• 08.31.17

    California Considers State-Run Bank for Marijuana Businesses

    Is California starting a government-run bank for marijuana businesses?

  • 08.29.17

    The Internet of Things (IoT)

    The Internet of Things is a critical topic of discussion and one of the areas that we expect will significantly contribute to the overall pace of innovation and change within the digital ecosystem in the years ahead.

  • 08.29.17

    Data Breach Lawsuits Continue to Fill the Courts

    Data breach litigation continues to fill the courts in all stages, with a new class action filed against Tempur Sealy International and the dismissal of a suit against Barnes & Noble.

  • 08.24.17

    Lacking List of Recipients, Sixth Circuit Denies Class Certification

    Finding that the question of consent in a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) class action requires an individualized inquiry and without a list of recipients the class cannot be ascertained, the U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit declined to certify a class of tens of thousands of ...

  • 08.24.17

    Set Sensible Limits on Data Access, FTC Explains

    In its third post in the “Stick with Security” series, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) suggested that access to sensitive data should be sensibly limited.

  • 08.24.17

    Lack of Injury Costs Plaintiffs Their Deceptive Pricing Suit

    Not long after the U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit tossed deceptive pricing claims for lack of injury, a California federal court reached a similar result in a putative class action against Ross Stores Inc. for violations of the California Unfair Competition and False Advertising Law.

  • 08.24.17

    D.C. Circuit Moves Data Breach Suit Forward

    The U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit issued a decidedly pro-consumer opinion recently in addressing what is required to establish standing for a data breach class action.

  • 08.24.17

    Kids Apps Tracking Users, New Lawsuits Claim

    In a pair of essentially identical lawsuits, a parent alleged that The Walt Disney Co. and Viacom Inc. ran afoul of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) by tracking her child through their apps.

  • 08.23.17

    By Antitrust Standards, When Is a Firm Really Failing?

    The “failing firm” defense as a justification for permitting a merger that may otherwise lessen competition gets considerable play in healthcare transactions.

  • 08.23.17

    Using Statistical Sampling in False Claims Act Cases

    The False Claims Act (FCA) is silent about whether statistical sampling may be used to prove a violation of the Act and, since the case law is varied, there are no clear rules about when or how statistical sampling evidence may be introduced.

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