As set forth in BakerHostetler’s 2023 Data Security Incident Report, privacy litigation is on the rise. Indeed, 2023 saw a nearly 100 percent increase from 2022 in the number of lawsuits filed in connection with data security...more
8/16/2023
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Class Action ,
Colleges ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Educational Institutions ,
Facebook ,
Invasion of Privacy ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
PHI ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Social Media ,
Tracking Systems ,
Universities ,
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Earlier today, the Illinois Supreme Court issued a decision in Tims v. Black Horse Carriers, Inc., 2023 IL 127801, in which the court held that a five-year statute of limitations applies to all claims arising under the...more
On July 19, 2017, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published the final Arbitration Agreements Rule (the rule) that would impact the way claims involving consumer financial products and services are handled in...more
Recent class certification decisions involving price comparison ads are prompting a large number of copycat suits, and retailers nationwide are carefully evaluating their sales advertising practices. Whether comparisons are...more
Wednesday, the Third Circuit held that the determination of whether an agreement allows classwide arbitration is a question of arbitrability for the courts “unless the parties unmistakably provide otherwise.” Opalinski v....more
In the last week, we have seen several significant decisions from the U.S. Supreme Court. On Monday, however, the Court made a noteworthy “non-decision” by declining a petition for certiorari that raised the question of...more