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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Neiman Marcus Settles Data Breach Class Action Case for up to $1.6 Million
We have followed the Neiman Marcus case from the moment the data breach was announced [view related posts here, here, and here]. After winding through the judicial system, Neiman Marcus…
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New Mexico Set to Become 48th State To Enact Data Breach and Safeguards Law
Last week, the New Mexico Legislature passed The Data Breach Notification Act (“Act”). Once the Act is signed by Governor Susana Martinez, New Mexico will join 47 other U.S. states…
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21st Century Data Breaches: Not All Fun and Games
Data breaches can occur in the most surprising places. When data breaches affect sensitive, private information—especially those of children—companies can face scrutiny from regulatory agencies and be exposed to civil…
Hunton Retail Law Resource
Neiman Marcus Agrees to Settlement in Data Breach Class Action
On March 17, 2017, retailer Neiman Marcus agreed to pay $1.6 million as part of a proposed settlement (the “Settlement”) to a consumer class action lawsuit stemming from a 2013…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
Neiman Marcus Agrees to Settlement in Data Breach Class Action
On March 17, 2017, retailer Neiman Marcus agreed to pay 1.6 million dollars as part of a proposed settlement to a consumer class action lawsuit stemming from a 2013 data…
Data Counsel
New Mexico passes data breach notification and protection bill
By Erich Falke
Then there were two. On March 16, 2017, the New Mexico state legislature passed a bill requiring that New Mexico residents be notified if their “personal identifying information” was affected…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Home Depot Settles with Financial Institutions
A federal judge has preliminarily approved a proposed settlement of $25 million between Home Depot and financial institutions that issued payment cards that were affected by the Home Depot data…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Wendy’s Executives and Board File Motion to Dismiss
We previously reported that Wendy’s was hit with a putative class action shareholders’ derivative suit in December following its data breach in 2016. [view related post]. Late last week, the…
Employer Law Report
Boeing Data Breach is yet another illustration of need for employee education and training
By Brian Hall
In November 2016, a Boeing employee experiencing difficulty formatting an Excel spreadsheet. Not realizing that hidden columns included birth dates and social security numbers for 36,000 Boeing employees, he emailed…
Hunton Retail Law Resource
Home Depot Settles Data Breach Claims
On March 9, 2017, Home Depot reached an agreement that includes the payment of 25 million dollars and the implementation of new data security measures to resolve a putative class…