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Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Victims of Concealed Online Attacks in Ohio Now Have More Time to File Suit

Last week, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled that victims of anonymous online attacks have an extension of time to file a lawsuit, holding that they can file a suit one year from date the targeted publication is discovered. This...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Another Data Breach Lawsuit for Lakeview Loan Servicing

A December 2021 breach of Lakeview Loan Servicing’s customer data has led to another proposed class action against the company in the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina. The breach affected the personal...more

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Recent IoT Class Actions Highlight Need for Manufacturers & Vendors of Connected Products to Be Aware of Liability Risks

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The Internet of Things (IoT) products have become a way of life. There are huge benefits of “smart” products, which interact through the internet to gather and exchange data to provide additional functions, security, and easy...more

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A Company’s Facebook Snooping Didn’t Prevent Critical Trade Secrets Injunction

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Can a former employer’s alleged misconduct defeat a request for injunctive relief against former employees when those departing workers take confidential information and clients to another employer? A federal appeals court...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Payment or Pillory: More Fallout from Uber’s Data Breach

With new developments regarding Uber Technologies Inc.’s 2016 data breach coming out almost daily, lawsuits against the company continue to pile-up. We previously reported that within days of Uber disclosing the data theft...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Lessons from the Wells Fargo Scandal

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Financial institutions must meet standards for safeguarding customer data given the particularly sensitive information they hold, and regulators have been stepping up their efforts to provide guidance on just how they must do...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Sixth Circuit: Substantial Risk of Harm and Mitigation Costs Sufficient to Confer Standing in Data Breach Case

On October 12, 2016, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit denied a petition for an en banc rehearing of its September 12 decision in Galaria, et al. v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company (Nos. 15-3386/3387). In...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Update on Data Breach and Data Privacy Class Actions Post-Spokeo

In May, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in Spokeo v. Robins, providing guidance on the “injury-in-fact” aspect of the constitutional standing requirement for putative class action plaintiffs. 136 S. Ct. 1540...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Second class action suit filed against Medical Informatics

We previously reported that Medical Informatics Engineering, Inc. was sued over a data breach that occurred in May and affected over 4 million individuals. Thereafter, Indiana AG Gregory Zoeller advised all Hoosiers to freeze...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Seventh Circuit Green Lights Data Breach Class Action Against Neiman Marcus

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An increase in data breach class actions could be the result of a recent decision of the Seventh Circuit holding that allegations of future harm stemming from a data breach can establish Article III standing. The majority of...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Seventh Circuit Concludes Plaintiffs Have Standing to Sue in Data Breach Class Action

On July 20, 2015, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held in Remijas v. Neiman Marcus Group that injuries associated with resolving fraudulent charges and protecting oneself against future identity theft after...more

BakerHostetler

BakerHostetler Partner Paul Karlsgodt Discusses Privacy Class Actions

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Paul Karlsgodt, Leader of BakerHostetler's Class Action Defense team, talks about class actions privacy and litigation issues....more

Butler Snow LLP

I Want My Selfie Back!!!

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Over the last week, several high profile celebrities (e.g., Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Upton) have reportedly become the latest victims of internet privacy rights violations. In those cases, hackers supposedly obtained...more

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I Want My Selfie Back!!!

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If your selfie has fallen into the wrong hands, the following statutory acts and/or common law theories may provide some relief....more

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