Connecticut’s new cybersecurity standards law, which goes into effect on October 1, 2021, protects companies from punitive damages in certain data breach actions where an organization has a cybersecurity program that conforms...more
10/1/2021
/ Affirmative Defenses ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) ,
Gramm-Leach-Blilely Act ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
NIST ,
Popular ,
Safe Harbors ,
State Data Breach Notification Statutes
The General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 (GDPR) provides means to enforce provisions related to personal data processing by you as a data controller or data processor. It introduces collective actions everywhere in...more
Last week, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia ordered Capital One to produce a forensic investigation report in multidistrict litigation arising out of the cyber incident Capital One announced in...more
Last week, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia ordered Capital One to produce a forensic investigation report in multidistrict litigation arising out of the cyber incident Capital One announced in...more
Prepare for global data class actions has been moved. In the wake of the COVID-19 epidemic, there is an unfortunate increase in the cyber-security risks businesses may face. Our global team will help you best prepare for the...more
4/8/2020
/ Class Action ,
Collective Actions ,
Collective Redress ,
Compliance ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cross-Border ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
EU ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Member State ,
Mexico ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Risk Management ,
Russia ,
United States ,
Webinars
The General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 (GDPR) provides means to enforce provisions related to personal data processing by you as a data controller or data processor. It introduces collective actions everywhere in...more
11/22/2019
/ Burden of Proof ,
Class Action ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Processors ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
European Commission ,
Evidence ,
Forum Shopping ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Private Right of Action ,
Risk Management ,
Russia
Class actions have become an increasingly common means to seek redress in data privacy cases. With data breaches and data privacy claims on the rise, we asked our lawyers in France and the U.S. what you should bear in mind....more
12/17/2018
/ Article III ,
Class Action ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Hackers ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Standing
Over the past few years, there has been a surge in class actions challenging companies’ privacy and data security practices. But, while the number of class actions continues to grow, the suits face several significant...more
8/16/2018
/ Article III ,
Class Action ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Data Breach ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hackers ,
Identity Theft ,
Injury-in-Fact ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Standing
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has become the latest appellate court to enter the contested debate over Article III standing in data breach litigation. The Eighth Circuit held that 15 of 16 named plaintiffs...more
9/8/2017
/ Article III ,
Class Action ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Data Breach ,
Debit and Credit Card Transactions ,
Federal Rule 12(b)(6) ,
Hackers ,
Identity Theft ,
Injury-in-Fact ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Standing
Partners Harriet Pearson and Michelle Kisloff talk about the real-time challenges of data breaches in the context of litigation and investigations. Hear the three major things you need to do and how to avoid the common...more