Facebook Persistent Tracking Lawsuit Crashes Again
…Tossed for Lack of Harm–La Court v. Specific Media Judge Recognizes Loss of Value to PII as Basis of Standing for Data Breach Plaintiff — Claridge v. RockYou Another Lawsuit…
Will Technology Destroy Our Democracy–or Save It? A Series of Papers at The Atlantic
…to save us. Democracy is surely unraveling due to filter bubbles, “fake news,” data breaches and publication of secrets, and the ability to game viral content. Still, I’m not prepared…
An Assessment of the Anthem Data Breach Litigation Rulings (Guest Blog Post)
By guest blogger David Silverman [Eric’s intro: this blog post helps distill Judge Koh’s two rulings, In re Anthem Inc. Data Breach Litig., No. 15-MD-02617 (N.D. Cal. Feb. 16, 2016)…
A Tale of Two Spokeos
…data breach cases) grapple with standing because the plaintiffs object to the defendants’ technical statutory violation but cannot show any consequence of that breach to them. Given the absence of…
Q2 2016 Quick Links, Part 4 (Marketing, Privacy, Contracts)
…of the data breach for identity theft, even if involving other victims; or (2) a clear indication that the data breach was for the purpose of using the plaintiffs’ personal…
“Manufactured” TCPA Suit Fails For Lack of Standing
…allege this either. Citing to the data breach cases and Clapper, the court says that she cannot claim standing based on her loss of phone minutes or the money she…
More Data Breach Lawsuits Fail In Court–Michaels Stores and SuperValu
…Dismisses Data Breach Lawsuit Against LinkedIn Based on Compromised Passwords – In re LinkedIn User Privacy Litigation Court Kicks Data Breach Claim Against Valve – Grigsby v. Valve Data Breach…
2H 2015 Quick Links, Part 3 (Trespass To Chattels, Privacy/Security)
…LabMD’s computer network, based on a “risk” of a future data breach and resulting identity theft injury, is without merit. First, the expert opinions upon which Complaint Counsel relies do…
Third Circuit Revives a Sliver of Plaintiff’s Cookie-Blocking Circumvention Claims Against Google
…of 2011 Flash Cookies Lawsuit Tossed for Lack of Harm–La Court v. Specific Media Judge Recognizes Loss of Value to PII as Basis of Standing for Data Breach Plaintiff —…
Facebook Beats Privacy Lawsuit Alleging Persistent Tracking
…Court v. Specific Media Judge Recognizes Loss of Value to PII as Basis of Standing for Data Breach Plaintiff — Claridge v. RockYou Another Lawsuit over Flash Cookies Fails —…