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Filters Fast LLC Fails to Obtain Dismissal of Plaintiffs’ Proposed Class Action

This week, a North Carolina federal judge denied Filters Fast LLC’s motion to dismiss a proposed data breach class action, ruling that the plaintiffs demonstrated adequate harm to satisfy Article III standing....more

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Beyond Brick & Mortar – How Civil And Disability Rights Extend To Online Businesses

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Late last year, the California Supreme Court issued a ruling with implications for online businesses going forward.  In White v. Square, Inc., 7 Cal. 5th 1019 (2019), a bankruptcy attorney brought a claim against Square under...more

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Court Stays CBD Class Action Until FDA Rolls Out Regulation

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A class action lawsuit alleging that Green Roads of Florida LLC misrepresented the amount of CBD contained in various products has been stayed pursuant to the primary jurisdiction doctrine because the plaintiffs’ claims...more

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Court Looks to Partnership Law in Ruling Against Petitioner’s Status as LLC Member

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What makes someone a member of an LLC? It’s a question that frequently arises in business divorce cases involving LLCs that have no written operating agreement much less certificated membership interests. ...more

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Consumer Protection In The New Economy: Privacy Cases In E-Commerce Transactions or Social Media Activities

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As we face mounting data breaches and fears over loss of privacy, the article notes that, “as the public opinion evolves and increasingly concludes that merely possessing private data puts consumers at risk, consumers may...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Allows Zappos Data Breach Litigation To Proceed

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Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a petition for a writ of certiorari by Zappos requesting the Court to review a Ninth Circuit Court decision which allowed customers affected by a data breach to proceed with a...more

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Ninth Circuit Finds Data Breach Customers Have Initial Standing to Sue

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The Situation: Relating to a 2012 data breach lawsuit against Zappos.com, a district court had found that a certain group of plaintiffs lacked standing to sue because they "failed to allege instances of actual identity theft...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Ninth Circuit Wades into Growing Debate over Data Breach Standing

Is the risk of future harm enough to satisfy Article III standing in a data breach suit? That’s the question courts of appeals around the country are wrestling with now – and reaching opposing results. ...more

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Ninth Circuit Gives Leg Up To Shoe Purchasers’ Data Breach Suit

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On March 8, a Ninth Circuit panel held that fear of identity theft in the wake of a data breach satisfies the standing requirements of Article III of the United States Constitution....more

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Appellate Court Finds Risk of Identity Theft Sufficient to Establish Standing, Circuit Split Worsens

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has found that allegations of a future risk of identity theft resulting from a data breach are sufficient to establish standing....more

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"Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - August 2016"

In this edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we highlight guidance issued by the Irish data protection authority regarding the use of location data, as well as the FTC's request for comment on its Standards for...more

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