In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine the Seventh Circuit's ruling finding standing for an Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act claim, the European Data Protection Board's updated...more
6/1/2020
/ Appeals ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Blocked Mergers ,
Bulk Electric System ,
Business Interruption ,
Consent ,
Cookies ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cyber Insurance ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection Authority ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
European Data Protection Board (EDPB) ,
Foreign Acquisitions ,
Foreign Adversaries ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
National Security ,
Policy Exclusions ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
Remote Working ,
Standing ,
Trump Administration
In this month's edition, we examine the California attorney general's proposed modified regulations under the CCPA, the Treasury Department's new CFIUS regulations, and the SEC Office of Compliance Inspections and...more
3/3/2020
/ BPCIA ,
Business Losses ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
CFIUS ,
Cyber Insurance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Foreign Investment ,
OCIE ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
Ransomware ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Standing ,
State Privacy Laws ,
U.S. Treasury ,
UK ICO
This quarter’s issue includes summaries and associated court opinions of selected cases principally decided between May and August 2019....more
10/2/2019
/ Acquisitions ,
Appraisal Rights ,
Board of Directors ,
Books & Records ,
Breach of Duty ,
Class Action ,
Corwin Doctrine ,
DE Supreme Court ,
Deal Price ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Excessive Fees ,
Fair Value Standard ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Forfeiture ,
Guilty Pleas ,
Insider Trading ,
Investment Adviser ,
Jury Verdicts ,
Market Manipulation ,
Materiality ,
Mergers ,
Misrepresentation ,
Motion for Summary Judgment ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Offering Documents ,
Omissions ,
Pleading Standards ,
Popular ,
Scienter ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Securities Fraud ,
Securities Litigation ,
Shareholder Litigation ,
SLUSA ,
Standing
In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine New York's new laws expanding consumer protection for data breaches, the D.C. Circuit's two rulings deepening the split regarding standing in data...more
8/2/2019
/ Article III ,
Biometric Information ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Cookies ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Debit and Credit Card Transactions ,
Equifax ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Hackers ,
Identity Theft ,
Injury-in-Fact ,
Malware ,
New Legislation ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Search Results ,
Settlement ,
Spokeo v Robins ,
Standing ,
State and Local Government ,
State Data Breach Notification Statutes ,
UK
This quarter’s issue includes summaries and associated court opinions of selected cases principally decided between December 2018 and February 2019....more
3/14/2019
/ Appeals ,
Article III ,
Class Action ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Investment Opportunities ,
Loss Causation ,
Mutual Funds ,
Nutraceutical Corp v Lambert ,
Omnicare v Laborers District Council ,
Pleading Standards ,
Ponzi Scheme ,
Popular ,
PSLRA ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Securities Fraud ,
SLUSA ,
Standing
This quarter’s issue includes summaries and associated court opinions of selected cases principally decided between May 2017 and August 2017....more
9/28/2017
/ Acquisitions ,
Appraisal ,
CalPERS ,
CalPERS v ANZ Securities ,
Equitable Tolling ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Insider Trading ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
Materiality ,
Mergers ,
PLSRA ,
Scienter ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Securities Fraud ,
Standing ,
Statute of Limitations
In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine new privacy laws in Germany, an FTC settlement with an alleged consumer loan company over unfair and deceptive practices, the dismissal of a data...more
8/2/2017
/ Children's Toys ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Cyber Insurance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Data Protection ,
Dismissals ,
EU ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Germany ,
Incident Response Plans ,
Lenders ,
Member State ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Settlement ,
Standing ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
In this edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine the Sixth Circuit's decision to allow injury-in-fact to be established by alleging a "substantial risk of harm" in a data breach case, New York state's...more
10/3/2016
/ Article III ,
CFTC ,
Class Action ,
Commodities ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Authority ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Markets ,
Germany ,
International Data Transfers ,
NIST ,
NYDFS ,
Personal Data ,
Popular ,
Standing ,
UK ,
Young Lawyers
In this edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we highlight guidance issued by the Irish data protection authority regarding the use of location data, as well as the FTC's request for comment on its Standards for...more
9/2/2016
/ Attorney General ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Class Action ,
Consent ,
Cyber Insurance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection Authority ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Injury-in-Fact ,
Internet Retailers ,
Invasion of Privacy ,
Ireland ,
Location Data ,
Misrepresentation ,
NAIC ,
Nursing Homes ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Laws ,
Public Comment ,
Right to Privacy ,
Safeguards Rule ,
Settlement ,
Social Media Policy ,
Standing ,
State Data Breach Notification Statutes
In this edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine the impact of Brexit on EU data protection, court rulings on cyber insurance policy exclusions and coverage gaps, recent statements from the FTC and the...more
6/30/2016
/ Banks ,
Bonds ,
Class Action ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cyber Insurance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Authority ,
Electronic Health Record Incentives ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
Fashion Industry ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FFIEC ,
Fraudulent Transfers ,
Germany ,
Hackers ,
Internet of Things ,
Privacy Laws ,
Spokeo v Robins ,
Standing ,
UK Brexit ,
Young Lawyers
In this edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine recent developments, including the U.S. Supreme Court's holding in Spokeo that consumer plaintiffs must show "real harm" to sue in federal court, the EU data...more
6/3/2016
/ Antitrust Violations ,
Article III ,
Breach Notification Rule ,
Cyber Insurance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection Commissioner ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
Injury-in-Fact ,
Ireland ,
Privacy Laws ,
Risk of Loss ,
SCOTUS ,
Spokeo v Robins ,
Standing ,
Subrogation
In this edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine changes to EU privacy and data protection laws, new state laws addressing data breach notifications, Congress' review of cyber insurance, and recent court...more
5/3/2016
/ Class Action ,
Commercial General Liability Policies ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cyber Insurance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Encryption ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Future Harm ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Mobile Health Apps ,
Notice Requirements ,
Standing ,
State Data Breach Notification Statutes ,
Young Lawyers