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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.
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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 …
The Federal Trade Commission, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania have added three new defendants and new charges in a case pending in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, alleging that the defendants deceived consumers into buying unneeded tech support services. According to the amended complaint, the defendants allegedly pretended to represent…
We are pleased to announce that Troutman Sanders partner Ronald Raether will be a featured speaker at the Eighth Annual Information Security Summit hosted by the Los Angeles Chapter of the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) at the Universal City Hilton. Ron will speak on a panel entitled “Privacy vs. Security; Apple and the FBI” …
We are pleased to announce that Troutman Sanders partner Ronald Raether will be a featured speaker at the NetDiligence Cyber Risk & Privacy Liability Forum taking place in Philadelphia on June 7-8.
Ron will moderate a panel entitled “Lessons Learned from 10 Years of Litigation” on Tuesday, June 7 at 11:30 a.m. The panelists will …
We are pleased to announce that Troutman Sanders partner Ronald Raether will be a featured speaker at the American Conference Institute’s 19th Advanced Global Legal & Compliance Forum on Cyber Security & Data Privacy and Protection. The conference will take place at the Wyndham Grand Chicago Riverfront in Chicago on June 23-24.
Ron …
On May 6, the Federal Communications Commission released a notice of proposed rulemaking to implement a provision of President Obama’s Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, which creates an exception from the Telephone Consumer Protection Act’s (TCPA) consent requirement for robocalls “made solely to collect a debt owed to or guaranteed by the United States.”
The…
According to the FTC’s complaint filed in October 2014, Health Formulas, LLC and its related entities and principals used telemarketing, the Internet, and print, radio, and television advertisements to deceptively pitch a variety of dietary supplements and health products. The FTC claimed that Health Formulas tricked consumers into disclosing their credit and debit card …
A recently published 2016 Data Breach Investigations Report by Verizon Enterprise reports that cybercriminals are continuing to exploit human nature as they rely on familiar attack patterns such as phishing, and increase their reliance on ransomware, where data is encrypted and a ransom is demanded in return for release of the encrypted data. The report,…
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit recently affirmed a district court order, holding that a company’s allegedly improper disclosure of personal information was covered by its general liability policy even though no third parties accessed the data.
In the underlying action, plaintiffs alleged that medical records company Portal Healthcare negligently failed …
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