Data Breach
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FTC Asserts Power to Regulate Data Security, Denies LabMD’s Motion to Dismiss
In a case that fundamentally challenges the Federal Trade Commission’s ability to regulate data security,...
Mason Weisz
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Is 2014 Finally the Year for Federal Data Security Breach Legislation?
Clients often ask whether we think a particular piece of privacy, data security, consumer protection...
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Cyber Insurance Comes of Age
In two recent cases, certain contours of the cyber insurance industry were refined. In the...
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California Amends Data Breach Notification Law – Other States to Follow?
On January 1, 2014, a new data breach notification law will take effect in California...
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Fifth Circuit Allows Card Issuers to Sue Payment Processor for Negligence After Data Breach Caused Economic Losses
In a September 3 ruling, the Fifth Circuit overruled a district court and held that...
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Missouri AG Defends Breached Company as Victim
Like most states, Missouri has in place a data breach notification law that requires any...
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1st Circuit: Hannaford Breach Plaintiffs May Recover Some Costs
On Oct. 20, 2011, the First Circuit Court of Appeals partially reversed the district court’s...
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Obama Says No More to Insider Data Breaches with a New Executive Order
In an Executive Order (the “Order”) released Friday, October 7, President Obama directed a number...
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Is Texas the New Federal Government? Nationwide Breach Notification Law Signed by Governor Perry Suggests So
Texas has never been known as a state that loves to regulate and its current...
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Plaintiff Narrowly Avoids Dismissal in Data Breach Case Based on Finding that PII Could Have Value
The Northern District of California denied Defendant RockYou, Inc.’s motion to dismiss in Claridge v....
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