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Court of Appeal Considers the Test for CPR 19.8 Representative Actions in Prismall v Google

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The Court of Appeal has handed down its judgment in the case of Prismall v Google UK Ltd and DeepMind Technologies Ltd [2024] EWCA Civ 1516. Finding for Google, the Court of Appeal upheld the lower Court’s decision to...more

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UK Supreme Court dismisses data protection class action claim

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The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom has delivered its long-awaited decision in the case of Lloyd [2021] UKSC 50, rejecting an attempt to bring a representative claim for compensation for "loss of control" over personal...more

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UK Supreme Court Rules for Google in “Class Action”—However, Increased Data Damages and Fines Risk Remains

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This year has seen further record GDPR fines levied by Data Protection Authorities, however, a second “under the radar” risk exists—namely, being sued for damages. Today we saw a sea-change case (Lloyd v Google) ruling by...more

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Class Action Quarterly Update

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Class Actions Quarterly Update: Employee Misclassification in the Logistics Industry - The vast majority of class action litigation in the logistics industry over the past quarter, and indeed the last few years, has been...more

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ICO Fines: When Is An Appeal Appealing?

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The decision to appeal a regulatory finding is never taken lightly. By the time a regulator has completed its investigation and notified a company of its intention to fine, the company will have invested significant time and...more

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Illinois Appellate Court Refuses to Carve Out Exception to Rosenbach for BIPA Liability

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Illinois Appellate Court upholds wide-reaching Rosenbach decision in the first appellate decision post-dating Rosenbach. The First District Appellate Court rejected attempts to carve exceptions into Rosenbach when it held...more

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Supermarket Held Vicariously Liable in UK’s First Data Leak Class Action

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UK supermarket chain Morrisons has been held vicariously liable for the acts of a malicious employee in the UK’s first data leak class action. The issue began in 2014, when a disgruntled Morrison’s internal IT auditor posted...more

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Eighth Circuit Vacates Data Breach Class Action Settlement; Gently Rebukes Trial Court

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Target Corporation announced a data breach in 2013, which occurred, as it noted in an SEC filing, when “an intruder stole certain payment card and other guest information from [its] network.” Estimates as to the number of...more

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Eighth Circuit Remands Proposed Settlement in Target Data Breach Class Action

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The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has remanded a $10 million settlement in the Target data breach class action on the grounds that the district court had not rigorously analyzed the propriety of the class certification. ...more

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