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A class action is a type of legal action where a representative individual or group of individuals can bring a claim on behalf of a larger group or class who share a common legal interest.
Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Adidas and UChicago Sued Over Data Breaches Caused by Third-Party Vendors

What do a global sportswear giant and a prestigious medical center have in common? Apparently, a shared struggle defending data breach lawsuits for breaches of sensitive personal information caused by third-party vendors....more

BakerHostetler

Courts Are Still Willing To Dismiss Data Breach Lawsuits for Lack of Standing

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In data breach litigation, courts generally find plaintiffs have standing such that their complaints may proceed past the pleading stage when it is alleged that sensitive information was impacted and there is an allegation of...more

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FTC Makes Statement on Connected Vehicle Data as Major Automaker Faces Class Action for Data Sharing Practices

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Connected cars have been on the FTC’s radar for years. Its most recent blog post specifically highlights the Commission’s concerns regarding over collecting-- and the risk of secondary uses-- of sensitive data, such as...more

Tucker Arensberg, P.C.

Third Circuit: Consumer Does Not Have Standing to Raise FDCPA Challenge to Debt Collection Agency’s Disclosure of Private...

In Barclift v. Keystone Credit Services, LLC, the Philadelphia-based United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit determined that a Consumer did not have standing to sue under Fair Debt Collection Practices Act...more

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Cybersecurity Lawsuit Against NJ Hospitals After Data Breach

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Healthcare providers are responsible for guarding the health and well-being of their patients. Still, they also have an essential duty to protect the personal information they collect in the process....more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

FTC diagnoses common digital practices as both UDAP and breach

In a groundbreaking decision, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced it was diagnosing GoodRx’s use of tracking pixel codes and analytics, its digital strategy, as not only an unfair or deceptive act or abusive practice...more

Genova Burns LLC

Potential Harm Enough For Class Action to Proceed in Data Breach Litigation

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The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has given new life to a putative class action suit led by a former employee of a company that suffered a ransomware attack, leading to her sensitive information being released onto the Dark...more

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AD-ttorneys@law - March 2022 #2

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CafePress Owners Nabbed for Failing to Protect Consumer Data - Company left Social Security numbers out and unencrypted, then hid the data breach...more

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