Data Breaches, Judicial Vacancies And NFL Marked Third Circuit's Year

Scott L. Vernick was quoted in the Law.com article, "Data Breaches, Judicial Vacancies and NFL Marked Third Circuit's Year." Full text can be found in the December 30, 2015, issue, but a synopsis is below.

The most significant happenings in 2015 in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit came from a wide array of issues, including data breaches and privacy.

In August, the court ruled that the Wyndham hotel chain and its subsidiaries that were sued by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) were on the hook for three data breaches that saw $10.6 million of fraudulent charges to consumers' credit cards as a result.

While the case was settled, the larger impact of the ruling is that it empowered the FTC to protect consumer rights in cybersecurity matters.