Takeaway: We have written several articles about the development of Georgia common law in data breach litigation. In one article, we discussed the Georgia Supreme Court’s decision in Department of Labor v. McConnell, 305...more
Takeaway: Businesses oftentimes rely on contractual provisions to shield themselves from litigation risk. But some provisions are more effective than others. In Baton v. Ledger SAS, No. 21-17036, 2022 WL 17352192 (9th Cir....more
Takeaway: Ever since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Clapper v. Amnesty Int’l USA, 568 U.S. 398, 416 (2013), that plaintiffs “cannot manufacture standing merely by inflicting harm on themselves based on . . . hypothetical...more
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Standing
Takeaway: We have written a number of articles about standing issues arising in data breach class actions. See, e.g., Data breach class actions: Third Circuit sets out parameters for Article III injury-in-fact (Oct. 27,...more
Takeaway: We have written a number of articles about the kinds of intangible injuries that confer Article III standing in the data breach and credit reporting contexts. See Data breach class actions: Southern District of...more
Takeaway: In a prior article, we reported on the Second Circuit’s decision in McMorris v. Carlos Lopez & Associates, LLC, 995 F.3d 295 (2d Cir. 2021), in which the court, ruling on an issue of first impression, set out a...more
Takeaway: Federal and state statutes that provide minimum damages awards for each statutory violation, such as the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act and Illinois’s Biometric Information Privacy Act, provide ideal...more
Takeaway: Counsel for companies that suffer a data breach often hire an outside cybersecurity firm to remediate the breach and assist counsel in preparing for and defending against litigation. These companies typically take...more
Takeaway: Since the U.S. Supreme Court addressed the issue of standing based on allegations of possible future injury in Clapper v. Amnesty International USA, 568 U.S. 398 (2013), the courts of appeals have addressed this...more
Takeaway: In a data breach class action, the typical panoply of claims asserted include tort claims (such as negligence and negligence per se), contractual claims (such as claims for breach of express and implied contracts),...more
Takeaway: In the wake of Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins, 136 S. Ct. 1540 (2016), defendants in data breach class actions regularly move to dismiss on standing grounds, arguing the complaint’s allegations do not plausibly allege an...more
Takeaway: In the wake of Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins, 136 S. Ct. 1540 (2016), defendants in data breach class actions regularly move to dismiss on standing grounds, arguing the complaint’s allegations do not plausibly allege an...more
Takeaway: Data breaches are now a fact of life, whether for card-carrying consumers or commercial entities that are either victims of hacking or otherwise required to deal with the consequences. Class action litigation often...more