Class Action Against Path Over Cellphone Address Book Access Keeps Going — Hernandez v. Path

October 24, 2012 · by

…allows plaintiffs to rely on the costs of removing the tracking software and the diminished bandwidth. (Contrast this with the recent ruling in the Sony PSN data breach case: “…

Sony Network Data Breach Class Action Suffers Setback — In re Sony Gaming Networks

October 15, 2012 · by

…breach statute: Plaintiffs also brought claims under California’s newly enacted data breach statute [pdf]. This statute requires businesses to notify affected consumers of data breaches “in the most expedient time…

Bank Might Bear Loss for Fraudulent Money Transfers Initiated From Its Website–Patco v Ocean Bank (Catch-Up Post)

August 14, 2012 · by

…banks to point to this decision as an emphatic victory. Two other notes: We’ve blogged ad nauseam about data breach plaintiffs who get kicked out of court for lack of…

Judge Koh Puts the Kibosh on LinkedIn Referral ID Class Action — Low v. LinkedIn

July 19, 2012 · by

…as Basis of Standing for Data Breach Plaintiff — Claridge v. RockYou Another Lawsuit over Flash Cookies Fails — Bose v. Interclick LinkedIn Beats Referrer URL Privacy Class Action on…

Court Dismisses Data Breach Claims Against Countrywide – Holmes v. Countrywide

July 13, 2012 · by

…Rejection of Data Breach Claims Against Gap — Ruiz v. Gap LinkedIn Beats Referrer URL Privacy Class Action on Article III Standing Grounds–Low v. LinkedIn Third Circuit Says Data Breach…

H1 2012 Quick Links, Part 3 (Advertising & Privacy)

July 6, 2012 · by

…for it. Privacy * Slaughter v. Aon Consulting, 10C-09-001 (Del. Superior Ct. Jan. 31, 2012). Dismissing a class action over a data breach because of “nationwide credit card theft trends,…

Judge Koh Whittles Down iPhone App Privacy Lawsuit – In re iPhone Application Litig.

July 4, 2012 · by

[Post by Venkat Balasubramani] In re iPhone Application Litig., 11-MD-02250-LHK (N.D. Cal.; June 12, 2012) Plaintiffs brought a putative class action against Apple and several “mobile industry defendants.” The basic…

Plaintiffs Squeak Past Motion to Dismiss in Amazon P3P Case – Del Vecchio v. Amazon

June 7, 2012 · by

…PII as Basis of Standing for Data Breach Plaintiff — Claridge v. RockYou * Another Lawsuit over Flash Cookies Fails — Bose v. Interclick * LinkedIn Beats Referrer URL Privacy…

First Circuit Rejects Data Insecurity Claims on the Basis of Article III Standing–Katz v Pershing

May 25, 2012 · by

…on Article III Grounds–Whitaker v. Health Net Starbucks Data Breach Plaintiffs Rebuffed by Ninth Circuit — Krottner v. Starbucks 9th Circuit Affirms Rejection of Data Breach Claims Against Gap —…

Healthcare Data Breach Victims’ Lawsuit Tossed When They Can’t Show Harm–Paul v. Providence

February 29, 2012 · by

…consistent with the numerous cases dismissing data breach claims on Article III grounds. I’d like to think we’re nearing the tail end of data breach lawsuits like this where, irrespective…