On July 8, European Union member states approved the Trans-Atlantic Privacy Shield data transfer deal, finally paving the way for the pact to be formally approved by EU and U.S. officials on July 12.
The Article 31 committee, which is made up of representatives of each EU member state, held their highly anticipated final
On July 5, the Federal Communications Commission released a declaratory ruling that held that the Telephone Consumer Protection Act does not apply to calls made by or on behalf of the federal government in the conduct of official government business.
The TCPA makes it unlawful for any “person” to place certain calls to wireless telephone
On July 1, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California granted plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary approval of a $4.5 million class action settlement in a Telephone Consumer Protection Act case.
According to the complaint in Sanders v. RBS Citizens, N.A. filed in 2013, the plaintiffs alleged that they received
On June 20, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York granted a creditor’s motion for summary judgment in an action brought pursuant to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
In Reyes, Jr. v. Lincoln Automotive Financial Services, the plaintiff leased a new
We are pleased to announce that Troutman Sanders partner Ronald I. Raether, Jr. will be a featured speaker at the American Conference Institute’s 13th National Forum on Cyber & Data Risk Insurance in New York City on July 29, 2016.
Ron will participate on a panel entitled, “Working Toward Prevention of the Breach: What
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and Florida have settled charges against Vast Tech Support LLC, OMG Tech Help, their founder and COO Mark Donohue, and related companies regarding claims of deceptive marketing of computer software and tech support services. The settlement continues the FTC’s trend of enforcement actions that target scammers who scare consumers into
As we previously reported, the Supreme Court recently issued its decision in Campbell-Ewald Co. v. Gomez, where the Court held that an unaccepted offer that would fully satisfy a plaintiff’s individual claim is insufficient to render that claim moot in a class case. The Supreme Court’s opinion, however, left open the question of
On May 20, PayPal entered into an Assurance of Voluntary Compliance (AVC) with the Texas Attorney General over allegations that it failed to clearly explain how the personal information belonging to users of its Venmo mobile payment application would be used and with whom it would be shared.
The AVC stems from Texas Attorney General
Citing the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins, a Maryland District Court judge remanded a putative data breach class action for lack of Article III standing and subject matter jurisdiction. The opinion serves as an early indication of the added hurdles facing prospective data breach class action plaintiffs under Spokeo.
Plaintiff
On May 20, the FTC approved its final order resolving its Complaint against Henry Schein Practice Solutions, Inc. (“Schein”), which came after the expiration of a public comment period. Schein is a provider of office management software for dental practices.
The FTC’s Complaint alleged that Schein misrepresented the encryption capabilities of its Dentrix G5