Privacy Cases To Watch In 2016

Scott L. Vernick was quoted in the Law360 article, "Privacy Cases To Watch in 2016." Full text can be found in the December 24, 2015, issue, but a synopsis is below.

Following a year that saw major decisions that helped to boost plaintiffs' prospects in data breach litigation and helped clarify the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) authority over data security matters, 2016 looks to be another big year in privacy law.

Campbell-Ewald Co. v. Gome

zThe Supreme Court is expected to make waves in privacy law with the release of its decision on whether defendants can strategically offer individual plaintiffs relief necessary to make them whole at the outset of litigation and avoid potentially long court battles or costly class action settlements down the road.