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A&O Shearman

Increasing insider threats and the importance of AI governance

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China’s ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, is seeking USD1.1 million in damages from a former intern accused of sabotaging its artificial intelligence (AI) large language model training infrastructure....more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Good news for businesses: NYS courts will dismiss data breach class actions for lack of concrete harm to plaintiff

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Data breaches have become a serious issue for businesses, leading to numerous putative class action lawsuits alleging that the defendants failed to prevent the unauthorized disclosure of personally identifiable information or...more

Pierce Atwood LLP

Supreme Court Declines to Take Up Circuit Split on Whether Courts May Grant Class Certification by Averaging Different Class...

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On April 29, 2024, the Supreme Court issued an Order List indicating that certiorari had been denied in Brinker International, Inc. v. Steinmetz, Docket No. 23-648. The Eleventh Circuit Brinker Decision - Brinker was...more

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Data breach class actions: Fifth Circuit rules that unsecured storage leading to a breach does not constitute “knowing disclosure”...

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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

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

False Claims Act - 2021 Year in Review

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The year 2021 marks the 10th anniversary of the Bradley False Claims Act Year in Review. In that decade, much has remained the same in FCA enforcement. To start with the obvious: It continues to result in billions of dollars...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Financial Daily Dose 1.13.2020 | Top Story: Labor Dept. Issues Stricter Joint Employer Test in New Rules

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Sunday’s release of a long-awaited Labor Department final rule on joint employment spells trouble for workers hoping to “sue large companies for wrongdoing by contractors or franchisees.” The rule reverses Obama-era policies...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

8th Circuit Decision in SuperValu Class Action is a Reminder that Injury and Damages Aren’t the Same Thing.

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Last Friday we blogged on the Saks data breach class action, and in the process mentioned a trend among federal courts to reject fear of future identity theft claims in retail breach cases.  ...more

Stoel Rives LLP

CCPA Bill Expanding Class Actions Fails but The Persistence of Chaos Succeeds

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Class action lawsuits hurt businesses in at least three ways: they harm reputation, disrupt continuity, and are expensive to defend. In a privacy and cybersecurity context, even when dismissed at an early stage – when it is...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Latin America Dispute Resolution Update – The Latest Developments in Cross-Border Disputes Involving the US and Latin America

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US Courts Will Decide Whether to Enforce US$2 Billion Award Against Petróleos de Venezuela - In April 2018, an International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) tribunal awarded US$2.04 billion in damages to two subsidiaries of U.S....more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

The Seventh Circuit Weighs In On Standing

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Yesterday the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit weighed in on the consumer class action standing issue. The court found that Barnes & Noble customers have standing to pursue a class action concerning the...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Fiat Chrysler Car Hacking Case Put In Neutral

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Plaintiff lawyers’ continued search for damage theories to assert in claims arising from a data breach – or fear of a breach – received a potential setback this week when Chief Judge Michael Reagan of the United States...more

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Looking Forward: Canadian Class Actions in 2018

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The past year saw another flurry of Canadian class action activity. Courts across the country rendered significant decisions that should give companies doing business in Canada cause for both concern and optimism. While the...more

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Court Dismisses Data Breach Class Complaint For Lack Of Standing - May 2015

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On May 4, 2015, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana held that a putative class plaintiff lacked standing to pursue claims against eBay Inc. (“eBay”) arising out of a data breach that occurred in...more

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