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Media Company Settles Video Privacy Class Action For $7.4 Million
On July 5, a federal judge granted initial approval for a $7.4 million settlement deal between a class of subscribers and a media company.
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Retailer Reaches Settlement In Data Breach Class Action
On July 16, plaintiffs in a putative class action filed a motion for preliminary approval of their settlement agreement with a video game ...Jones Day - Article
Supreme Court To Review Online Search Company's Cy Pres Settlement
On April 30, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari for review of a settlement agreement in which an online search company agreed to pay millions of dollars to third-party privacy nonprofit organizations...Jones Day - Article
Technology Company Strikes $50 Million Settlement In Data Breach Litigation
On October 22, an email service provider agreed to pay $50 million to settle a class action in the Northern District of California related to a trio of data breaches involving unauthorized...Jones Day - Article
West Virginia Attorney General Sues Credit Reporting Company Over Data Breach
The lawsuit alleges that the company took no action to secure its online dispute portal despite prior warnings of vulnerability.Jones Day - Article
Alabama Attorney General Announces Launch Of Cybercrime Lab
On February 14, the Alabama attorney general announced the establishment of a Cybercrime Lab in the attorney general's office to assist all levels of law enforcement with cyber-related ...Jones Day - Article
Blockchain & Digital Currencies
As the interest in blockchain technology grows, companies will be confronted with numerous decisions, challenges, and legal issues pertaining to its adoptionJones Day - Article
Clothing Retailers Confirm Data Breach
In April 2018, two major clothing retailers confirmed that hackers breached the stores' points of sale systems to steal the credit card information of more than a million shoppers.Jones Day - Article
Department Of Defense To Create Joint Artificial Intelligence Center
On April 13, 2018, the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering stated that the Department of Defense planned to create a "joint artificial intelligence center."Jones Day - Article
Federal Judge Approves Settlement In Case Involving Leaked Tax Data
On January 24, a North Carolina federal judge granted preliminary approval to a proposed settlement between an aircraft maintenance company ...Jones Day - Article
House Bill Seeks To Examine DHS's Cyber Vulnerabilities
On January 9, the House of Representatives passed the Cyber Vulnerability Disclosure Reporting Act, which requires the Secretary of DHS to report to Congress ...Jones Day - Article
House Passes Cyber Diplomacy Act Of 2017
On January 17, the House of Representatives passed the Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2017, a bill that would reestablish an Office of Cyber Issues within the State Department ...Jones Day - Article
Massachusetts Attorney General Provides Portal To Report Data Breaches
On February 1, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey unveiled a portal on the Agency's Security Breach website that allows users to notify ...Jones Day - Article
NCSC Releases 2018 Foreign Economic Espionage In Cyberspace Report
On July 26, the National Counterintelligence and Security Center ("NCSC") released its 2018 Foreign Economic Espionage in Cyberspace report, which highlighted current threatsJones Day - Article
New York State Cybersecurity Law Poses Challenge For Insurers
On September 3, another set of New York's cybersecurity regulations under 23 NYCRR 500 went into effect after an 18-month transitional period.Jones Day - Article
SEC Office Of Compliance Inspections And Examinations Announces 2018 Examination Priorities
On February 7, the SEC's Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations ("OCIE") announced that cybersecurity was one of its 2018 examination priorities.Jones Day - Article
Senators Seek To Establish Cybersecurity Office Within FTC
On January 10, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) introduced a bill to establish an Office of Cybersecurity within the FTC to supervise data security at consumer reporting agencies.Jones Day - Article
Washington State Attorney General Sues Transportation Services Company Over Data Breach
On November 28, 2017, Washington's Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced a lawsuit against a transportation services company for violating the state's data breach notification law.Jones Day - Article
Green Building: The Epicenter Of Responsible Investing, ESG Disclosure Requirements And Financial Incentives
A successful green building project may involve much more than construction design and include initial soil decontamination, optimization of financial or fiscal incentives and creative occupancy contracts.Jones Day - Article
Final Agreement To Establish Framework To Easily Transfer Personal Data Between Japan And EU
On July 17, the Personal Information Protection Commission of Japan and the European Commission issued a Joint Statement ...Jones Day