California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), Data Breach, Security and Privacy Controls

Year in Review: CCPA Litigation Trends from 2023

WilmerHale on 3/4/2024

This post is part of a series of articles we are doing on 2023 data protection litigation trends. While the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is most known for its onerous privacy compliance obligations, the law also...more

Salesforce Data Breach: Consumers Fight Back

Epiq on 2/19/2020

California continues to lead on data privacy protection. Since the adoption of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), cracking down on data breaches and promoting consumer privacy has remained a priority in the state....more

The Coming Wave of California Consumer Privacy Act Lawsuits

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 2/18/2020

Since the beginning of the year, industry leaders and counsel advising clients on data security issues have held their collective breath in anticipation of the tsunami of California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) lawsuits. The...more

Privacy Alert: Let the CCPA Class Action Lawsuits Commence

Lathrop GPM on 2/12/2020

The first post-California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) data breach class action was filed on February 3 in the Northern District of California. See Barnes v. Hanna Andersson, LLC , N.D. Cal., Case No. 20-cv-00812....more

CCPA and ‘Reasonable Security’: A Game Changer

McDermott Will & Emery on 1/21/2020

On January 1, 2020, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) went into effect. The CCPA applies to a wide range of companies and broadly governs the collection, use and sale of personal information of California...more

Do Companies Need a Written Security Information Plan?

BCLP on 1/7/2020

As of January 1, 2020, California became the first state to permit residents whose personal information is exposed in a data breach to seek statutory damages between $100-$750 per incident, even in the absence of any actual...more

Countdown to the CCPA: Does cyber insurance cover a data breach?

BCLP on 12/10/2019

When the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) takes effect in January 2020, California will become the first state to permit residents whose personal information is exposed in a data breach to seek statutory damages of...more

CCPA: Implementing the Right Cybersecurity Plan Is Now a Legal Issue

Williams Mullen on 11/20/2019

Addressing cybersecurity risks invariably involves very technical matters. As a result, in many companies the IT department has been responsible for developing and implementing cybersecurity plans and procedures....more

Countdown to the CCPA: What are the Potential Costs of a Data Breach?

BCLP on 11/19/2019

When the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) takes effect in January 2020, California will become the first state to permit residents whose personal information is exposed in a data breach to seek statutory damages of...more

Countdown to the CCPA: What is legally considered a “Data Breach”?

BCLP on 11/5/2019

When the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) takes effect in January 2020, California will become the first state to permit residents whose personal information is exposed in a data breach to seek statutory damages of...more

CCPA Security FAQs: Are businesses strictly liable if a data breach occurs?

BCLP on 8/15/2019

No. The CCPA permits consumers to bring suit if a data breach occurs that was “a result of” the business failing to “implement and maintain reasonable security procedures and practices...”....more

Interactive Council Newsletter: Privacy Report: FTC Revisits COPPA

ArentFox Schiff on 8/13/2019

Equifax to Pay up to $700 Million as Part of Settlement for 2017 Data Breach - Equifax has agreed to pay at least $575 million, and potentially up to $700 million, as part of a global settlement with the FTC, the CFPB, and...more

Business Guide to the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018: Five Steps in Preparation for Compliance

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP on 8/1/2019

In June 2018, California enacted one of the most comprehensive privacy laws in the country, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (the “CCPA”). Although the CCPA will not go into effect until January 1, 2020, businesses...more

CCPA Security FAQs: What Categories of Information Could Trigger A Consumer Class Action if Breached?

BCLP on 8/1/2019

Consumers can successfully bring suit under the CCPA if they can prove the following five elements...more

CCPA Security FAQs: Can a Company be Sued Under the CCPA for Failing to Protect Personal Information?

BCLP on 7/30/2019

Yes. Section 1798.150 of the CCPA permits consumers to “institute a civil action” if consumer “personal information, as defined in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 1798.81.5, is subject to...more

[Webinar] Is Your Organization Prepared for a Data Breach in the Post-CCPA World? - November 14th, 1:00pm ET

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 11/6/2018

With prominent data security incidents occurring more frequently in recent years, no organization can take its approach to data security too seriously. Government agencies, transnational corporations and organizations of all...more

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