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Navigating the patchwork: when is European data privacy law applicable to US companies?

  • Proskauer Rose LLP
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  • European Union, France, Germany, USA
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  • April 17 2013

Are social media companies based in the United States subject to European data privacy laws? Two recent judicial decisions - one in France and the

Massachusetts Supreme Court rules ZIP codes are definitely “personal identification information”

  • Proskauer Rose LLP
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  • USA
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  • April 1 2013

In a recent ruling arising from certain certified questions in Tyler v. Michaels Stores, Inc., Civ. No. 11-10920-WGY (D. Mass. Jan. 6, 2012, the

California Supreme Court holds online retailers of downloadable products may require personally identifying information for credit card transactions

  • Proskauer Rose LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • February 13 2013

The California Supreme Court held on February 4, 2013 that the provision of the Song-Beverly Credit Card Act of 1971 (the "Act") prohibiting

Standing on the precipice: privacy litigation and standing requirements

  • Proskauer Rose LLP
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  • USA
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  • November 26 2012

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments last month in Clapper v. Amnesty International, a case that asks the Court to determine whether a group of lawyers, journalists, and human rights workers have standing to challenge the federal government’s international electronic surveillance program under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act

Crime (policy) does pay - Sixth Circuit holds that endorsement of crime policy covers losses from hacker's data breach

  • Proskauer Rose LLP
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  • USA
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  • September 4 2012

Cyber hacking, data breaches and privacy concerns have become commonplace headlines

California District Court dismisses privacy class action lawsuit against LinkedIn

  • Proskauer Rose LLP
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  • USA
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  • August 8 2012

A California District Court has dismissed with prejudice a class action lawsuit filed against LinkedIn on behalf of its registered users, finding the allegations too speculative to sustain a lawsuit

Door to increased liability for banks opened by U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

  • Proskauer Rose LLP
  • -
  • USA
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  • July 18 2012

The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has opened the door to increased liability for banks when hackers make fraudulent withdrawals

Court shines light on California data-sharing law

  • Proskauer Rose LLP
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  • USA
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  • July 12 2012

On July 3, 2012, Orange County Superior Court Judge Nancy Wieben Stock issued a ruling dismissing a California “Shine the Light” consumer protection law case without leave to amend, making it the first “Shine the Light” case to come to a final decision in a trial court. Judge Stock dismissed the case against XO Group Inc

Oracle v. Google judge writes the book on software programming copyright for now, anyway

  • Proskauer Rose LLP
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  • USA
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  • June 6 2012

The trial in the dispute between Oracle and Google over the use of Java technology in the Android operating system is over, and the greatly anticipated ruling on copyright in the Java Application Programming Interface (API) has issued

Employees did not violate federal statute by misappropriating employer's computer data

  • Proskauer Rose LLP
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  • USA
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  • May 1 2012

In this criminal proceeding brought under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act ("CFAA"), the United States government filed a 20-count indictment against David Nosal (a former employee of KornFerry International) and his accomplices (also from KornFerry) as a result of their obtaining information from their employer's computer system for the purpose of defrauding KornFerry and helping Nosal set up a competing business