The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a press release announcing it is holding an Identity Theft Awareness Week between February 1-5, 2021. The week will be comprised of a series of events providing consumers with helpful information to reduce their risk of identity theft and discussing concrete steps consumers can take to recover if identity
In Wengui v. Clark Hill, PLC, Judge Boasberg of the District Court for the District of Columbia, granted the plaintiff’s motion to compel the defendant to produce a report and additional materials associated with a cyberattack. In its ruling, the court emphasized that materials that would otherwise be created in the ordinary course of
On January 20, 2021, the Southern District of New York granted Emmanuel Torres’ (“Torres”) motion to remand to state court, holding that Wakefield & Associates’ (“Wakefield”) and Rural Metro Ambulance Corporation’s (“Rural Metro”) argument for removal did not constitute “complete preemption.”
In Torres v. Wakefield & Assocs., Torres filed a complaint in the New
On January 21, 2021, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois granted TransUnion Data Solutions LLC’s (“Trans Union”) motion for judgment on the pleadings, denying Blue Sobenes’ (“Sobenes”) claims against Trans Union under sections 1681i(a) and 1681e(b) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”).
Session: Matching: Beyond the Basics
Date & Time: 4/19/2021 2:30 – 3:00pm ET
Please join Troutman Pepper attorney’s David Anthony, Cindy Hanson, and Tim St. George for the virtual PBSA Mid-Year Legislative & Regulatory Conference. They will be hosting a presentation titled, “Matching: Beyond the Basics” on April 19, 2021 from 2:30 –
The Supreme Court of Arkansas ruled in favor of the Professional Background Screening Association (“PBSA”) against the Clerk of the Court of Benton County, Arkansas, Bentonville Division, holding that background screeners’ record requests are not requests for compiled information for purposes of Arkansas Supreme Court Administrative Order Number 19 (“Order 19”), and therefore not subject
A federal court in California has ruled that the plaintiff in a putative class action alleging theft of non-sensitive personal information arising from a cybersecurity data breach lacks Article III standing to maintain his claims. In Rahman v. Marriott International, Inc., the Plaintiff asserted claims for violation of the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”),
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) will soon fall under the leadership of an aggressive consumer advocate. On January 18, President-elect Joe Biden announced that he will nominate current Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Commissioner Rohit Chopra to be the next director of the agency.
A CFPB veteran, Chopra holds a B.A. from Harvard and an
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) has sounded the alarm on a home security company’s alleged violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”). On December 11, 2020, the CFPB announced that it and the Arkansas Attorney General reached a settlement with Alder Holdings, LLC (“Alder”), a Utah-based home security company, for allegedly violating the
Tuesday, January 26 • 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. ET
With 2020 now safely behind us, please join our panel of privacy experts and thought leaders for a discussion of the five most important changes in the privacy and data security landscape in 2020 and their opinions on likely developments in 2021.