The Pennsylvania Superior Court has affirmed a trial court's decision denying class certification in a data breach case against two health plans, reversing its own earlier ruling in the same case that the plaintiff did not...more
Nearly three in five Californians were victims of a data breach in 2015, according to a report released by state Attorney General Kamala D. Harris. The report adopts minimum standards of ''reasonable security'' for personal...more
The Association of Corporate Counsel Foundation (ACC) released a State of Cybersecurity report underwritten by Ballard Spahr on December 9, 2015. The report provides valuable insights on cybersecurity issues from more than...more
Three bills that will update California’s data breach notification requirements have been signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown. The bills impose specific requirements on providing breach notification to consumers, add a...more
10/20/2015
/ Automatic License Plate Readers ,
Breach Notification Rule ,
Compliance ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Data Breach ,
Encryption ,
Hackers ,
New Legislation ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Posting Requirements ,
Privacy Laws ,
Surveillance
A federal judge in Pennsylvania has allowed a data breach class action against Coca-Cola and several bottling companies to proceed, finding that the plaintiff has Article III standing even though he had left Coca-Cola’s...more
10/7/2015
/ Article III ,
Civil Conspiracy ,
Clapper v. Amnesty International ,
Class Action ,
Coca Cola ,
Data Breach ,
Fraudulent Charges ,
Identity Theft ,
Injury-in-Fact ,
Misrepresentation ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Standing
An increase in data breach class actions could be the result of a recent decision of the Seventh Circuit holding that allegations of future harm stemming from a data breach can establish Article III standing. The majority of...more
7/29/2015
/ Adobe ,
Article III ,
Class Action ,
Credit Cards ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Data Breach ,
Hackers ,
Identity Theft ,
Invasion of Privacy ,
Negligence ,
Neiman Marcus ,
Standing
A Pennsylvania judge has dismissed a class action arising out of the breach of confidential employee information, adding to a growing body of state courts that have found that negligence claims alleging failure to provide...more