April 14, 2015
LinkedIn Corp. objected in California federal court on Monday to attorneys' fees and an incentive award requested as part of its $1.25 million settlement in a proposed class action stemming from a 2012 data breach that resulted in 6.5 million passwords being released online.
August 18, 2014
A putative class asked a California federal court Friday to approve a $1.25 million settlement in a lawsuit alleging LinkedIn Corp. misled customers about its data protection policies in connection with a 2012 data breach.
April 15, 2014
A California federal judge recently allowed a putative class action over LinkedIn Corp.'s 2012 data breach to proceed based on allegations that the site made security misrepresentations in its privacy policy, endorsing a new strategy sure to become even more popular with plaintiffs attorneys stymied by standing hurdles in breach suits.
March 31, 2014
A California federal judge on Friday refused to throw out a putative class action over LinkedIn Corp.'s 2012 security breach that resulted in 6.5 million hacked passwords, finding that the plaintiff had adequately stated a claim under a state false labeling law.
September 12, 2013
LinkedIn Corp. on Wednesday stepped up its push to nix a revamped putative California class action over a 2012 security breach, arguing it never made any direct promises to premium subscribers about enhanced security protections that the plaintiff claims convinced her to upgrade her account.
August 05, 2013
A LinkedIn Corp. customer fought back against efforts to dismiss a putative California class action over a 2012 security breach on Thursday, arguing that she was harmed by the company's failure to disclose its purportedly shoddy security practices rather than the actual effects of the breach.
March 06, 2013
LinkedIn Corp. on Tuesday escaped a $5 million putative class action over a security breach as a California federal judge ruled the plaintiffs had not shown they suffered an "economic harm" as a result of the hacking of 6.5 million passwords.
December 21, 2012
LinkedIn Corp. asked a California federal court Thursday to toss a putative consumer class action over leaked passwords, arguing the plaintiffs failed to show they were harmed when 6.5 million LinkedIn users' passwords were stolen in June.
August 30, 2012
A California federal judge on Wednesday consolidated four proposed class actions against LinkedIn Corp. related to the company's June security breach, saying the cases present virtually identical factual and legal consumer privacy issues.