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This Week in eDiscovery: Survey on eDiscovery Growth | ‘Tis the Season for CLEs & More

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This week’s post covers the period of December 15-20. Here’s what’s happening....more

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American Bar Association Moves to Dismiss Class Action Complaint Amid Rising Tide of Data Breach Litigation

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The number of data breaches in the United States has increased significantly in the past ten years.  According to an IBM study, more than 4 out of 5 companies have experienced a data breach at least once. These data breaches...more

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Maryland Federal Court Recertifies Class Action Against Hotel Franchisor for Claims Related to Data Breach

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A federal court in Maryland recently granted a motion for class certification by consumers who brought negligence, breach of contract, and consumer protection claims against hotel franchisor Marriott International and data...more

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Litigation Preparedness Following a Data Breach: Three Tips to Consider During the Incident Response Period

Data breaches come in many different forms, sizes, and levels of complexity, but they tend to share certain key facts: A third-party bad actor—whether through a phishing attack, a ransomware attack, exploitation of a zero-day...more

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CCPA Class Actions and Standing Requirements

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When the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) went into effect on January 1, 2020, most observers expected a flood of CCPA class action lawsuits against companies essentially defenseless against the proscriptive liability...more

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Weekly Trends Report – 2/13/2019 Insights

Insight into where e-discovery, information governance cybersecurity, and digital transformation are heading – who is doing what now or in the future, what works and what doesn’t, and what people wish they could do but can’t...more

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Weekly Trends Report – 1/16/2019 Insights

Insight into where e-discovery, information governance cybersecurity, and digital transformation are heading – who is doing what now or in the future, what works and what doesn’t, and what people wish they could do but can’t...more

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Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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Though he was apparently ready to go with his “verbal agreement with the Saudis” defense, Elon Musk capitulated to pressure “from his lawyers and investors of Tesla” and agreed to resolve all SEC allegations of wrongdoing,...more

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Takeaways From the 11th Circuit’s Reversal of the FTC’s Data Security Order Against LabMD

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on June 6 issued its long-awaited decision in LabMD v. Federal Trade Commission, vacating a Federal Trade Commission cease and desist order directing LabMD to overhaul its...more

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Ninth Circuit Finds Plausible Claim of Damages Avoids Dismissal of Bad Faith Lawsuit

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Can an insurer be potentially liable for breach of contract or bad faith where the insured can only plead a plausible claim of damages? The Ninth Circuit has answered “yes” in a recent decision in the case of Beverly Burton...more

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Class In Session: Minnesota Federal Court Certifies Class In Target Corporation Data Breach Suit

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On September 15, 2015, a federal district court in Minnesota granted a motion for class certification of hundreds of credit unions and banks in an action against Target Corporation for damages stemming from the breach of...more

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Class Certification Trends in Consumer Data Breach Litigation—Individualized Damages Theories May Preclude Certification

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In the last two years, there has been a proliferation of class action lawsuits filed in response to high-profile data breaches compromising the personally identifiable information of customers of various companies. Major...more

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