Draft Kings and Fan Duel, competing daily fantasy sports (DFS) sites, have been vying for attention by flooding the airwaves with a reported 60,000 commercials this year. However, a recent data leak has resulted in less...more
10/13/2015
/ Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Class Action ,
Conspiracies ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Protection Act ,
Contract Terms ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
ESPN ,
False Advertising ,
Fantasy Sports ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Fraud ,
Negligence ,
Popular ,
Proprietary Information ,
Sports ,
Television Commercials ,
Terms of Use ,
Young Lawyers
Retail data breaches are multi-victim crimes, with the retailer, consumers and affected third parties all having legitimate claims to “victimhood” – and each left squabbling as the hacker vanishes into the digital ether....more
9/22/2015
/ B2B Organizations ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Commonality ,
Data Breach ,
FRCP 23 ,
Interlocutory Appeals ,
Internet Retailers ,
Predominance Requirement ,
Retailers ,
Target
Illicit affairs have always imposed risks – from marital discord and divorce to boiling bunnies and Maury appearances. However, when old-school adultery met new-school technology on the Ashley Madison infidelity website,...more
9/2/2015
/ Ascertainable Class ,
Ashley Madison ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Data Breach ,
FRCP 23 ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Multidistrict Litigation ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Standing
Does a data breach of a retailer’s payment-card information automatically confer Article III standing on affected customers? Is the mere possibility that some criminal element may use pilfered information to commit future...more
8/24/2015
/ Appeals ,
Article III ,
Clapper v. Amnesty International ,
Class Action ,
Credit Monitoring ,
Data Breach ,
En Banc Review ,
Imminent Harm ,
Neiman Marcus ,
Popular ,
Retailers ,
Standing