class actionsdata security breachderivative suitslitigationMinnesota Plastic Card StatuteNevada Security of Personal InformationThe article discusses the increment in the number of lawsuits that focus on the alleged access to or misuse of personal information resulting from data privacy and security breaches...
The breach became widely known after aclass-action lawsuitfiled in federal court in Fort Lauderdale against National Public Data’s parent company, Jerico Pictures, was made public earlier this month. And a cornucopia of additional lawsuits has also been filed.At least 14complaints have been filed...
T-Mobile USA, accuses T-Mobile of putting plaintiffs and class-action members at "considerable risk" due to the company's failure to adequately protect its customers as a result of negligent conduct. "Armed with the Private Information accessed in the Data Breach, data thieves can commit...
Data breach litigation continues to fill the courts in all stages, with a new class action filed against Tempur Sealy International and the dismissal of a suit against Barnes & Noble.In the new action, New York resident Michelle Provost claims that Tempur Sealy (and Ap...
Two class-action lawsuits already have been filed against Marriott after the hotel chain revealed a massive breach of its systems thatcompromised 500 million customers. One of the suits is seeking billions in damages. And many more are on the way, according to industry experts. ...
SHAKOWSKY: The same day the Equifax breach went public, the house Financial Services committee held hearing on FCRA Liability/Harmony Act - a bill to protect credit reporting agencies like Equifax from Class-Action suits, Imagine. In fact Equifax was lobbying for this bill after the breach was...
ChoicePoint hasn't gotten off easy either. After news of the data breach leaked out, ChoicePoint's stock hit the rocks, dropping from about $45 to a late-April low of about $37. At least three class-action suits have been filed, including one by the feared Bill Lerach, who accuses ...
Private Right of Action Plaintiffs can also seek between $100 and $750 per incident if a breach occurs. While limited to the breach provision under the CCPA, plaintiffs are testing the other aspects of the CCPA and whether the courts will award damages for other provisions under the CCPA...
measures taken the company to support customers potentially affected by the breach, with indent theft being one of the feared consequences for many customers. For many of those affected, they may feel such measures are too little too late. The 23 class action lawsuits are a testament to this ...
Class Action Litigation While only 14.5% of publicly reported breaches relate to the retail industry, nearly 80% of data security breach class actions target retailers. Plaintiffs' attorneys have asserted 24 different legal theories, but there is a gr...