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HiQ Labs Scrapes by Again: The Ninth Circuit Reaffirms that Data-Scraping Does Not Violate the CFAA

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In a much-anticipated ruling this week addressing the confluence of website scraping and computer hacking law, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit became the latest federal court to limit the reach of the Computer...more

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints

Proposed Mega Child Privacy Class Action Settlements May Impact Many App Providers

Last week, the plaintiffs in three related children’s privacy class actions sought preliminary approval of proposed settlements with sixteen defendants in those coordinated actions. The matters—known as the Kiloo Action, the...more

Carlton Fields

New Wave of Deaf and Blind Californians Suing Websites

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Is your website suitable for the blind or deaf? If not, you may well be sued in California even though your business is elsewhere....more

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Exploitation of Publicly Available Website Data May be Unstoppable

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Data scraping is a technique by which automated tools are used to extract data from a website and format the data for analysis. Many companies mine website users’ publicly accessible data in order to tailor products and...more

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California Court Enjoins Canadian Court’s Global De-listing Order to Google as Contrary to CDA

In a decision that sets up a potential international comity showdown, a California district court granted Google’s request for a preliminary injunction preventing enforcement in the U.S. of a Canadian court order that...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Federal Judge Holds Grocery Store Website Subject to ADA

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Following a two-day bench trial, a federal judge in Florida issued a decision on June 12, 2017, finding that the website of grocer Winn-Dixie must comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) because the website is...more

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Groundbreaking Trial Ends with Ruling that Grocery Store Must Make its Website ADA Accessible

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In a first, a federal court in Florida ruled recently that a grocery store must make its website accessible to the disabled. The plaintiff in the case, a blind man who uses screen-reading technology to access and view...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Don’t Get Caught Whistling Winn-Dixie: Rethinking ADA Compliance After First-of-its-Kind Verdict

On June 13, 2017, the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida issued a verdict in a first-of-its-kind federal trial involving the alleged inaccessibility of a website under the Americans with Disabilities Act...more

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Blind Plaintiff Prevails in First-of-Its-Kind ADA Website Accessibility Trial against Grocery Store Chain

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In what is believed to be the first Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) accessibility lawsuit to go to trial in Florida, Gil v. Winn-Dixie Stores, No.: 16-cv-23020-RNS (S.D. Fla. June 13, 2017), Juan Carlos Gil prevailed...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

First Federal Court Rules That Having An Inaccessible Website Violates Title III Of The ADA

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Today’s first impression trial verdict finding retailer Winn-Dixie liable under Title III of the ADA for having an inaccessible website suggests that public accommodations should focus on their website...more

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Community Banks Should Be Wary of ADA Claims

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A number of community banks have recently received an unpleasant delivery: a demand letter from a law firm stating the bank is not in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (the ADA) and suggesting a proposed...more

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