On October 23, 2015, the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota, in large part, upheld Target’s assertion of the attorney-client privilege and work-product protections for information associated with a privileged, internal investigation of Target’s 2013 data breach.
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Putative Data Breach Class Action Against Uber Dismissed Without Prejudice
The United States District Court for the Northern District of California dismissed, without prejudice, a former Uber driver’s class action complaint. This blog entry provides highlights from the case.
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Seventh Circuit Denies En Banc Review For Data Breach Class Action
On September 17, 2015, the Seventh Circuit rejected Neiman Marcus’ petition for a rehearing en banc of Remijas v. Neiman Marcus Group, LLC, No. 14-3122. …
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Target Data Breach Litigation: District Court Certifies Class of Financial Institutions
On September 15, 2015, Judge Magnuson of the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota certified a class of financial services institutions claiming damages from Target Corporation’s 2013 data breach.
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Neiman Marcus Seeks En Banc Review
On August 3, 2015, Neiman Marcus requested en banc review of the Seventh Circuit’s recent decision in Remijas v. Neiman Marcus Group, LLC. The Seventh Circuit found that members of a putative class alleged sufficient facts to establish standing to sue Neiman Marcus following a 2013 data breach.
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Federal Court: Data Breach Class Action Against Sony Survives Motion to Dismiss
The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California recently granted, only in part, a motion to dismiss a data breach class action against Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc. in Corona v. Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc. This blog entry provides details of the ruling.
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Hunton Webinar Examines Obama Cybersecurity Executive Order
On February 20, 2013, Hunton & Williams LLP hosted a webinar addressing cybersecurity risks and potential business impacts of the Obama Administration’s recently-issued Executive Order. This blog post includes a downloadable version of the presentation slides from the webinar. …
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