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A federal court refused to grant final approval to a class action data privacy litigation settlement, setting the parties back. This rarely occurs—particularly after a court has already granted preliminary approval to a settlement, offering important takeaways.
Last week the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court ruling mandating the dismissal of a data privacy litigation brought against an e-commerce platform in light of a binding arbitration agreement. In re Stockx Customer Data Sec. Breach Litig.
Monday, April 5, 2021 Privacy at the state level can get messy and confusing—particularly in the current moment with the record number of proposed bills under consideration. So let’s face it: it is great to read about all those proposed bills but what US privacy professionals really want to know is which bills will pass and which bills will fail. So, without further delay, here are the 2021 SPB’s State Comprehensive Privacy Bill predictions. Our 2021 Final Four: Connecticut, Florida, Oklahoma and Washington No.1: Connecticut’s Act Concerning Consumer Privacy (SB 893) Arg...
Friday, February 5, 2021 The Northern District of Illinois recently declined to stay an action for declaratory relief relating to an insurance coverage dispute arising out of the ongoing Clearview litigation. This was because, the court held, determination of whether an insurance policy applied did not require resolution of facts related to the policy holder’s alleged violations of Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”). Citizens Ins. Co. of Am. v. Wynndalco Enters., LLC, No. 20 C 3873, 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 15300 (N.D. Ill. Jan. 27, 2021). The case is...