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  1. December 20, 2019

    The Biggest Privacy & Cybersecurity Developments Of 2019

    The past year brought a wealth of changes in the privacy and cybersecurity landscape, including the proliferation of laws around the world dictating how companies can use and share consumer data and mounting uncertainty about what harm needs to be alleged to back up privacy and data security claims. 

  2. October 11, 2019

    4 Privacy Disputes Ripe For Supreme Court Review

    While the U.S. Supreme Court doesn't currently have a blockbuster privacy case on its docket, several hot-button issues are primed to be added to the justices' agenda, such as the standards for certifying massive privacy classes and the harm that has to be shown to prop up data breach claims.

  3. July 12, 2019

    Privacy And Cybersecurity Cases To Watch In 2nd Half Of 2019

    The fallout from U.S. Supreme Court rulings about how much weight to give regulatory decisions and what harm plaintiffs need to allege in privacy litigation will continue to inspire conflicting results in the second half of 2019 in the U.S., while a key data transfer case is on tap in Europe, experts told Law360. Here are the cases that privacy and cybersecurity attorneys said they will be watching in the next six months.

  4. June 28, 2019

    DC Circ. Piles Onto Standing Split With Data Breach Ruling

    Circuit courts are continuing to reach divergent conclusions over whether the threat of data misuse is enough to allow data breach litigation to move forward, highlighting the growing need for the U.S. Supreme Court to bridge the gap. 

  5. July 30, 2018

    Chamber Urges DC Circ. To Affirm Toss Of OPM Breach Suit

    The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is pressing the D.C. Circuit to preserve the dismissal of litigation over a 2015 data breach at the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, arguing that standing for data breach plaintiffs shouldn't be "automatic" and that government contractors shouldn't be expected to go beyond preexisting data security arrangements.

  6. July 30, 2018

    5 Cybersecurity And Privacy Cases To Watch: Midyear Report

    The rest of 2018 could bring action on a slew of lingering privacy and cybersecurity disputes, including the legal fallout from Equifax's massive data breach, tests to the scope of Illinois' unique biometric privacy law, and challenges to the way tech giants have sought user consent under the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation. Here, Law360 takes a look at five cases cybersecurity and privacy attorneys should keep an eye on in the coming months.

  7. May 21, 2018

    OPM Should Face Revived Data Breach Suit, DC Circ. Told

    The Electronic Privacy Information Center and dozens of experts are backing a bid to revive multidistrict litigation over a 2015 data breach at the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, telling the D.C. Circuit that the Constitution and recent case law support the ability of plaintiffs to sue federal agencies for failing to protect sensitive data.

  8. May 11, 2018

    Gov't Workers Bid To Renew Data Breach Suit At DC Circ.

    Two federal employee unions have urged the D.C. Circuit to revive multidistrict litigation brought against the U.S. Office of Personnel Management and contractor KeyPoint Government Solutions stemming from a headline-grabbing data breach, saying the case should "unquestionably" go forward despite a ruling the breach was not enough to establish standing.