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A class action is a type of legal action where a representative individual or group of individuals can bring a claim on behalf of a larger group or class who share a common legal interest.
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K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - November 2024

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Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost’s office asked a federal judge on Thursday to intervene in a lawsuit filed by the Cleveland Browns to test the “Modell Law,” a state law designed to stop teams from leaving cities that...more

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Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Rejects Use of Wiretap Statute in Data Privacy Class Action Lawsuits

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Over the past decade, businesses and institutions with public-facing websites have increasingly turned to internet tracking technologies, such as cookies, pixels, and session replay tools, to optimize their websites and offer...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Good news for businesses: NYS courts will dismiss data breach class actions for lack of concrete harm to plaintiff

Data breaches have become a serious issue for businesses, leading to numerous putative class action lawsuits alleging that the defendants failed to prevent the unauthorized disclosure of personally identifiable information or...more

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2024 Cyber Litigation Legal Update – What Your Business Needs To Know

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By now, companies across all industries have become familiar with the lifecycle and stages of a ransomware incident. Generally, once an attack is contained, remediation and rebuilding will follow. Shortly after, the crisis...more

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Court Denies Class Certification in VPPA Case

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In a recent decision from the Southern District of Florida, U.S. District Judge Robert N. Scola, Jr. denied class certification of a proposed class of paid Univision NOW subscribers who assert that Univision NOW’s use of the...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Data collection on corporate websites is a litigation risk

Businesses continue to be subjected to a steady stream of consumer class action lawsuits alleging improper collection or disclosure of information from their websites. A variety of laws and legal claims are used to support...more

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Lawline Sued under the VPPA

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On August 23, 2024, a proposed class action lawsuit was filed by Kamilah Jolly, against FurtherEd, Inc., doing business as Lawline, which centers on allegations that Lawline violated the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA)....more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Biometric Data Collection Leads to Class Action Lawsuit under Illinois Privacy Law

Candid Color Systems Inc., based in Oklahoma, faces a class action lawsuit for its alleged violations of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). Candid Colors offers marketing services to photographers,...more

King & Spalding

Illinois BIPA Reform Takes Effect

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The long-awaited amendment provides immediate relief to corporate defendants from business-destroying liability - On August 2, 2024, Senate Bill 2979 went into effect limiting available damages under Illinois’ Biometric...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Governor Pritzker Signs Amendment Limiting Damages To A Single Recovery

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Earlier this year, we reported that the Illinois Senate passed Senate Bill 2979 with a vote of 46 to 13, and the Illinois House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 2979 with a vote 81 to 30. This bill addressed concerns...more

Troutman Pepper

30 States Urge Ninth Circuit to Reinstate Data Privacy Lawsuit

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In an unusual move, attorneys general (AG) from 30 states and the District of Columbia filed a bipartisan amicus brief in the Ninth Circuit supporting efforts to revive a proposed class action against payment processor...more

Clark Hill PLC

Right To Know - July 2024, Vol. 19

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Cyber, Privacy, and Technology Report - Welcome to your monthly rundown of all things cyber, privacy, and technology, where we highlight all the happenings you may have missed....more

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From Song Beverly to CIPA: Wave of Privacy Litigation in California Targets IP Addresses

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An Internet Protocol (IP) address is a unique identifier assigned to a device that is connected to a computer network. In the internet ecosystem, the IP allows a network host to communicate with a network participant and...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Marriott Faces Class Action for Alleged Violation of Illinois Biometrics Law

Last week Marriott Hotel Services was hit with a class action lawsuit for alleged violations of the Illinois’ Biometrics Information Privacy Act (BIPA). The lawsuit alleges that the hotel violated BIPA by requiring workers to...more

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Spirit Airlines defeats wiretapping and invasion of privacy class action for failure to plead concrete harm sufficient to satisfy...

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The Western District of Pennsylvania recently granted Spirit Airlines, Inc. (“Spirit Airlines”)’s Rule 12(b)(1) motion to dismiss a class action brought by a putative class of plaintiffs who visited Spirit Airlines’ website...more

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DSIR Deeper Dive: Plaintiffs’ Attorneys Are Trying to Assert a New Cause of Action Against Universities Based on an Old Law...

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As set forth in BakerHostetler’s 2023 Data Security Incident Report, privacy litigation is on the rise. Indeed, 2023 saw a nearly 100 percent increase from 2022 in the number of lawsuits filed in connection with data security...more

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The Illinois Supreme Court, BIPA Clarifications and What Employers Need to Know

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The Illinois Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the exclusivity provisions of the Workers’ Compensation Act do not bar a claim for statutory damages under the Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). In so doing, the Court...more

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Analog Law with Digital Teeth: Litigation Under the Video Privacy Protection Act and Potential Liability for Businesses

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Over the past year, website operators have experienced a proliferation of lawsuits under the Federal Video Privacy Protection Act (“VPPA”), a Reagan-era statute prohibiting the nonconsensual disclosure of an individual’s...more

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Employers With Broad Management Rights Under a CBA Spared From Some BIPA Litigation

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In a unanimous decision, the Illinois Supreme Court determined that the Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”) is pre-empted by the Labor Management Relations Act for many employees covered by a collective bargaining...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Decoded: Technology Law Insights - V 4, Issue 3, March 2023

Amazon Sued for Not Telling New York Store Customers about Tracking Biometrics - “Thanks to a 2021 law, New York is the only major American city to require businesses to post signs letting customers know they’re tracking...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

It’s Not Just Illinois Anymore. Biometric Identifier Laws Increase Across US

Biometric identifiers are unique to every individual. They include your fingerprints, facial structure, and even how you walk. There is the Illinois Biometric Information Protection Act (“BIPA”), and biometric protection...more

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Illinois Supreme Court Expands Exposure to Penalties Under Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act

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The Illinois Supreme Court issued its much-anticipated decision today in the Cothron v. White Castle case, which interpreted the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”). The decision is likely to have far-reaching...more

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Illinois Supreme Court Opens Door for More Actions Under BIPA

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The Illinois Biometric Privacy Act (“BIPA”) has been a fertile source of class action litigation in recent years as courts continue to grapple with the scope of potential liability of employers and other entities who have...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Illinois Supreme Court sets five-year SOL for section 15 BIPA violations

On February 2, the Illinois Supreme Court held that under the state’s Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), individuals have five years to assert violations of section 15 of the statute. ...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

[Webinar] 2023 Privacy Litigation Trends - February 15th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ET

The proliferation of privacy-related law suits filed against a wide range of companies related to website tracking/analytics will continue in 2023, joining robocall and biometric privacy disputes. Join Kelley Drye Privacy...more

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