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2024 Year in Review: Data Breach Litigation

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One of the main risks for a company in the event of a data breach is the threat of litigation. Data breach litigation continued to proliferate in 2024, as it has in prior years....more

White and Williams LLP

Let’s Get Specific: Rhode Island Court Asserts Jurisdiction Over Out-of-State Manufacturer

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The court granted the third-party defendant’s first motion to dismiss for lack of general jurisdiction but permitted the parties to conduct jurisdictional discovery. After the close of jurisdictional discovery, the...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Good news for businesses: NYS courts will dismiss data breach class actions for lack of concrete harm to plaintiff

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Data breaches have become a serious issue for businesses, leading to numerous putative class action lawsuits alleging that the defendants failed to prevent the unauthorized disclosure of personally identifiable information or...more

Cozen O'Connor

No Action for Theft of Personal Information Without Loss

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Theft of personal information does not by itself entitle the victim to damages in Canada; proof of loss or harm is required, the Alberta Court of Appeal held recently in Setoguchi v Uber BV. This, and other recent decisions,...more

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Ontario Divisional Court Overturns Certification of Intrusion Upon Seclusion Claim in Data Breach Class Action

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In Stewart v. Demme, the Ontario Divisional Court (the “Court”) overturned the certification of an intrusion upon seclusion claim in a data breach class action against a hospital, where a nurse used patient health records to...more

Tucker Arensberg, P.C.

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Holds That Employers Have Duty to Protect Their Employees’ Data

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Dittman v. UPMC, 196 A.3d 1036 (Pa. 2018).  The Pennsylvania Supreme Court holds that employers have a legal duty to use reasonable care to safeguard sensitive personal information of their employees when the employer chooses...more

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