Leading businesses continue to suffer cyber attacks at the hands of sophisticated ransomware groups. For example, the threat group “Scattered Spider” (also known as UNC3944, Octo Tempest, 0ktapus) is once again making...more
Like a zombie apocalypse, hordes of California Invasion of Privacy Act (“CIPA”) claims have chased corporate defendants to court where they were held off for a time, until, clawing at the courthouse doors, CIPA claims broke...more
The Ninth Circuit recently issued two back-to-back memoranda of dispositions addressing claims under the California Invasion of Privacy Act (“CIPA”) Section 631 and the common law tort of intrusion upon seclusion. First, on...more
On February 18, 2025, US District Judge Edgardo Ramos of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York granted the defendant’s motion to dismiss against a plaintiff bringing claims under California...more
3/4/2025
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CIPA ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Invasion of Privacy ,
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Standing
By now, companies across all industries have become familiar with the lifecycle and stages of a ransomware incident. Generally, once an attack is contained, remediation and rebuilding will follow. Shortly after, the crisis...more
10/14/2024
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Class Action ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Incident Response Plans ,
Invasion of Privacy ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Ransomware ,
Risk Mitigation
Last month, two key members of Congress released a draft of the American Privacy Rights Act (“APRA”), comprehensive legislation that would change the landscape of consumer privacy law in the United States. If passed, APRA...more
5/3/2024
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Biometric Information ,
Consent ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Private Right of Action ,
Proposed Legislation