The decision does not change the law on what is necessary to prove standing, although it does reinforce the notion that a plaintiff will have standing if he or she can allege a concrete injury.
In the latest in a slew of...more
10/8/2015
/ Bailments ,
Breach of Contract ,
Cause of Action Accrual ,
Civil Conspiracy ,
Clapper v. Amnesty International ,
Class Action ,
Coca Cola ,
Data Breach ,
DPPA ,
Fraudulent Charges ,
Identity Theft ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Restitution ,
Standing
In light of numerous recent data breaches, cybersecurity has emerged as an issue impacting organizations ranging from the local hardware store to the largest multi-national firms in the world. In short, no industry is immune...more
9/17/2015
/ Banking Sector ,
Breach Notification Rule ,
CAN-SPAM Act ,
COPPA ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
FERPA ,
Financial Institutions ,
Gramm-Leach-Blilely Act ,
Hackers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
HITECH Act ,
OCR ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Verizon
The opinion from the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas reinforces lack of standing as a defense for companies facing data breach–related class actions.
On March 25, the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas provided...more
U.S. District Judge Stanley R. Chesler of the District of New Jersey recently provided much needed guidance to directors and officers on their duties and responsibilities with regard to cybersecurity. In Palkon v. Holmes, et...more
Following the July 31, 2014 decision of a New York federal judge in In re Warrant to Search a Certain E-mail Account Controlled and Maintained by Microsoft Corp., 1:13-mj-02814 (SDNY), U.S. companies should be aware that data...more