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Data Retention Class Action

Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

Learning From Data Breach Cases To Reduce Legal Risk

The average cost of a data breach is on the rise. According to the 2022 ForgeRock Consumer Identity Breach Report, the average cost in 2021 of recovering from a data breach in the U.S. is $9.5 million — an increase of 16%...more

Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC

Jury Awards Plaintiffs $228 Million in Illinois Biometrics Class Action

In the first biometrics privacy class action to go to trial in Illinois, last week a jury handed down a $228 million judgment against BNSF Railway Co. In the case of Rogers v. BNSF Ry. Co. (N.D. Ill., No. 19-cv-03083), the...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Illinois Biometric Act Has Been A Class Action Nightmare, But Things May Get Better

Although the motivation behind the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act – to protect individuals from having their unchangeable, biometric identities stolen or sold to the highest bidder – is noble, the class action...more

Amundsen Davis LLC

Data Collection Class Actions On The Rise: Consider Your Privacy Compliance

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Technology is moving at the speed of light while we all continue to live in a largely virtual world where we interface with each other, online, everyday. Sprinkled in are continued concerns about how companies, large and...more

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BIPA class actions: Seventh Circuit holds that retention of “inherently sensitive” biometric data gives rise to standing

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Takeaway: Article III standing requires an injury-in-fact. To allege an injury-in-fact, a claimant must show “‘an invasion of a legally protected interest’ that is ‘concrete and particularized’ and ‘actual or imminent, not...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Illinois Appellate Court Reinstates Biometric Information Privacy Act Class Action

On September 28, 2018, the Illinois Appellate Court’s First District issued an opinion reinstating a previously dismissed class action under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act, 740 ILCS § 14/1 et seq. (BIPA). The...more

Fisher Phillips

Ashley Madison Data Breach Results in $11.2 Million Settlement

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On Friday, July 21, users of the “married dating” website, ashleymadison.com, received preliminary approval of an $11.2 million class action settlement. This settlement seeks to resolve a number of consolidated lawsuits...more

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Seventh Circuit Sheds Light on Spokeo; Affirms Dismissal of Class Action for Lack of Standing

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When Derek Gubala subscribed to Time Warner Cable in 2004, he gave it his birth date, home address, home and work phone numbers, social security number, and credit card information. Gubala canceled his subscription in...more

Stinson LLP

Emerging Trends Newsletter - Q3

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We are thrilled to bring you the third installment of Stinson Leonard Street's Emerging Trends newsletter. We are proud of the depth and breadth of experience and knowledge across our firm's 13 offices nationwide and are...more

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JPMorgan Chase Will Pay $1,450,000 to Resolve EEOC Class Sex Discrimination Lawsuit

Female Mortgage Bankers in Columbus, Ohio Were Subjected to Sex-Based Harassment And Denied Lucrative Sales Opportunities, Federal Agency Charged - CLEVELAND - Financial giant JPMorgan Chase will pay $1,450,000 and...more

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