Data privacy litigators have their eye on the Supreme Court going into the end of the month as we wait for the Court’s opinion in Ramirez v. TransUnion. And when the decision is issued, CPW will be there in real time to fill you in. In the meantime, below is a refresher of the facts
In case you missed it, below is a summary of recent posts from CPW. Please feel free to reach out if you are interested in additional information on any of the developments covered.
Earlier this year, a federal court granted preliminary approval of a proposed class action settlement in connection with litigation arising under the Driver’s Privacy Protection Act (“DPPA”). Gaston v. Lexisnexis Risk Solutions, 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 12872 (W.D.N.C. Jan. 25, 2021). Last week, the court gave the settlement final approval, marking an end to
Data breaches are on the rise, and with a rise in breaches comes an accompanying increase in data breach litigation. A recent class action settlement involving the largest online alcohol marketplace in North America, with retail partners in more than 1,400 cities, underscores how all companies across industries are impacted by this trend.
First, let’s
The Eastern District of California recently approved a $1.375 million settlement between a certified class of former employee plaintiffs and an employer defendant. The class consisted of all individuals who worked for the defendant between March 30, 2013 and May 1, 2018. The defendant was alleged to have misused FCRA consent forms to improperly run
CPW has been tracking data breach litigations for some time, including how the Courts of Appeals have addressed the question of Article III standing. Yesterday the Second Circuit issued a monumental decision that attempts to weave together rulings from other courts to formulate a multi-factor standing analysis. McMorris v. Carlos Lopez & Assocs., 2021
In case you missed it, below is a summary of recent posts from CPW. Please feel free to reach out if you are interested in additional information on any of the developments covered.
Long-time readers of CPW will recall that we’ve previously covered In re Blackbaud, a data privacy multi-district litigation (“MDL”) currently pending in the District of South Carolina. The defendant in the MDL is a cloud software company that suffered multiple ransomware attacks and data breaches between February and May 2020. The plaintiffs are individuals
It has been a year for the record books for data privacy litigation (and we are only into Q2-who knows what Q3 and Q4 will bring!) CPW has been tracking significant developments in this area of the law—including in regards to the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”). While the statute has been in effect for
In case you missed it, below is a summary of recent posts from CPW. Please feel free to reach out if you are interested in additional information on any of the developments covered.