Tag Archives: Data Breach Class Actions

Privacy Class Action – Theories of Liability – 2013 Year in Review

By Erica Gann Kitaev on January 14, 2014 Posted in Privacy Class Actions

Authors: Erica Gann Kitaev and Paul Karlsgodt One hot area of data privacy litigation over the past several years has been data breach class actions brought under the California Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (“CMIA”),[1] which provides that a person may recover $1,000 “nominal” damages against a healthcare provider who has negligently “released” the person’s … Continue Reading

Another Blow to Data Breach Class Actions: Bell, et al. v. Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.

By Carrie Dettmer Slye on July 29, 2013 Posted in Privacy Class Actions

Editor’s Note: This post is a joint submission with BakerHostetler’s Class Action Lawsuit Defense blog. On July 11, 2013, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California dismissed a majority of the claims brought against Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. after a data breach suffered by Blizzard in 2012. In granting the motion for judgment … Continue Reading