On August 16, 2021, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced that Pearson plc, a publicly traded British multinational educational publishing and services company, agreed to pay a $1 million civil penalty in a settlement related to charges that Pearson misled investors about a 2018 data breach resulting in the theft of millions of student records.
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The Second Circuit just affirmed the dismissal of a data breach class action predicated on an alleged increased risk of identity theft on Article III standing grounds.
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The U.S. Supreme Court has voted to hear an appeal of the Ninth Circuit’s decision in Varela v. Lamps Plus, Inc. The Supreme Court is expected to decide whether workers can pursue their claims through class-wide arbitration when the underlying arbitration agreement is silent on the issue.
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On March 8, 2018, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a decision from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada.
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On January 18, 2018, Hunton’s retail industry lawyers released their annual Retail Year in Review publication. Continue reading for access to the entire publication.
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In an article published in Internet Retailer on January 11, 2018, Hunton & Williams’ Insurance lawyers discuss the risks retailers face when using smartphone-reliant technology and contactless payment systems, and the insurance coverage necessary to address these potential risks.
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An insured seeking coverage for credit card fees assessed against its third-party payment processor following a data breach recently filed an appeal in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Spec’s, a liquor store chain with over 160 locations throughout Texas, suffered two major data breaches of its credit card payment system, resulting in the loss
On July 21, 2017, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed a bill that places new restrictions on the collection and use of personal information by retail establishments for certain purposes. The statute, which is called the Personal Information and Privacy Protection Act, permits retail establishments in New Jersey to scan a person’s driver’s license or other state-issued identification card only for eight purposes.
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On June 13, 2017, Judge Andrea R. Wood of the Northern District of Illinois dismissed with prejudice a putative consumer class action filed against Barnes and Noble. The case was first filed after Barnes and Noble’s September 2012 announcement that skimmers had tampered with PIN pad terminals in 63 of its stores and exposed payment card information.
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Recently, Alcoa Community Federal Credit Union, on behalf of itself, credit unions, banks and other financial institutions, filed a nationwide class action against Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. arising from a breach of customer payment card data.
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