On Jan. 24, the Illinois Supreme Court, in Petta v. Christie Business Holdings Company, PC, affirmed the dismissal of a putative class action following an alleged data breach because the named plaintiff failed to allege any...more
2/5/2025
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
IL Supreme Court ,
Illinois ,
Negligence ,
Personal Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Standing
On June 25, the Supreme Court, in a narrow, 5-4 decision, substantially limited a class action against TransUnion, one of the three major credit-reporting agencies in the United States. The Court held that while a limited...more
6/29/2021
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Class Action ,
Class Members ,
Credit Reporting Agencies ,
Credit Reports ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Injury-in-Fact ,
SCOTUS ,
Standing ,
TransUnion ,
TransUnion LLC v Ramirez
As more and more ransomware attacks affect companies large and small, such as the recent, well-known attacks on the Colonial Pipeline and the meat processing company JBS, industrious plaintiffs’ counsel will continue to...more