On May 23, 2017, in Whalen v. Michaels Stores, Inc., the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a summary order affirming the district court’s dismissal of a putative data breach class action based on lack of Article III standing.
As background, the named plaintiff Mary Jane Whalen made credit card purchases
We are pleased to announce that Troutman Sanders partners David Anthony and Chad Fuller will be a featured speaker at the 2017 ACA International Convention & Expo in Seattle at the Washington State Convention Center on July 16-18.
David will discuss “Debt Collection Litigation Management Best Practices,” where he will focus on litigation management best
While the world eagerly awaits the D.C. Circuit’s forthcoming ruling on the proper interpretation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), a recent federal court ruling imposing tens of millions of dollars of liability is a reminder of the risks associated with outbound calling activities and of the stakes at play in the ACA International
On May 4, Bellwether Community Credit Union filed a class action suit on behalf of a proposed class of financial institutions in Colorado federal court against Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., claiming that the chain’s recently announced data breach caused significant financial harm to the credit union. Bellwether’s complaint alleges that Chipotle’s purportedly lax
A federal district court in Florida entered summary judgment against SeaWorld in a class action case, finding the theme park violated the Electronic Funds Transfer Act (EFTA) by renewing class members’ contracts during their one-year term and collecting unauthorized payments after the contracts expired.
Lead Plaintiff Jason Herman commenced the action in December 2014, alleging
In one of the most significant post-Spokeo decisions to date, the Fourth Circuit unanimously reversed and dismissed a nearly $12 million Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”) class action judgment, finding plaintiff, Michael T. Dreher, lacked Article III standing to bring his claims. The decision provides much needed clarity from the Fourth Circuit on the
In its Form 10-Q dated April 25, 2017 for the quarterly period that ended on March 31, 2017, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. announced that it had detected a data security breach in its electronic processing and transmission of confidential customer and employee information. Specifically, Chipotle’s information security team detected unauthorized activity on the network that
On April 27, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau filed a lawsuit in an Illinois federal court against four online installment loan companies operated by a California Native American tribe. Although the tribe operates the installment loan companies, the CFPB’s complaint alleges that the defendants are not “arms of the tribe” and therefore
On April 7, defendants Wolfgang’s Steakhouse, Inc. and ZMF Restaurants LLC again urged a New York federal court judge to dismiss a Fair and Accurate Transactions Act putative class action based on the Supreme Court’s decision in Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins.
In Fullwood v. Wolfgang’s Steakhouse, Inc., plaintiff Cynthia Fullwood alleged
Senate Bill No. 563 amends several provisions of the West Virginia Consumer Credit Protection Act (WVCCPA). The Bill passed the West Virginia Senate and the House of Delegates with high approval margins, and was signed into law by Governor Jim Justice on April 21, 2017. These amendments to the WVCCPA will have an impact on