Tag Archives: privacy class action

Seventh Circuit Denies 26(f) Relief Allowing A Potentially Massive Privacy Class to Proceed to Trial in Harris v. comScore

By Judy Selby on Posted in Class Actions Privacy
This is a joint submission with BakerHostetler’s Data Privacy Monitor blog. As reported here in April, an Illinois federal district court certified a privacy class that could number tens of millions of plaintiffs in the case of Harris v. comScore.  The plaintiffs claimed that comScore, an online data research company, violated the Stored Communications Act, … Continue Reading

Courts Preliminarily Approve Settlements in Netflix and Blockbuster Video Privacy and Protection Act Class Actions

Photo of Erica Gann KitaevBy Erica Gann Kitaev on Posted in Data Breach
Editor’s Note – This article is a joint submission to the Baker Hostetler Class Action Lawsuit Defense Blog and Data Privacy Monitor. Be sure to check out the Data Privacy Monitor for the latest news, trends, and analysis on data privacy issues.  Two Federal District Courts recently approved settlements in two significant class actions brought … Continue Reading
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