The Supreme Court of Canada’s Denial of Leave to Appeal in the Intrusion Upon Seclusion Trilogy - On July 13, 2023, the Supreme Court of Canada denied leave to appeal from three Ontario Court of Appeal decisions declining...more
States Consider Privacy and Data Security Legislation - It’s that time of year again, when we see a flood of legislative activity at the state level on privacy and data security laws. A couple of recent examples are below....more
Yesterday, the District Court for the Northern District of Georgia granted a motion to dismiss FCRA claims in a case involving one of the largest data breaches in history....more
In this month's edition, we examine a judge's ruling allowing an investor suit against Equifax, the dismissal of a class action against the insurer CareFirst and President Donald Trump's launch of a federal artificial...more
In the aftermath of Equifax’s data breach, a federal court recently found that allegations of poor cybersecurity coupled with misleading statements supported a proper cause of action. In its decision, the U.S. District Court...more
As 2017 draws to a close, data breach class actions abound, while questions regarding what suffices for Article III standing in these cases remain—with litigants hoping the Supreme Court will soon weigh in....more
As the Equifax data breach continues to reverberate—with multiple class actions filed, calls to revamp the credit reporting industry and new legislation proposed—even the arbitration rules of the Consumer Financial Protection...more
The recent data breach disclosure by Equifax raised an outcry from consumer advocates trying to link the data breach to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) final arbitration rule. They are portraying this...more