He "likes" me, he "likes" me not - Facebook's Sponsored Stories lawsuit, Fraley v. Facebook, changes landscape of privacy litigation; kids threaten proposed class settlement *

USA - July 30 2012
Facebook, Inc. was sued in a class action last year over one of its advertising practices called “Sponsored Stories,” which typically consist of a Facebook Friend’s name, profile picture, and an assertion that the person (your Facebook Friend) “likes” an advertiser, coupled with the advertiser’s logo, featured on your Facebook page or News Feed.

Zipped back up: Williams-Sonoma gains federal dismissal of New Jersey consumer privacy claim in Feder *

USA - October 12 2011
In Feder v. Williams-Sonoma Stores, Inc, the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey joined the New Jersey Superior Court in weighing in on the issue of whether a retailer violates consumer privacy state law by requesting a customer's zip code at the point of purchase

Co-authors: Craig Cardon, Sean J. Kirby .

In two recent class actions, retailers get more clarity on key privacy issues in Song-Beverly cases - zip code O.K., reverse lookup O.K., e-mail address not preempted *

USA - October 30 2009
The California Court of Appeal has recently published two new decisions involving data privacy class actions.

Co-authors: Craig Cardon.

Retailers get more clarity on key privacy issues in Song-Beverly cases - zip code OK, reverse lookup OK, e-mail address not preempted *

USA - October 29 2009
The California Court of Appeal has recently published two new decisions involving data privacy class actions.

Co-authors: Craig Cardon.