Invasion of Privacy

FTC, Rent-to-Own Stores Settle Charges of Spying on Consumers Via Rented Computers

by Jeff Ifrah on 4/29/2013

The Federal Trade Commission recently approved nine final orders that settle charges against seven rent-to-own stores and a software design firm and its principals. The charges stemmed from shocking allegations that the...more

Fenwick Employment Brief: Employee Social Media Account Ownership Still Uncertain

by Sheeva J. Ghassemi-Vanni, Daniel J. McCoy | Fenwick & West LLP on 4/18/2013

Who owns an employee's social media account when it is used to promote the employer's business? This is a hot-button topic and developing area of employment law, and a Pennsylvania federal court recently shed more light on...more

Promos, But No Privacy...

by Adam Klarfeld | FordHarrison on 4/5/2013

Last night’s episode of The Office gave the characters their first glimpse into their upcoming documentary. Surprisingly, this seems to be the first time any of them contemplated that the world (literally) will be able to see...more

Infobytes - A Weekly In-depth review of news & developments in the financial services industry - March 15, 2013

by BuckleySandler LLP on 3/16/2013

In This Issue: - FEDERAL ISSUES - STATE ISSUES - COURTS - MISCELLANY - FIRM NEWS - MORTGAGES - BANKING - CONSUMER FINANCE - SECURITIES - E-COMMERCE - PRIVACY/DATA SECURITY - PAYMENTS - Excerpt...more

Routine Recording Of Customer Service Calls – Standing Alone – Does Not Violate California’s Invasion of Privacy Act, According To...

by Racheal Turner, C. Brandon Wisoff | Farella Braun + Martel LLP on 1/29/2013

Good news for companies that routinely record or monitor calls to or from California residents – the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal’s January 17 decision in Faulkner v. ADT Security Services, Inc. has made it harder for class...more

IP/Entertainment Law Weekly Case Update for Motion Picture Studios and Television Networks - January 25, 2013

by Loeb & Loeb LLP on 1/28/2013

In This Issue: Bogie v. Rosenberg, USCA Seventh Circuit, January 17, 2013 Excerpt from Bogie v. Rosenberg - Seventh Circuit court affirms dismissal of plaintiff’s complaint against defendants Joan Rivers, her...more

Faulkner v. ADT and the Landscape for CIPA Class Actions

by Michael Bracken, Thomas Gilbertsen, Daniel Silverman | Venable LLP on 1/25/2013

Last week the Ninth Circuit ruled on the issue of whether a business can be held liable under the California Invasion of Privacy Act, Cal. Penal Code § 632 (“CIPA”) for monitoring or recording its own customer service...more

Mississippi Court Holds No Coverage for Voyeurism Claim Under E&O Policy

by Traub Lieberman Straus & Shrewsberry LLP on 1/24/2013

In its recent decision in Tudor Ins. Co. v. Manchester Educ. Found., Inc., 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 8458 (S.D. Miss. Jan. 22, 2013), the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi had occasion to...more

Trooper Suspended after Shocking Roadside Cavity Search

by Josh Crank | Lawyers.com on 12/29/2012

A Texas state trooper is suspended with pay and will face a grand jury next month for conducting a body cavity search of two women on the side of a highway near Irving, Texas, in full view of passing traffic and a male...more

Using Dogs To Search for Teens’ Drugs Could Backfire

by Aaron Kase | Lawyers.com on 12/15/2012

When little Johnny takes a sudden and unexplained interest in incense, tie-dye and the Grateful Dead, his parents German Shepherd dog might feel justified in wondering if their son has started experimenting with illegal...more

Termination for Facebook Posting Does Not Violate State Invasion of Privacy Law

by Maria Greco Danaher | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 11/27/2012

Recent court decisions related to employees’ online postings have centered on whether disciplinary decisions regarding those postings may violate the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). The NLRA protects certain employee...more

Corporate Espionage for Dummies

by FordHarrison on 11/18/2010

This week’s episode is entitled ”The Sting.” In the 1973 film of the same name, Robert Redford and Paul Newman play slick con men who team up to pull off an exquisite double-cross of a Chicago gangster. Fast forward to 2010...more

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