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Right To Know - July 2025, Vol. 31

Clark Hill PLC on 7/18/2025

Welcome to your monthly rundown of all things cyber, privacy, and technology, where we highlight all the happenings you may have missed. State Action: Texas Limits Punitive Damage Liability For Data Security Breach...more

Websites and Wiretap Laws: Emerging Trends in Privacy Class Action Litigation Risks

Jenner & Block on 5/23/2024

As an onslaught of recent class actions allege, companies may be liable for eavesdropping and wiretapping based on the use of common analytics software on their platforms. For instance, in California, plaintiffs have filed...more

ArentFox Schiff's 2023 Class Action Year in Review

ArentFox Schiff on 3/22/2024

ArentFox Schiff's annual review of significant developments and trends that shaped class action litigation in 2023 has major implications for companies across the country. From labor and employment disputes to landmark...more

Decoded: Technology Law Insights - V 4, Issue 3, March 2023

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 4/3/2023

Amazon Sued for Not Telling New York Store Customers about Tracking Biometrics - “Thanks to a 2021 law, New York is the only major American city to require businesses to post signs letting customers know they’re tracking...more

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - January 2023

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 2/1/2023

In this month’s Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we analyze recent fines against Meta and their impact on the future of behavioral advertising, the timeline for the California Privacy Rights Act’s regulations to become...more

Decoded: Technology Law Insights - Issue 24, 2022

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 12/16/2022

North Carolina Power Outage Points to Homeland Security Long-Documented Threats to US Power Grid - “Moore County blackouts serve as reminder that nation’s electricity infrastructure could be vulnerable targets for domestic...more

Privacy Report: Utah Will Soon Publish US’s Latest Comprehensive State Privacy Law

ArentFox Schiff on 3/11/2022

US News - Utah Will Soon Publish US’s Latest Comprehensive State Privacy Law - The Utah Consumer Privacy Act, also known as Senate Bill 227, recently cleared the Senate and the House. Though there are a few more steps...more

Dismissal Of Marriott Data Breach Lawsuit Shows How Plaintiffs Still Face Standing Hurdles In The Post-CCPA Era

Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth on 1/28/2021

After the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) took effect on January 1, 2020, a surge of class action lawsuits predicated on alleged CCPA violations hit businesses. Because of the act’s novelty, it was unclear whether...more

Hanna Andersson and Salesforce Receive Preliminary Approval for Settlement of CCPA-Based Class Action Litigation

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 1/6/2021

In 2019, Hanna Andersson, a children’s apparel store, suffered a data breach while using a Salesforce e-commerce platform. As a result of the breach, customers filed a class action lawsuit, alleging customer data was stolen...more

Litigation Case Claims Violation of CCPA Under Statutory Private Right of Action

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 3/13/2020

One of the most significant consumer rights offered by the new California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is what we call the “private right of action” afforded by the law. A private right of action under a law basically means...more

Privacy and Data Security Alert l January 2020

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. on 1/30/2020

States Consider Privacy and Data Security Legislation - It’s that time of year again, when we see a flood of legislative activity at the state level on privacy and data security laws. A couple of recent examples are below....more

California Governor Signs CCPA and Breach Notification Statute Amendments into Law

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 10/21/2019

With the January 1, 2020 effective date of the California Consumer Privacy Act (the “CCPA”) rapidly approaching, all eyes have been on the California legislature’s consideration of a robust suite of amendments that would...more

Massachusetts Consumer Data Privacy Bill Could Dramatically Expand Class Action Litigation Risk

Pierce Atwood LLP on 5/22/2019

Earlier this year, Massachusetts state senators introduced a consumer data privacy bill with a private right of action that could become the broadest in the country. ...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - September 2018

Robinson & Cole LLP on 9/11/2018

We reported last week that a spyware maker recently compromised users’ and victims’ sensitive information. Since that time, another spyware maker, mSpy, which holds itself out as having over a million users employing its...more

Did California Open (Another) Floodgate for Breach Litigation?

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 8/24/2018

Game-changing Calif. Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 puts statutory breach damages on the table - The recently-enacted California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 is a game-changer in a number of respects. The Act imports...more

The Weekly Privacy Rewind

BakerHostetler on 7/17/2018

Class Actions - Macy’s Faces Suit After Disclosing Data Breach - Retail giant Macy’s notified its customers and state regulators of a data breach affecting the accounts of online shoppers. The breach occurred between April 26...more

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