviving motions to dismiss and for summary judgment. A number of courts have rejected these lawsuits because…
Proskauer on Privacy
Standing in Data Breach Litigation
In a world full of electronic information (not to mention hackers and identity thieves), data breaches—the loss, theft, or unauthorized access to data—are a reality for companies that collect and…