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Data Breach
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Data Counsel
Ted Kobus to Discuss Cybersecurity at Upcoming Panel Events
New York Partner, Ted Kobus, co-leader of the Privacy and Data Protection Team, will be a panelist, along with a representative of the Massachusetts Office of Attorney General Consumer Protection Division,…
Data Counsel
South Korea Court Opens the Door for Unintentional Data Breach Collective Actions
Authorship Credit: Nathan A. Schacht This is a cross blog post with BakerHostetler's class action blog. For the latest in class action developments, visit classactionlawsuitdefense.com. On February 15, 2013, the…
Class Action Lawsuit Defense
South Korea Opens the Door for Unintentional Data Breach Collective Actions
This is a cross blog post with BakerHostetler's data privacy blog. For the latest in developments in data privacy, visit dataprivacymonitor.com. For a multi-jurisdictional summary of key requirements of international…
Technology Law Dispatch
Supreme Court Ruling in Clapper v. Amnesty International Leaving Data Breach Class Actions in Danger?
In Clapper vs. Amnesty International, a group including journalists, human right activists, and labor leaders challenged the 2008 amendments made to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. The amendments included broadening…
DuetsBlog
The Data Breach Lawsuit Powder Keg
Most data breaches occur because companies fail to implement adequate safeguards to protect personal identifiable information, and data breaches are growing in scope and sophistication. A study by NetDiligence concluded…
Class Action Lawsuit Defense
Blood Bank Data Breach Class Action Settlement Preliminarily Approved by California District Court Judge
By Tina Amin
In Johansson-Dohrmann v. CBR Systems, Inc. et al, No. 3:12-cv-01115 (S.D. Cal., filed May 7, 2012), the latest data privacy class action to reach settlement, Judge Michael M. Anello on…
Data Counsel
Magistrate Recommends Dismissal with Prejudice of Claims Against Global Payments
Global Payments, which processes credit card transactions, announced on March 30, 2012 that an unauthorized person gained access to a portion of its processing system. Global Payments later disclosed that…
Boston Business Litigation
Court Finds Crime Insurance Covers Data Losses
A data breach resulting in the theft and use of customer credit card numbers results in significant expenses and penalties for the victim company. Many companies still do not have…
Data Counsel
Do Merchants That Outsource Payment Processing Still Have Risk From a Breach?
Last week a small New England bakery announced that its point-of-sale (POS) devices were infected with malware that may have put card data at risk. The bakery’s letter to its…
HIPAA & Health Information Technology
Collateral Effects of the Omnibus Rule: Exercise Caution in Using Past OCR Summaries on Large PHI Breaches as a Roadmap for Future Guidance
While the summaries of closed investigations posted on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services list of breaches of unsecured PHI affecting 500 or more individuals continue to provide…