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.
After TransUnion Standing Decision, District Court Allows Blackbaud MDL to Go Forward
CPW has previously covered In re Blackbaud, a data privacy multi-district litigation (“MDL”) created in December 2020 that is currently pending in the District of South Carolina. The MDL was created to manage the claims of individuals and putative class representatives against Blackbaud, a cloud software company that was targeted in several ransomware attacks
CPW Week in Review
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.
Second Circuit Ruling Indicates Certain Plaintiffs May Continue to Bring Claims for Disclosure of Personal Information, But Language in Privacy Policy Inadequate for Breach of Contract Claim
As CPW reported earlier this year, the Second Circuit recently issued a monumental decision concerning Article III standing in a data breach. In that case, McMorris v. Carlos Lopez & Assocs., 2021 U.S. App. LEXIS 12328 (2d Cir. Apr. 27, 2021), the court weaved through multiple rulings and created a multi-factor standing analysis.
CPW Week in Review
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.
BREAKING: Supreme Court Limits Availability of Article III Standing in Data Privacy Litigations in Win for Defendants
The Supreme Court has just issued a major ruling that is a significant win for defendants in data privacy and data breach litigations. In Ramirez v. TransUnion, the Supreme Court reconsidered the question of what constitutes an “injury in fact” under Article III, five years after its significant holding in Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins
Countdown to TransUnion—How Will SCOTUS Come Out on Key Standing Issues for Data Privacy Litigations?
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
Consumers Denied Preliminary Injunction in Clearview Data Privacy Litigation, Court Rejects Consumers’ Reliance on Testimony of Clearview’s General Counsel
Following up on our prior coverage (see here and here), this week a federal court denied Plaintiffs’ request for the first-ever injunction under BIPA In re: Clearview AI, Inc. Consumer Privacy Litigation, Case No. 1:21-cv-00135 (N.D. Ill). Read on for the scoop.
Recall that Clearview collects publicly-available images on the Internet and organizes
Emotional Harms For Alleged FCRA Violations?
Last month, a federal court addressed the kind of harms that need to be included in a plaintiff’s complaint asserting claims under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”) and Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”) to survive a motion to dismiss. Magruder v. Capital One, Nat’l Ass’n, 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 94804 (D.D.C. May
Today From 12-1 pm EST: Tune Into CPW’s First Webinar on the Cyber, Litigation and Supply Chain Implications of Colonial Pipeline
In case you missed it, CPW’s Kristin Bryan will be hosting CPW’s first webinar today from 12-1 pm EST on Colonial Pipeline. For the attorneys in the crowd, 1 hour of CLE is available. If you were wondering, yes it is free. Register here for this must-attend event.
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