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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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Oak Valley Hospital Reaches Settlement in Class Action over Data Breach

Oak Valley Hospital, located in Oakdale, California, reached a settlement in a class action related to a 2023 data breach. On July 18, 2023, Oak Valley detected suspicious activity on its IT systems. Pursuant to the forensic...more

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Educational Institutions and Cloud Providers Grapple with Data Breach Challenges

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A series of recent cybersecurity breaches reveals significant vulnerabilities within educational and technology institutions, underscoring the urgent need for strengthened defenses. Among the most prominent incidents is the...more

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Precious-Metal Refiner Hit with Data Breach Class Action over 2023 Cyber-Attack

Elemetal LLC faces a data breach class action resulting from its alleged failure to implement appropriate security measures, which led to a 2023 breach of approximately 13,000 customers’ personal information. Elemetal is a...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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Attorneys’ Fees Award in Data Breach Class Action Settlement Reversed by Eighth Circuit

These days it seems like nearly every data breach results in a multitude of class action filings. Some of these cases settle quickly with minimal litigation. In such a case, the Eighth Circuit recently reversed an attorneys’...more

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Convergent Outsourcing Settles Data Breach Class Action for $2.45 Million

Convergent Outsourcing Inc., a debt-collection agency, settled a data breach class action in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington for $2.45 million. The class action suit against Convergent alleged...more

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Ninth Circuit kicks data breach class actions against sporting goods retailers to arbitration

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The Ninth Circuit recently affirmed a district court’s decision to grant motions to compel arbitration and dismiss without prejudice six putative class actions against sporting goods retailers based on “sufficiently...more

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Top 10 for 2024 – Happy Data Privacy Day!

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To celebrate Data Privacy Day (January 28), we present our top ten data privacy and cybersecurity predictions for 2024. 1. AI regulations to protect data privacy. Automated decision-making tools, smart cameras, wearables,...more

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Washington Appeals Court disagrees with appellant in a class action data breach; affirms lower court’s decision

On January 8, the Washington State Court of Appeals affirmed superior court rulings granting final approval to a class action settlement, denying a motion to consolidate six class action lawsuits, and approving a class notice...more

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Ninth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Shopify Data Privacy Class Action Based on Lack of Personal Jurisdiction Over Online Payment...

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In a jurisdictional win for online servicers and web-based platforms, the Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a putative class action alleging that Shopify violated California privacy and unfair competition laws by...more

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Security Breach Notification Chart - September 2023

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Perkins Coie's Privacy & Security practice maintains this comprehensive chart of state laws regarding security breach notification. The chart is for informational purposes only and is intended as an aid in understanding each...more

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Advocate Aurora Health to Pay $12.25 Million Settlement for Data Breach Class Action

In October 2022, Advocate Aurora Health notified 3 million individuals of a data breach resulting from its use of tracking pixels on its website for tracking website visitor activity. Now, this month, Advocate Aurora Health...more

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AI Legal News Summer Roundup: Edition 3

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Welcome to the third edition of our AI Legal News Summer Roundup! After five class actions were filed between June 28 and July 11 (as reported on in our first edition of this series), on July 21, another class action lawsuit...more

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US, UK, and EU Collective Actions in the Privacy and Cybersecurity Space

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Unlike the United States, the United Kingdom and, so far, the EU Member States do not all have domestic class action regimes or a cross-border class action regime (as detailed below), and instead have collective actions....more

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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

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Current Turmoil and Future Risks in Resolving Data Breach Class Actions

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Data incident lawsuits, especially class actions, have the potential to create significant business disruption, loss of marketplace credibility, civil liability or regulatory exposure. Consequently, companies that experience...more

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Privacy Law Trends to Watch: Wiretapping Class Actions Focused on Session Replay

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Seyfarth Synopsis: In 2022, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals revived a class action lawsuit asserting violations of the Pennsylvania Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance Control Act (“WESCA”). The lawsuit alleged that an...more

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Website Data Practices Fueling Privacy Class Actions: Six Tips for Reducing Risk

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Website tracking technologies have become ubiquitous as a means for companies to monitor traffic to their websites and enhance the user experience. Class actions alleging insufficient notice and consent related to those same...more

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Dechert Cyber Bits - Issue 26

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Biden Administration to Introduce New National Cyber Strategy for Critical Infrastructure - The Biden administration is reportedly working on a National Cyber Strategy for critical infrastructure that will advocate a more...more

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District Court approves $11 million data breach settlement

On January 4, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas granted final approval of an $11 million class action settlement resolving allegations related to a February 2021 data breach that compromised more than...more

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Data breach class actions: Ninth Circuit addresses forum selection and personal jurisdictional issues in case against foreign...

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Takeaway:  Businesses oftentimes rely on contractual provisions to shield themselves from litigation risk.  But some provisions are more effective than others.  In Baton v. Ledger SAS, No. 21-17036, 2022 WL 17352192 (9th Cir....more

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Data breach class actions: SDNY finds standing based on sketchy injury-in-fact allegations

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Takeaway: Ever since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Clapper v. Amnesty Int’l USA, 568 U.S. 398, 416 (2013), that plaintiffs “cannot manufacture standing merely by inflicting harm on themselves based on . . . hypothetical...more

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District of Massachusetts Dismisses Data Breach Class Action for Lack of Injury

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On October 18, 2022, in Webb v. Injured Workers Pharmacy, LLC, the District of Massachusetts dismissed a class action complaint brought by former pharmacy patients alleging that their sensitive personal information had been...more

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Dechert Cyber Bits - Issue 21

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US Federal Appellate Court Issues Opinion on Proof of Injury in Data Breach Cases - On September 2, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit reinstated a class action lawsuit that had previously been dismissed...more

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Privacy Class Actions in Canada: Recent Trends

Privacy class actions are common in Canada. They can involve allegations under federal and provincial legislation, common law torts and Quebec civil law, following data breaches or other alleged breaches of privacy laws....more

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