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N.J. Supreme Court Revives Register Receipt Class Action - Warning Trial Courts Not to Dismiss Class Claims Prematurely

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Last week, the New Jersey Supreme Court decided in favor of putative class members, taking a permissive approach to class certification at the early stages of litigation. Reversing the lower courts, the New Jersey Supreme...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - February 2020

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Researchers at Sentinel One and Dragos have detected malicious code, called EKANS or Snake, that has been designed specifically to target industrial control systems (ICS), including those of oil refineries, manufacturing...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - January 2019 #2

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Marriott International Inc. (Marriott) has released new numbers relating to its Starwood Hotel’s reservation database by stating that more than 5 million passport numbers were stolen in the database. ...more

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Companies Outside Retail And Financial Industries May Have Additional Arguments To Challenge Standing In Data Breach Cases

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The data breach at the U.S. Office of Personnel Management was one of the most serious and possibly one of the top ten largest data breaches of the 21st century, compromising background investigation records for some 22...more

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California Passes New Law Protecting Consumers From Data Breaches

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On September 30, 2014, Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 1710, authored by Assembly Members Roger Dickinson (D-Sacramento) and Bob Wieckowski (D-Fremont). AB 1710 enhances consumer protections by strengthening the...more

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Retailers Should Use Caution In Collecting Zip Codes From Consumers

In a recent decision, Tyler v. Michaels Stores, the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts ("SJC") has increased the risk of class action lawsuits under M.G.L. c. 93A against retailers who collect consumers' ZIP codes during...more

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