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Navigating Standing Considerations in Data Breach Class Actions

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The growing prevalence of data breaches has led to an uptick in class action litigation based on consumers' personal information allegedly being accessed. A common theme emerging in these lawsuits is plaintiffs claiming that...more

Mayer Brown

Collecting IP Addresses? “Not An Invasion of Privacy,” Says New York Federal Court in CIPA Pen-Register Action

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On February 18, 2025, US District Judge Edgardo Ramos of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York granted the defendant’s motion to dismiss against a plaintiff bringing claims under California...more

Vedder Price

Illinois Supreme Court: Increased Risk of Harm Arising from a Data Breach Is Insufficient to Confer Standing

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On January 24, 2025, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled in Petta v. Christie Business Holding Co., P.C., 2025 IL 130337, that a patient who alleged an increased risk of harm arising from a data breach at a medical clinic did...more

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More Businesses Using Biometric Data Means More Regulation

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Biometric data continues to take up a massive amount of space in the digital universe. Fingerprints, facial scans, and voice recognition are staples of modern devices and are regularly integrated into business models....more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

“Untagging” From Photo Privacy Lawsuit: Facebook Settles Its Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Litigation For $550 Million

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Seyfarth Synopsis: On January 29, 2020, Facebook announced that it had reached a settlement with plaintiffs in a class action brought under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (the “BIPA”) in the U.S. District...more

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How Broad Is the Scope of the CCPA's Standing Provision Under Section 1798.150(a)(1)?

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Once the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) takes effect on January 1, 2020, the California courts will be inundated with a litany of interpretive questions. One that will no doubt surface concerns the proper...more

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