In case you missed it, below are recent posts from Consumer Privacy World covering the latest developments on data privacy, security and innovation. Please reach out to the authors if you are interested in additional information.
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CPW Week in Review
CPW Week in Review
In case you missed it, below are recent posts from Consumer Privacy World covering the latest developments on data privacy, security and innovation. Please reach out to the authors if you are interested in additional information.
The Southern District of Florida Issues Ruling Further Limiting Claims in Data Breach MDL
By Kristin Bryan on
The Southern District of Florida issued its second motion to dismiss ruling in the multidistrict litigation (“MDL”), In re Mednax Services, MDL No. 2994, further limiting Plaintiffs’ claims but allowing the case to proceed to discovery. This ruling is a mixed bag for the Defendants but consistent with rulings in prior cases (where the…
CPW Week in Review
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Posted in Biometric, Biometric data, Biometric Privacy Act, California, CCPA, CCPA, China, China, Class Action, Data Breach, Data Breach, Data Privacy, Events, FCRA, Florida, General, HIPAA, UK, US
In case you missed it, below are recent posts from Consumer Privacy World covering the latest developments on data privacy, security and innovation. Please reach out to the authors if you are interested in additional information.
No Injury = No Article III Standing in Data Breach Class Action
T-Mobile Agrees in MDL to Record Setting $350 Million Data Breach Settlement to Resolve CCPA and Other Privacy Claims
By Kristin Bryan on
Posted in Article III, California, California Privacy Rights Act, Class Action, Class Certification, Colorado, Compliance, Connecticut, Consumer Protection, Cyber Insurance, Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Data Breach, Data Privacy, Data Privacy, Florida, General, Illinois, Injury in Fact, Litigation, Multidistrict Litigation, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Privacy Litigation, Privacy Litigation, Removal, Settlement, Standing, US, Utah, Virgina, Washington
In a record-setting proposed settlement filed last week, T-Mobile has agreed to pay $350 million and boost its data security by $150 million over the next two years to resolve multidistrict litigation brought by T-Mobile customers whose data was allegedly exposed in a 2021 data breach. Read on for the terms of the settlement, which may serve as a model in other high stakes data security cases going forward.
Recall that in August 2021, T-Mobile disclosed that it had been the victim of a cyberattack that resulted in the compromise of some current, former and prospective customers’ SSN, name, address, date of birth and driver’s license/ID information the “Data Event”). By T-Mobile’s account, no “customer financial information, credit card information, debit or other payment information” was exposed in the attack. Nevertheless, over 40 putative class action claims were filed seeking damages for the improper disclosure of Plaintiffs’ personal information. In December 2021, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation transferred and centralized the putative class actions into the MDL standing before the Western District of Missouri.Continue Reading T-Mobile Agrees in MDL to Record Setting $350 Million Data Breach Settlement to Resolve CCPA and Other Privacy Claims
Carnival Cruise Line and 46 State Attorneys General Reach $6 Million Dollar Settlement Over 2019 Data Breach
By Kristin Bryan on
Special thanks to our Summer Associate, Nyet Abraha, for her work on this blog.
Carnival Cruise Line, one of the largest international cruise lines, has agreed to pay $6 million to resolve claims brought by state attorneys general in response to a 2019 data breach. In March 2020, Carnival reported a data breach that compromised…
Sessions Replay Litigation Recap – Open Questions Post-Javier
By Petrina McDaniel on
Thanks to our Summer Associate, Maya Thomas, for her work on this timely blog.
2021 saw creative plaintiff attorneys initiating a string of class action lawsuits alleging that sessions replay software violated state wiretap acts— notably in California and Florida.
While decisions out of Florida led many to believe these types of cases were dying …
CPW Week in Review
By Kristin Bryan on
Posted in Antitrust, Article III, Artificial Intelligence, Biometric, Biometric data, Biometric Privacy Act, BIPA, BIPA, Blockchain, California, California Privacy Rights Act, California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), China, Class Action, Cloud, Colorado Privacy Act, Compliance, Connecticut, Consumer Protection, CPPA, Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Data Breach, Data Export, Data Privacy, Data Privacy, Events, Executive Order, FCC, Federal Communications Commission, Florida, FTC, General, Health, HIPAA, HIPAA/Health, Illinois, Information Security Program, Injury in Fact, Litigation, Ohio, Robocall, Spokeo, Supreme Court, Targeted Advertising, US, US, Utah, Webinar
In case you missed it, below are recent posts from Consumer Privacy World covering the latest developments on data privacy, security and innovation. Please reach out to the authors if you are interested in additional information.
FTC Emphasizes Commitment to Protection of Highly Sensitive Data
Federal and State Actions to Protect Robocall Invasion of Consumer…
CPW Week in Review
By Kristin Bryan on
Posted in American Data Privacy and Protection Act (ADPPA), Antitrust, Article III, Artificial Intelligence, Automatic Renewals, Biometric data, BIPA, California, California Privacy Protection Agency, California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), CCPA, Class Action, Class Certification, Cloud, CMIA, Colorado, Colorado Privacy Act, Compliance, Connecticut, Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA), Consumer Protection, CPA, CPPA, Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Data Breach, Data Privacy, Data Privacy, DPPA, Events, Florida, FTC, General, Germany, HIPAA/Health, Illinois, Information Security Program, Injury in Fact, Litigation, Personal Information Protection Law, Privacy Litigation, SEC, Spokeo, Standing, Supreme Court, US, US, Utah, Virgina, Washington, Webinar, Women in Data
In case you missed it, below are recent posts from Consumer Privacy World covering the latest developments on data privacy, security and innovation. Please reach out to the authors if you are interested in additional information.
NOW AVAILABLE CPW’s Kristin Bryan and Glenn Brown on The Fraudian Slip Podcast ITRC – What You Should Know About State Privacy Laws
By Kristin Bryan on
Posted in Artificial Intelligence, Biometric, Biometric data, Biometric Privacy Act, BIPA, BIPA, California, California Privacy Rights Act, CCPA, CCPA, Class Action, Colorado, Colorado Privacy Act, Compliance, Connecticut, Consumer Protection, CPPA, Data Breach, Data Breach, Data Privacy, Data Privacy, Florida, FTC, General, HIPAA/Health, Information Security Program, Injury in Fact, Litigation, Privacy Litigation, US, Utah, Virgina, Washington
CPW’s Kristin Bryan and Glenn Brown recently jointed James Lee, Chief Operating Officer of the Identity Theft Resource Center (“ITRC”) and Eva Velasquez, Chief Executive Officer of the ITRC to discuss recent developments in privacy laws and privacy litigation. Their podcast, which addresses recently enacted privacy laws, litigation trends, and what may be on the…