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Attorney Discipline: Stranger than Fiction

Goldberg Segalla on 2/5/2025

Many of us probably realized in law school the answer is often “it depends.” The specific fact-patterns shift the issues or trigger exceptions to the rule. Attorneys make a living navigating in those gray areas when the...more

Attorneys’ Fees Award in Data Breach Class Action Settlement Reversed by Eighth Circuit

Robinson+Cole Class Actions Insider on 8/5/2024

These days it seems like nearly every data breach results in a multitude of class action filings. Some of these cases settle quickly with minimal litigation. In such a case, the Eighth Circuit recently reversed an attorneys’...more

Escrow Agent Found 100% Liable for Wire Transfer to Cybercriminal/Imposter

Womble Bond Dickinson on 4/13/2023

The Arizona Court of Appeals affirmed a jury verdict that imposed 100% liability on an escrow agent for a wire transfer it sent to a cybercriminal/imposter and attributed no fault to the imposter or the party whose systems...more

Proposed Amendment to the North Carolina Identity Theft Protection Act

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 7/24/2020

In April 2019, with the introduction of House Bill 904, a bi-partisan effort was made to strengthen cyber security in North Carolina. H.B. 904 seeks to make North Carolina's Identity Theft Protection Act one of the strongest...more

Preliminary approval of class action settlement for Experian data breach exceeds $47M

Womble Bond Dickinson on 12/10/2018

Remember Experian’s massive data breach of 15 million customers in 2015? The resulting consolidated class action is nearly resolved. On December 3, 2018, a California federal judge granted preliminary approval to a proposed...more

Class Action and Regulatory Settlements Reflect the Rising Cost of Data Breaches

Carlton Fields on 7/12/2017

As the number of data breaches continues to increase, so too do the costs. After a breach occurs, companies typically expend significant sums conducting investigations, notifying customers and regulators, and engaging in...more

What To Know About Website Accessibility Claims

Rumberger | Kirk on 6/1/2016

The new battleground for Plaintiffs filing ADA accessibility cases involves claims of barriers not in physical space but in cyber space. The Plaintiffs’ bar has become more aggressive in filing claims asserting that public...more

Florida’s CADRA a Powerful New Data Protection

Foley & Lardner LLP on 9/14/2015

Florida businesses will soon have an important and powerful new legal cause of action to combat unauthorized access to protected computer systems or data by employees, former employees, directors, officers, and others....more

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