Securities Litigation, Data Breach, Publicly-Traded Companies

AppLovin & Its AI: A Lesson in Accuracy

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 3/14/2025

Last week, we explored a recent data breach class action and the litigation risk of such lawsuits. Companies need to be aware of litigation risk not only arising from data breaches, but also from shareholder class actions...more

2020 Year In Review Securities Litigation Against Technology Companies

Goodwin on 4/28/2021

In many ways, 2020 was an unprecedented year. In midMarch, the United States abruptly went into lockdown as coronavirus cases began to spike; a national emergency was declared, travel bans and gathering restrictions were...more

Federal Court Dismisses Federal Securities Class Action Based on Data Breach

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC on 12/21/2018

For many years, the plaintiffs’ bar has been very active in bringing class action litigation against public companies immediately after the announcement of adverse news concerning a company, which many times triggers a...more

Even as Data Breaches Continue to Increase, Obstacles Remain for Litigants Seeking to Pursue Securities Fraud and Derivative Suits

Troutman Pepper Locke on 4/2/2018

Despite focused media coverage and a steady increase in the number of data breaches involving public companies, there has not been a corresponding increase in shareholder securities fraud and shareholder derivative claims...more

Recent Developments In Securities Class Actions And Companies' Disclosure Obligations Regarding Cybersecurity Risks And Events

Carlton Fields on 3/9/2018

Public companies experiencing data security incidents have been largely successful in defeating derivative actions and securities class actions related to those cyber incidents....more

The Next Big Thing: Data Breach Securities Class Action Litigation

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP on 2/21/2018

Shareholders may have found a new hook for data security lawsuits. Over the past year, plaintiffs have filed nine federal class action securities fraud lawsuits against public companies after data security incidents,...more