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FTC v. Wyndham Worldwide Corp, et al
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14-3514
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- American Hotel & Lodging Association
- Consumer Action
- Electronic Frontier Foundation
- Electronic Privacy Information Center
- Electronic Transactions Association
- National Federation of Independent Business
- Public Citizen Inc.
- Washington Legal Foundation
- Wyndham Destinations Inc.
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August 24, 2015
3rd Circ. Backs FTC In Data Security Row With Wyndham
The Third Circuit on Monday affirmed the Federal Trade Commission's authority to regulate companies' data security in rejecting Wyndham Worldwide Corp.'s argument that Congress had never intended for the commission to be able to use its unfairness authority to police such practices.
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August 03, 2015
Wyndham Says FTC Wrong About 7th Circ. Neiman Decision
Wyndham Worldwide Corp. told the Third Circuit on Friday that its customers didn't suffer any injury from multiple data breaches under a standard applied by the Seventh Circuit in a separate case involving credit card information stolen from Neiman Marcus, claiming the U.S. Federal Trade Commission has misinterpreted that ruling.
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July 24, 2015
FTC Says 7th Circ. Ruling Backs Claims In Wyndham Data Row
The Federal Trade Commission on Friday told the Third Circuit that a recent Seventh Circuit decision that Neiman Marcus customers affected by a data breach can sue supports its contention that it adequately alleged consumer harm in its data security row with Wyndham Worldwide Corp.
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July 08, 2015
FTC Blasts Wyndham's ACA Ruling Use In Data Security Suit
The Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday told the Third Circuit that Wyndham Worldwide Corp.'s argument that the U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling on the Affordable Care Act supports its position that the agency isn't authorized to police unreasonable data security practices is immaterial and meritless.
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July 01, 2015
Wyndham Says High Court ACA Ruling Supports Appeal
Wyndham Worldwide Corp. on Tuesday told the Third Circuit that the U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling on the Affordable Care Act supports their argument that the Federal Trade Commission doesn't have the congressional authority to police unreasonable data security practices.
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March 30, 2015
Wyndham, FTC Spar Over Data Security Practices At 3rd Circ.
The Federal Trade Commission and Wyndham Worldwide Corp. on Friday presented their arguments to the Third Circuit over whether a federal court can hear a data security challenge brought by the agency without it first declaring that unreasonable cybersecurity practices are unfair under the FTC Act.
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March 03, 2015
3rd Circ. Casts Doubt On FTC's Data Security Power
A Third Circuit panel on Tuesday appeared skeptical of the Federal Trade Commission's assertion that it has the authority to regulate Wyndham Worldwide Corp.'s data security, sharply questioning the intended scope of its powers and whether the dispute even belongs before the federal court.
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February 27, 2015
FTC To Face Grilling By 3rd Circ. Over Data Security Powers
The scope of the Federal Trade Commission's authority will take center stage at the Third Circuit on Tuesday, with questions posed by the appellate panel in advance of the arguments indicating that the regulator faces an uphill battle to fend off Wyndham Worldwide Corp.'s claims that the agency doesn't have the power to regulate companies' cybersecurity practices.
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February 13, 2015
FTC Tells 3rd Circ. To Defer To Data Security Order
The Federal Trade Commission fired back at Wyndham Worldwide Corp.'s letter last week urging the Third Circuit not to attach deference to the commission's order in a parallel dispute over its data security authority, saying that the hotel chain can't insert new arguments into the case.
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February 09, 2015
Wyndham Asks 3rd Circ. To Disregard FTC Data Security Order
Wyndham Worldwide Corp. on Friday pushed the Third Circuit to reject the Federal Trade Commission's bid to attach deference to an order issued by the commission in a parallel dispute over the agency's data security authority, citing the Eleventh Circuit's recent refusal to weigh in on that order.