“For years, the plaintiffs’ bar has conjured multibillion-dollar class action lawsuits out of largely intangible privacy harms. This wave of litigation is increasingly driven by federal and state statutes that include private rights of action and allow for excessive statutory damages. Given the willingness of some courts to let cases proceed despite a lack of allegations or evidence of concrete … Continue Reading
Adam Cooke
Ill-Suited: Private Rights of Action and Privacy Claims
Going global: Data class actions make their way to the EU
Class actions have become an increasingly common means to seek redress in data privacy cases. With data breaches and data privacy claims on the rise, we asked our lawyers in France and the U.S. what you should bear in mind.
How real is the risk of class actions in data privacy?
Michelle Kisloff, U.S.: Class actions have long been … Continue Reading