Morrison & Foerster LLP | USA | 27 Aug 2021
Reflecting the expected heightened regulatory scrutiny of FinTechs engaged in bank partnerships, both Illinois and Maine recently enacted laws that…
Morrison & Foerster LLP | USA | 4 Aug 2020
On July 29, 2020, the state attorneys general of California, Illinois, and New York filed suit against the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency…
Morrison & Foerster LLP | USA | 10 Feb 2020
Every day, social media users upload millions of images to their accounts; each day 350 million photos are uploaded to Facebook alone. Many social…
Morrison & Foerster LLP | USA | 22 Mar 2019
As consumers increasingly communicate and interact through social media platforms, courts have had to grapple with how to apply existing laws to new…
Morrison & Foerster LLP | USA | 7 Mar 2019
In the words of Willie Wonka: “Wait a minute — strike that, reverse it!” As loyal readers will recall, in our last issue, we tried to stay current in…
Morrison & Foerster LLP | USA | 21 Feb 2019
A recent decision indicates that failure to comply with the Illinois biometric privacy law may expose businesses to significant liability, even where…
Morrison & Foerster LLP | USA | 8 May 2018
For the second time, an Illinois federal judge powered down a proposed class action against VTech Electronics following a 2015 data breach of its…
Morrison & Foerster LLP | USA | 2 May 2017
On April 27, 2017, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("CFPB") filed a complaint in a federal district court in Illinois against four online…
Morrison & Foerster LLP | USA | 10 Nov 2015
An Illinois federal judge recently certified a class of consumers who allege that Sturm Foods and its parent company Treehouse Foods Inc. marketed…
Morrison & Foerster LLP | USA | 6 Mar 2014
Last week, a federal district court in Illinois held that GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), a branded drug manufacturer, owed a duty of care to a patient who…