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Data Breach
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Ride the Lightning
Quest Diagnostics Breach Affects 11.9 Million People
CyberAdviser
Court Ruling in Saks Data Breach Case Illustrates That Threshold for Article III Standing Is Low
For years, plaintiffs in data breach class actions have argued that the threshold for Article III standing is low – and increasingly courts are accepting that argument. The Saks data…
Delaware Chancery Law Blog
Chancery Grants Inspection of Books and Records to Facebook Investors Concerning Data Breach
On May 31, 2019, the Court of Chancery issued a 57-page memorandum opinion ordering Facebook Inc. to provide certain corporate books and records to various plaintiff investors, in the case…
HL Chronicle of Data Protection
Privacy and Cybersecurity June 2019 Events
By HL Chronicle of Data Protection
Join us in June as we discuss the GDPR as it relates to colleges and universities; the CCPA, cybersecurity and data breaches, and industry-specific issues; as well as cyberthreats to…
Tech Risk Report
Are Cyber Claims Covered Under Coverage B of CGL Policies?
The consequences of a data breach can be far-reaching. While the initial issues in the wake of a breach often involve investigation into the cause of the breach and sending…
CyberAdviser
A Modest HIPAA Settlement
The Office of Civil Rights of the Department of Health and Human Services (OCR) announced that it has entered into a settlement with a business associate that provides electronic medical…
Product Liability & Mass Torts Blog
CPSC Data Breach: Requirements for Handling Sensitive Information
By Mike Gentine
Many manufacturers were affected by the CPSC’s improper disclosure of a mountain of sensitive information, including both company data and consumers’ personally identifying information. While the full repercussions are not…
Consumer Protection Connection
Website Hacks Result in FTC Actions for Lax Security
By Sheila Millar, Tracy Marshall
After hacks of two websites, i-Dressup.com and ClixSense.com, resulted in the compromise of personal information for millions of users – including, in the case of i-Dressup, hundreds of thousands of…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
New Jersey Amends Data Breach Law to Include Online Account Information
On May 10, 2019, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law a bill that amends the state’s data breach notification law to recognize online account information as personal information.…
Ad Law Access
California Senate Ends Suspense on Privacy Private Right of Action
By Alysa Z. Hutnik, Gonzalo E. Mon, Alexander I. Schneider
In February, we posted that the California Attorney General and state Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson had announced a bill that would have materially expanded legal exposure for businesses under the CCPA.…