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2015 Data Breach At Toy Manufacturer VTech Continues To Provide Insight In 2017

On December 1, 2015, VTech Holdings Ltd., a manufacturer of digital toys and telephones, reported that it suffered a data breach on November 14, 2015. VTech’s “smart toys” breached the personal information of at least 6.4 million children in addition to the… Continue Reading →

2017/07/18

Square Pegs: Recent Case Shows Problems With Fitting Cyber Liability Claims Into Law That Is “A Bit Dated”

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Many litigants are struggling with how to fit the “square peg” of cyber security claims into the “round hole” of law that may have been around for a number of decades. One recent example was seen on June 27, 2017, when… Continue Reading →

2017/07/07

Schnucks Market Decision Discounts Argument That Breach Notification Law Gives Rise To Private Cause Of Action

The litigation arising out of the data breach at Schnuck’s Markets (“Schnuck’s) occurring from December of 2012 through March of 2013 is still providing us with insight as to how courts may treat data breach claims. The latest development related to this… Continue Reading →

2017/05/12

P.F. Chang’s Leftovers: District Court Refuses To Address Motion To Dismiss Again After Seventh Circuit Finds Plaintiffs Have Standing In Data Breach Case

The threshold question in data breach lawsuits has been whether a litigant has “standing” to bring a cause of action against the party that allegedly caused a breach. This hurdle for litigants rises out of Article III of the Constitution that… Continue Reading →

2017/05/03

Neiman Marcus Case Settles After Years Of Haggling Over Price Of Data Breach Cases

Last week, the parties in Remijas v. Neiman Marcus, Case No. 14-cv-1735, a class action lawsuit related to a data breach at retailer Neiman Marcus was settled in the Northern District of Illinois. The Seventh Circuit’s reversal of the District… Continue Reading →

2017/04/04

Rowe In Advisen: The WikiLeak’s Data Dump Cannot Be Undervalued By The Insurance Industry

This article originally appeared in Advisen’s Front Page News, Cyber Edition, on March 16, 2017. Over the last few months, there have been a number of news stories concerning allegations that the Russians may have hacked US political parties and… Continue Reading →

2017/03/17

Illinois Court Struggles With Biometric Information Stored On The “Cloud”

Last week, we analyzed Rivera v. Google Inc., 16 C 02714 (N.D. Ill 2016), a decision by the District Court for the Northern District of Illinois which examined the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”) (740 ILCS 14/1 et seq.)…. Continue Reading →

2017/03/10

Face It, We Are Going To See A Lot Of The Illinois’ Biometric Information Protection Act In Courts

Over the last few weeks, the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”) (740 ILCS 14/1 et seq.) has presented a number of unique questions for courts. On February 14, 2017, we addressed Vigil v. Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc., where the U.S. District Court… Continue Reading →

2017/03/03

Emerging Privacy Issues In Discovery Of Social Media

By Danita L. Davis Sudac Individuals’ willingness to share detailed accounts of their lives on social media sites, such as Facebook, has created an unparalleled source of evidence for lawyers seeking discovery. There is little question that social media evidence… Continue Reading →

2017/03/01

Class Action Suit Filed by Credit Union over Arby’s Data Breach

On February 10, 2017, Midwest America Federal Credit Union (Midwest America) filed a class action complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia against Arby’s Restaurant Group, Inc. Midwest America’s complaint alleges that defendants failed to… Continue Reading →

2017/02/16

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