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En banc Sixth Circuit vacates Warshak

Wiley Rein LLP
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USA
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August 1 2008

Our August 2007 issue reported on the ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit that individuals have a reasonable expectation of privacy, protected by the Fourth Amendment, in the contents of emails stored by an Internet service provider

FTC announces new security guidance

Wiley Rein LLP
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USA
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April 4 2007

Ever since its groundbreaking settlement in the BJ's Wholesale case, which defined and mandated reasonable and appropriate security practices for companies in all industries, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has led efforts to move corporate America toward more effective information security practices

Class action lawsuits follow new privacy legislation

Wiley Rein LLP
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USA
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April 10 2007

Over the last decade, the privacy of various personal information, including Social Security numbers and credit card numbers, and identity theft have become national concerns

Settlement places cloud over long-anticipated Ninth Circuit guidance on statutory damages class actions

Wiley Rein LLP
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USA
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April 8 2008

The long anticipated Ninth Circuit guidance on the use of statutory damages class actions under the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA) and similar privacy statutes could be derailed by a provisional class settlement agreed to in March

U.S. Court of Appeals holds that the contents of stored emails enjoy Fourth Amendment protection

Wiley Rein LLP
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USA
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July 31 2007

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit recently became the first federal appellate court to consider whether individuals have a reasonable expectation of privacy, protected by the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution, in the contents of emails stored by an Internet service provider

Fourth Circuit limits SCA statutory damages

Wiley Rein LLP
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USA
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May 15 2009

The Stored Communications Act (SCA) authorizes criminal and private civil actions against a person who "intentionally accesses without authorization a facility through which an electronic communications service is provided" and obtains "access to a wire or electronic communication while it is in electronic storage"

Lessons learned from recent privacy litigation

Wiley Rein LLP
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USA
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October 2 2007

Privacy and security litigation remains an area of intense interest

FTC settles with TJX and Reed Elsevier over security breaches

Wiley Rein LLP
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USA
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May 6 2008

In late March 2008, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) concluded its year-long investigation of security breaches and releases of personal information by retailer TJX and data broker Reed Elsevier

Companies beware: misleading privacy promises can open the door to competitor suits under the Lanham Act

Wiley Rein LLP
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USA
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October 6 2008

Two previous Privacy In Focus articles discussed the ongoing litigation between CollegeNet, Inc. and XAP Corporation involving allegations under the Lanham Act of deceptiveness of XAP's privacy promises to users of its service

Federal Circuit vacates multi-million dollar damages award in Lucent patent case

Wiley Rein LLP
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USA
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September 11 2009

On September 11, 2009, the Federal Circuit issued its Opinion in Lucent Technologies v. Gateway, Inc., Case No. 2008-1485, vacating the Southern District of California’s grant of a $511 million dollar damages award in favor of Lucent

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