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Data Breach Class Action Settlement Approval Affirmed by Ninth Circuit with Attorneys’ Fee Award Reversed and Remanded

Some data breach class actions settle quickly, with one of two settlement structures: (1) a “claims made” structure, in which the total amount paid to class members who submit valid claims is not capped, and attorneys’ fees...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

4th Circuit remands privacy suit to state court

On February 21, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit held that a proposed class action over website login procedures belongs in state court. Plaintiff alleged that after a nonparty credit reporting agency...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Illinois Supreme Court says BIPA claims accrue with every transmission

On February 17, the Illinois Supreme Court issued a split decision holding that under the state’s Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), claims accrue “with every scan or transmission of biometric identifiers or biometric...more

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