5 Big Developments in Privacy Class Actions in 2015, and 3 to Look for in 2016

By Paul Karlsgodt on December 31, 2015 Posted in Data Breaches, Privacy Class Actions

The burgeoning area of privacy class action litigation showed no signs of slowing down in 2015. Here are some of the most significant developments from the past year, as well as some things to watch for in the coming year. For purposes of this article, we include in the definition of “privacy” class action litigation … Continue Reading

A Deeper Dive: Data Security Incident? Don’t Panic

By Gerald J. Ferguson on August 17, 2015 Posted in Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Incident Response

It’s 6 p.m. on a Friday and you get a call from your IT department. They have detected that an intruder has gained access to your company’s network. At this point, the headlines from the major data breaches of recent years may be flashing before you. You may be assuming the worst: regulatory investigations … … Continue Reading

New Jersey Federal Court Applies Supreme Court’s Clapper Decision and Dismisses Data Breach Class Action

By Judy Selby on January 8, 2014 Posted in Privacy Class Actions

This blog post is a joint submisssion with BakerHostetler’s Class Action Lawsuit Defense blog. Relying in part on the recent United States Supreme Court’s ruling in Clapper v. Amnesty International, a federal judge in New Jersey dismissed a putative data breach class action against three healthcare entities and a vendor retained by each the entities. … Continue Reading