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Court allows privacy suit to proceed against app maker

  • Steptoe & Johnson LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • November 3 2012

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California has issued a mixed decision on an app maker’s motion to dismiss federal and state claims arising from its collection of personal information

Sony dodges a bullet on PlayStation hack (for now)

  • Steptoe & Johnson LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • November 3 2012

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California has held, in In re: Sony Gaming Networks and Customer Data Security Breach Litigation, that the threat of future harm to Sony PlayStation users from last year’s hack of Sony’s network was sufficient to establish Article III standing to sue

Netflix settles suit over retention of personal information

  • Steptoe & Johnson LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • July 19 2012

A federal judge has granted preliminary approval in In Re: Netflix Privacy Litigation to the proposed settlement of a class action suit alleging that Netflix violated the Video Privacy Protection Act (“VPPA”) by unlawfully retaining and disclosing the viewing histories and personal information of thousands of its customers

Ninth Circuit ditches its rules on computer searches and seizures

  • Steptoe & Johnson LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • September 25 2010

Doping by athletes continues to cause major turmoil in the sports of cycling, baseball, and track and field