Quesada v. Banc of America Investment Services, No. 11-cv-01703 (N.D. Cal.) (Feb. 19, 2013) Judge Rogers. Denying class certification. A California client of Merrill Lynch (successor-in-interest to Banc of America Investment Services) sued the … [Read more] about Consent Issues Swamp California Privacy Class
Consent Issues Doom Privacy Class
Jamison v. First Credit Services, Inc., No. 12 C 4415 (N.D. Ill.) (Mar. 28, 2013) Judge Kendall. Denying class certification. A Honda customer sued First Credit Services (Honda’s debt collection firm) under the Telephone Consumer Protection … [Read more] about Consent Issues Doom Privacy Class
Click Here for Class Action: Illinois Court Gives the Green Light to Huge Internet Privacy Class
Harris v. comScore, Inc., No. 11 C 5807 (N.D. Ill.) (Apr. 2, 2013) Judge Holderman. Granting class certification in part. Everybody shops on the Internet these days. comScore developed software that tracks consumers’ online behavior. Consumers … [Read more] about Click Here for Class Action: Illinois Court Gives the Green Light to Huge Internet Privacy Class
New York Takes Increased Regulatory Interest in Cybersecurity Practices at Insurance Companies
On Tuesday, May 28, at the direction of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, the New York State Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) requested that the State’s largest insurance companies provide DFS with information regarding their … [Read more] about New York Takes Increased Regulatory Interest in Cybersecurity Practices at Insurance Companies
Kim Peretti Quoted in The Wall Street Journal
On June 2, 2013, Kim Peretti, co-chair of the firm’s Security Incident Management and Response Team, was quoted in The Wall Street Journal article “Support Grows to let Cybertheft Victims ‘Hack Back.’” A version of this … [Read more] about Kim Peretti Quoted in The Wall Street Journal