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Federal Judge Denies CIPA Lawsuit’s Class Certification: 5 Key Takeaways for Businesses

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In a significant decision for privacy class action litigation, a federal judge in California recently denied the certification of a proposed class action involving claims under the state’s invasion of privacy law. The May 29...more

King & Spalding

U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Review Article III Standing Issues Raised in Biometric Privacy Class Action Against Facebook,...

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On January 21, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court denied Facebook’s petition for a writ of certiorari to consider whether consumers alleged a sufficiently concrete injury-in-fact in a biometric privacy lawsuit. A group of...more

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“Untagging” From Photo Privacy Lawsuit: Facebook Settles Its Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Litigation For $550 Million

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Seyfarth Synopsis: On January 29, 2020, Facebook announced that it had reached a settlement with plaintiffs in a class action brought under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (the “BIPA”) in the U.S. District...more

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Ninth Circuit Affirms Certification of Class Alleging Biometric Privacy Violations

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The Ninth Circuit has issued its much-anticipated decision in a class action against Facebook involving alleged biometric privacy violations, affirming certification of a class. In Patel v. Facebook, the Northern District of...more

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Facebook “Tagged” in Certified Facial Scanning Class Action

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Recently, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that an Illinois class of Facebook users can pursue a class action lawsuit arising out of Facebook’s use of facial scanning technology....more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Defeating Class Certification in Consumer Data Breach Class Actions Begins with Understanding How They Occur

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Consumer data breach class actions, for all of their popularity on dockets and especially in headlines, can make difficult cases for plaintiffs. Issues like standing and damages often keep these cases from getting off the...more

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A Busy Month in the Facebook Photo Tagging Biometric Privacy Dispute

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As discussed in past posts about the long-running Facebook biometric privacy class action, users are challenging Facebook’s “Tag Suggestions” program, which scans for and identifies people in uploaded photographs for photo...more

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